{"id":36137,"date":"2022-04-28T17:27:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T17:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-swa-2019.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=idea&p=36137"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:50:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:50:45","slug":"carbon-sequestration-analysis","status":"publish","type":"idea","link":"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/idea\/carbon-sequestration-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Sequestration Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1550012464337{padding-top: 5% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”36274″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]This research project analyzed the amount of embodied carbon, operational carbon, and carbon sequestration in one SWA-designed landscape architecture project on the site of a former surface parking lot. \u00a0The study focused on carbon (carbon dioxide or CO2<\/sub>) in order to understand the environmental impact of design decisions, particularly on greenhouse gas emissions.\u00a0 In its lifespan, we found the plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas, will net -542.8 metric tons of CO2. <\/sub>\u00a0That means the project will have sequestered enough carbon to both offset the project\u2019s emissions and offset the equivalent of the lifetime emissions of about 10 passenger vehicles.\u00a0 Findings also included 2046 as the date the project would become carbon neutral or net-zero.\u00a0 The team used the Pathfinder tool along with construction document takeoffs and maintenance schedules to quantify impact on the site (this did not include land use change impacts). \u00a0The project was a partnership between XL Lab, the SWA Dallas studio, and Parks for Downtown Dallas. \u00a0The project continues SWA\u2019s work on post-occupancy assessment and kicked off participation in the Climate Positive Design Challenge with multiple projects as well as a comprehensive analysis of all four major parks in downtown Dallas by a team at University of Texas, Arlington.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”swa_column_header”]<\/p>\n

RESEARCH TEAM<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Anya Domlesky<\/a>, XL research and innovation Lab at SWA
\nRiley Nystrom and Todd Strawn, SWA[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

THANKS TO<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sarah E. Hughes, Parks for Downtown Dallas
\nChuck McDaniel<\/a>, SWA
\nJonah Susskind, XL research and innovation Lab at SWA[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

RELATED PROJECTS<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Pacific Plaza<\/a>
\nResilience Performance Case Study: Coast<\/a>
\nResilience Performance Case Study: River<\/a>
\nPost-Occupancy Assessment<\/a>
\nIchigaya Forest<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

FEATURED<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Digital Landscape Architecture Conference Keynote
\n\u201cHybrids: Designing for a Different Future\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture (JoDLA)<\/a>
\n\u201cHybrids: Designing for a Different World\u201d<\/p>\n

ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture
\n\u201cLandscape Research Now: How Nine Firms Inform Their Practices\u201d<\/p>\n

CELA Annual Conference
\n\u201cResearch Within the Landscape Architecture Office\u201d<\/p>\n

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FINDINGS<\/h2>\n

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