Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When you think about all the embodied carbon in the concrete that gets knocked down or landfilled and doesn’t get recycled, it’s hugely destructive and very environmentally unfriendly.” Even in climate- and rental-friendly jurisdictions, like Germany, the payback on energy retrofits is difficult to realize.

Decarbonize 288

Decarbonize Development Embodied Carbon Greenwashing 288

Corporate Knights

JUNE 14, 2022

Thousands of structures that earned high EPC ratings were still emitting lots of carbon due to shortcomings in the ranking system. “In In some instances, they may amount to so-called ‘greenwashing’ with consumers effectively being deluded into thinking their ‘energy efficient’ home represents a better outcome for the environment.”.

Embodied Carbon 306

Embodied Carbon Development Decarbonize Greenwashing 306

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Visit corporateknights.com in April 2024 to nominate any change agents under 30 that you think should be considered for next year’s list. Today he’s the Canada chair of the Carbon Leadership Forum, where he leads a team in empowering the building industry to address an issue it long ignored: the embodied carbon lurking in building materials.

Net Zero 354

Net Zero Waste Climate Change Development 354