Designer | Perkins&Will
Jesce is a designer at Perkins&Will and a leader in embodied carbon advocacy. She approaches emissions reduction from a whole-systems perspective, with interest in carbon sequestration and innovation. She pursues research alongside design via her work as a Living Futures Ambassador, member of the Carbon Leadership Forum Community, and member of Perkins&Will’s Material Performance and Building Technology labs.
Courses
Embodied Carbon 101: Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
Learn what environmental product declarations (EPDs) are—plus how to write them, how to read them, and how to they can be integrated into your work to reduce the embodied carbon impacts of a project. Get familiar with the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, including its applications and the limitations posed by available EPDs. Learn what it takes to create an EPD—whether you’re a manufacturer or an advocate—and learn what to focus on when you’re deciphering EPDs that others have written. Get introduced to the concept of biogenic carbon and how biogenic carbon in EPDs can help you to select carbon-smart materials.
Course expires 11/14/2026