Carbon in the Landscape: A New Frontier in the Whole-Carbon Approach

This session will explore how strategies from the 2023 MA Healthy Soils Action Plan (HSAP) can transform our approach to site development and expand the carbon counting boundary. We’ll look at current development practices and present some of the evidence for improving soil functions before, during, and after construction. We will then crowd-source strategies to improve soil and environmental health.

Session Speaker(s): 

Sebastian Gutwein
Jim Newman

Session Chair(s): 

Clay Tilton

Event Time: 

Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Room / Location:
Marina 3-4

CEU Information: 

Credit pending for AIA, BOC, GBCI, MA CSL, NAHB, NARI, PHI, Phius, and RESNET certification.

Learning Objectives:

  • Contextualize the role of soil in construction carbon accounting and sequestration
  • Identify opportunities for improving soil health outcomes in building development, design, construction, and maintenance
  • Apply the principles of healthy soils to your work and include landscape carbon accounting in project planning
  • Collaborate with colleagues in other disciplines to improve water retention, carbon sequestration and ecosystem health

Session ID: 

BOS25-129