It also examines policies, initiatives and international regulations in dealing with the problem of waste and the calculation methods for the assessment of embodied carbon of waste in the various stages of a building's life; it ends with a discussion on strategies of reducing waste and a case ...
Embodied carbon refers to the energy consumed and also the resultant carbon emissions associated with the production / manufacture of all the materials used in the construction of a new building (including transport of raw materials and manufactured component). It can also include carbon emissions ass...
Learn from the experts. Circular Ecology offer online video training courses: Embodied energy and embodied carbon footprint of buildings and construction.
The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, is a platform that helps professionals find, assess, and reduce the amount of kgCO2e used in construction. EPDs are a standardized assessment of a product or building system’s effect on the environment. EPDs can be manufacture provided...
Why Embodied Carbon is a Focus in Construction The world’s building stock is expected todouble by 2060— that's equivalent to adding an entire New York City to the planet every month for the next 40 years. This is good news for concrete producers. However, without some changes in how we...
This webinar discusses the importance of calculating embodied carbon in design and construction. Embodied carbon is a critical aspect of the global sustainability Carbon Assessment Tool that Cundall is developing for the Construction Industry Council. ...
Skanska USA has revealed positive results from the use of theEmbodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) was designed in partnership with Autodesk... Skanska USA has revealed positive results from the use of theEmbodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) was designed in partnership wit...
The Thermal Energy Center at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, powers the campus almost entirely through electricity provided by geothermal energy exchanges. The project acts as a pilot program for the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3), a free database of construction EP...
The tremendous work to reduce operational carbon from buildings in recent years can be seen in the rise of net-zero energy buildings. But without a comparable focus on reducing embodied carbon in construction materials, that work will not lead to the hope...
Embodied carbon in the construction industry is a major factor of climate change, but it is rarely measured accurately. A reference text co-edited by an EPFL researcher calls for greater transparency surrounding embodied carbon, along with the introducti