Certification Course on Life Cycle Assessment: Carbon Computation and Management Strategies

Foundations of Life Cycle Assessment on Carbon Management

• Evolving sustainability landscape and stakeholders
• Holistic approach to environmental performance
• Greenhouse Gases (GHG) introduction and accounting standards
• GHG accounting during project lifecycle
• GHG accounting in green building certification
• Challenges in GHG accounting

BCA GM:2021 Requirements on Whole life Carbon Section

• Carbon footprint with a focus on embodied carbon
• Selection of sustainable construction or retrofit materials and methods
• Evaluate building owners on their transition towards carbon neutrality

Introduction to Decarbonisation: Framework and Approaches

• Overview of global and Singapore’s decarbonisation journey
• Background of carbon management and its importance
• Importance and principles of life cycle assessment (LCA)
• LCA for built environment sector
• Carbon credits, offsets and their credibility
  

Hands-on Practice: Case Study on LCA Computation of a Building Construction Activity

• Identify the various key goals and scopes
• Life cycle inventory analysis
• Life cycle impact assessment, optimisation and computation
• Interpretation of results and recommendation of carbon management strategies
  

Hands-on Practice: Case Study on LCA Computation during Building Design and Operational Phases

• Identify the key goals and scopes
• Life cycle impact assessment, optimisation and computation for scope 1,2 and 3 carbon emissions
• Interpretation of results and recommendation of carbon management strategies

MR CHEN WENJIE is the Associate Director for New Buildings Department of Building System & Diagnostics (BSD) who spearheads the ESD team and has completed projects in Singapore, Malaysia, China and other countries in Southeast Asia. He is the key technical expert for carbon reporting and carbon neutral roadmap advisory. He has assisted different stakeholders to establish tracking framework for operation carbon, review carbon emission targets, review environment product declaration and minimise carbon footprint at different building stages.

For information on the Green Mark Professional Qualification Scheme administered by the Singapore Green Building Council, please visit https://gmap.sgbc.online/public/about

An e-Certificate of Successful Completion (e-CSC) will be issued to participants who:

• Achieve at least 75% class attendance; and
• Pass individual assignment and group project assignment.