International engineering firm Walter P Moore has released a stewardship report entitled Embodied Carbon, A Clearer View of Carbon Emissions. The report focuses on an issue of relevance for all material specifiers, which is...
Tag: Embodied carbon
Growing awareness of the role buildings and infrastructure plays in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions profile is driving important discussions about low-carbon design and materials, as well as the role of various construction industry actors...
When the topic of buildings and carbon emissions come up, most people think of climate control, minimizing power usage, and sourcing renewable electricity—all of these are important ways to do better by the environment....
Designing to reduce a building’s embodied carbon
(01/17/2020)
The carbon footprint of the design and construction industry reaches far beyond the boundaries of a single building or site. Due to various processes, ranging from the extraction of raw materials to manufacturing and...
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