Learn how to use BEAM

Learn how to use our building emissions estimator to calculate the embodied carbon of your buildings. This tool will help you and your team understand your building's carbon footprint and how you can reduce it by changing the materials you build with.

▶ Our BEAM course is delivered over three 1-1/2hr sessions and will help you learn everything there is to know about BEAM.

▶ You will finish this course with a solid foundation in embodied carbon accounting, a full understanding of how to use BEAM and how to integrate this into your practice!
 

Session 1: Pre recorded, watch at your own pace prior to attending session 2.
Session 2: September 11,  3 pm-5 pm PST
Session 3: September 18,  3 pm-5 pm PST

*A certificate of attendance can be issued for continuing education credits

Course Details:

SESSION 1:

Carbon Accounting

Module 1- Why consider building-related emissions?

Module 2- LCA and Environmental Product Declarations

Module 3- Understanding carbon storage calculations

Module 4- Understanding LCA tools

Module 5- ​BEAM methodology, behind the scenes

Module 6- ​​ 3 ways to use BEAM in your practice

SESSION 2:

​How to Use BEAM

Module 7- ​Basic BEAM navigation

Module 8-  ​​How to start & enter a project

Module 9- ​How to read a BEAM page & its user inputs

Module 10- How to use BEAM assembly pages

Module 11-  How to BEAM garage assembly page

Module 12- ​ Adding materials or custom changes

Module 13- ​Understanding the Review & Results page

SESSION 3: 

Interpreting Results & Q&A

Module 14- ​​Live Q&A session

Module 15- ​How BEAM can fit into the project flow​

Module 16- ​​How to interpret BEAM results​

Module 17- ​​Achieving emission reductions and meeting project goals​

Module 18- ​​Case studies: How BEAM helps low-carbon projects​

Module 19- The Road ahead. Future developments for BEAM