IMI Webinar Series - Advancing Masonry Design for a Sustainable Future
Explore how structural masonry contributes to energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and long-term resiliency. This session connects design strategies with sustainability frameworks such as the SE 2050 Challenge and Embodied Carbon Action Plans (ECAP). Participants will learn how to evaluate the carbon impacts of masonry systems, understand the distinctions between embodied and operational carbon, and identify practical methods to lower emissions through efficient design, material selection, and adaptive reuse. Real-world examples will show how masonry construction meets today's energy efficiency, resilience, and design expectations.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify how structural masonry design strategies can reduce embodied and operational carbon in new and existing buildings.
- Understand how the SE 2050 Challenge and Embodied Carbon Action Plans (ECAP) can guide structural engineers toward measurable carbon reduction goals.
- Examine how innovative concrete masonry mixes and adaptive reuse practices support net-zero energy and carbon neutrality objectives.
- Recognize how masonry’s inherent durability and thermal performance contribute to sustainable, resilient, and low-maintenance building design.
About the Speaker:
Christine Subasic, PE, LEED AP, FTMS
Consulting Architectural Engineer
Christine “Tina” Subasic, PE, LEED AP, FTMS is a consulting architectural engineer specializing in masonry and sustainable design. Tina has provided technical support services, including standards development, educational seminars, and inspection services in the masonry industry for over 30 years. A frequent speaker on masonry and sustainability, she has addressed audiences in over 20 states. She is active in The Masonry Society where she served as the first female President and was named a Fellow in 2022. She has been a member of the TMS 402 Code Committee for over 15 years and currently serves as the chair of the Veneer Subcommittee. She is also co-author of the veneer chapter in the TMS Masonry Designers’ Guide. Subasic serves on ASTM Committees C15 on Manufactured Masonry Units, C12 on Mortar, and Committee E60 on Sustainability. She is editor of The Masonry Society’s Sustainability E-Newsletter, and is a voting member and Work Group chair on the ASHRAE Standard 189.1 on high performance green buildings. She has written numerous articles and publications for industry magazines and industry associations. She is a Penn State Architectural Engineering graduate, a LEED Accredited Professional, and a registered professional engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.