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Life Cycle Assessment & Environmental Product Declarations

Name: Life Cycle Assessment & Environmental Product Declarations
Start: 2025-09-18T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-18T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Virtual Event

September 18, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Photo credit: designLAB architects

Learn About the Series

About the Training
In this course for building industry professionals, you will learn the promise and pitfalls of LCA and EPDs, understand the categories of impact included in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) process, and examine the boundaries of those processes – what is included and what is not part of the process. The session will compare LCA categories with the Common Materials Framework defined by mindfulMaterials and consider the history of political debate that surrounds LCA of building materials with added focus on impacts that lie outside of the LCA process.

This is the fourth session of the Materials Matter: Embodied Carbon & The Path to Healthier Buildings training series. Join the series to explore the connections between climate, human health, and the circular economy—transforming the way we design and build for a better future.

Refund Policy
Full refunds are available only if written notice is provided 7 days prior to course start date. There will be no refund if less than one week’s notice is given. Please note: Full refunds will be issued less the standard processing fee. In general, rescheduling is always preferred over refunds. Registration transfers are only allowed for rescheduling to a future training and cannot be transferred between individuals.

This training is eligible for 2 AIA LU / HSW continuing education credits. AIA membership information will be collected from attendees by BE+ during the training.

This is a live, online training led by Jim Newman and Rebecca Howard with Linnean Solutions.

Jim Newman, LEED AP O+M, is Founder and Principal at Linnean Solutions. He helped found the Massachusetts Chapter of the USGBC and held the position of Chair of the Board of the Chapter for two years. Jim is a founding Board member of the Resilient Design Institute. Created by Alex Wilson of BuildingGreen, the organization pursues research and education on resilience in the built environment. Jim is also a Board member of CLEAR, the owner of the LENSES regenerative development framework. Previously, Jim worked as the Director of Strategy at BuildingGreen.

Rebecca Howard brings both academic and work experience in the fields of sustainable buildings and communities, renewable energy, and communication of scientific information. At Linnean, Rebecca provides support on municipal climate resilience projects, Passive House certification and LEED certification. She has a strong interest in the environmental, health, and climate impacts of material selection, flows, and reuse. Rebecca holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Sustainable Systems and Renewable Energy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand where Life Cycle Assessment fits into the building design process;
2. See what areas of impact are included (and not included) in LCA;
3. Compare the mindfulMaterials Common Materials Framework with LCA categories;
4. Practice discerning the relative importance of different impact categories on the design process.

Funding Grants Available: Submit by August 28th, 2025

The Express Grant is designed to help businesses respond quickly to emerging needs and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants, the Express program is the Workforce Training Fund’s fastest path to funding.
You could take this training for FREE. Complete an Express Grant Application.

Course ID#: C-13609
Course Provider: Built Environment Plus
Course Cost: $175 per course per trainee

Express Grant Eligibility

Employers with 100 or fewer Massachusetts, W-2 employees are eligible to receive Express Program grants. Express Program grant applications must be submitted no fewer than 21 days before the training date. The following documentation is required to apply:

Signed Form W-9
Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, dated within 6 months from the date of application submission
Certificate of Compliance from the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) that is not expired on the date of application submission

The contracting period of approved Express Grants begins 21 days after the grant application date and ends one year from this date. All training must be completed within the contract period to be eligible for reimbursement.