This session qualifies for 1 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only) and 1hr of ZNCD MCE.
Registration for this webinar will close at 10am PT on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Registrants will receive their Zoom link no later than 10:30am PT the day of.
Issued by the Carbon Leadership Forum in 2021, the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) 2040 Challenge requires a set of commitments aimed at achieving total carbon emissions associated with building systems. This includes MEP embodied carbon. Architects can employ thoughtful and innovative design to reduce carbon in buildings, but impacts of the systems installed add layers of embodied carbon left to be addressed.
In this webinar, architects and design professionals will learn more about the MEP 2040 Challenge and its mission to rapidly reduce whole building carbon and MEP embodied carbon by 2040. We will review the Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon and dive into pilot projects of various building types, climate zones, HVAC system typologies, and impacts of refrigerant emissions to demonstrate how architects can address these facets in their projects to reduce embodied carbon.
Hafsa Burt, AIA, LEED Fellow | Principal, hb+a Architects
Brian Johnson | Senior Project Engineer, hok
Rachel Wrublik | Associate, PAE
Rob Bolin, PE, LEED Fellow | Principal, CMTA
