LIVE WEBINAR SERIES of THREE 1-HOUR TOPICS:

MAY 27: Introduction to the SE 2050 Commitment

JUNE 3: SE 2050 Data Analysis and Findings Report Insights

JUNE 10: SE 2050 Panel Discussion

Coordinated and produced by the 8 member organizations of the

Northeast Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NECSEA)

3.0 NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDHs available

EVENT TIMING & REGISTRATION

DATES: Tuesdays, May 27, June 3, and June 10

EACH DAY: Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET

WHERE: Online via Zoom; Registrants receive access links prior to each webinar

PDHs: All Attendees Receive up to 3 NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDHs

Can't make the LIVE presentations? Register to receive the webinar recordings.

Only "live" attendees receive PDH credits.

PRESENTATION TOPICS & OVERVIEWS

TUESDAY, MAY 27 | Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET:

Net-Zero Embodied Carbon Structures:

Introduction to the SE 2050 Commitment

Chris Jeseritz. SE, PE, LEED AP BD+C

Project Manager | PCS Structural Solutions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Learn the purpose and goals of the SE 2050 Commitment.
• Understand the requirements of joining the SE 2050 Commitment.
• Discover several SE 2050 resources available to structural engineers.

TUESDAY, JUNE 3 | Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET:

SE 2050 Data Analysis and Findings Report Insights

Mel Chafart, PE | Lead, Low Carbon Buildings

Carbon Leadership Forum

Pictured: One of several dataset examples to be discussed in this presentation

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Understand what embodied carbon is and why it matters in building design and climate change efforts. 
• Understand how certain building features—like size, structure type, and weight loads—affect embodied carbon emissions.
• Understand how the SE 2050 Program helps engineers use shared data to make better design choices that lower carbon emissions.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 | Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET:

SE 2050 Panel Discussion

MODERATOR:

Candice Ogando, PE | Senior Structural Engineer | LiRo Hill

PANELISTS:

Jarret Johnson, PE | Principal | DeSimone Consulting Engineering

Olivia Healy | Structural EIT | Fast + Epp

Jamie Littlefield, PE, LEED GA | Structural Engineer

Spring Line Design Architecture + Engineering, LLP

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Learn directly from an expert panel assembled from across the industry as they discuss how successful companies and organizations are proactively working to transform structual engineering to prioritize reducing embodied carbon. 
• Discover key insights, gain firsthand guidance, and get your questions answered regarding the SE 2050 Commitment.

PRESENTERS (In order of Presentations)

Chris Jeseritz, SE, PE, LEED AP BD+C

Project Manager | PCS Structural Solutions

Chris is a Project Manager at PCS Structural Solutions in Seattle, WA, a consulting structural engineering firm in the Pacific Northwest. At PCS, he manages a variety of project types.

He serves as chair of the Structural Engineers Association of Washington’s (SEAW) Sustainability Committee, Communications Leader for the Structural Engineers (SE) 2050 Commitment Program, and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Sustainability Committee.

Mel Chafart, PE

Lead, Low Carbon Buildings | Carbon Leadership Forum

Mel is a licensed engineer and research lead focused on low carbon buildings. He is focused on data-driven insights into decarbonization strategies and helping practitioners have up-to-date, clean data at their disposal to make accurate and impactful design decisions.

Prior to joining the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF), Mel was a structural engineer at Buro Happold where he assisted in the design of steel and concrete structures in the US and abroad; helped develop internal embodied carbon assessment tools; and built out Buro Happold’s portfolio of benchmarked projects in the US. At CLF, his work includes leveraging Python and other data science tools for the preparation and analysis of WBLCA tool outputs for the CLF WBLCA Benchmark Study and California Carbon Report. He is also a major contributor to SE 2050’s Data Science Team and their work on the SE 2050 Database. 

Candice Ogando, PE

Senior Structural Engineer | LiRo Hill

Candice Ogando is a licensed professional engineer and the Co-chair of the SEAoNY Sustainable Design Committee.

She recently joined LiRo and now leads the firm's Sustainable Design initiative team and is excited to get the team's resources and processes up and running.

Jarret Johnson, PE

Principal | DeSimone Consulting Engineering

Jarret Johnson is a Principal at DeSimone Consulting Engineering in Boston, where he leads complex structural projects with over 20 years of expertise. 

A champion for sustainability, he spearheads DeSimone’s efforts to integrate low-carbon strategies, including the firm’s commitment to the SE2050 Embodied Carbon Challenge. His work includes projects like Boston's Winthrop Center, the world’s largest Passive House office building.

Olivia Healy, EIT

Structural Engineer in Training | Fast + Epp

Olivia Healy is an Engineer in Training at Fast + Epp, where she has spent over four and a half years working on a diverse range of projects with a strong focus on timber design and sustainable building practices. Since joining the firm, she has contributed to several major projects, including multiple buildings on the Walmart Home Office campus, where she designed mass timber, steel, and composite systems and conducted LCAs for LEED certification. Her work spans long-span recreational and mid-size commercial buildings, often integrating composite mass timber and steel. Olivia has also led rehabilitation efforts on existing structures, including innovative CLT floor replacements.

Jamie Littlefield, PE, LEED GA | Structural Engineer

Spring Line Design Architecture + Engineering, LLP

Jamie Littlefield is a Structural Engineer at Spring Line Design, LLP. She is active in the national NCSEA Sustainability Committee, as well as the local NECSEA and SEAConn committees.

She served as the Embodied Carbon Champion for the SE 2050 Commitment for her previous firm.

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This Series is jointly produced by the Northeast Coalition of Structural Engineering Associations. For event details & updates, view the SEAMASS Events Calendar.