Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2024

As we decarbonise the grid, and as our buildings become more energy efficient, we will reach the stage where operational carbon will no longer be the focus. In its place will be embodied carbon. Embodied carbon refers to all the CO2 emitted; not just from the time of construction and onwards, but the entire lifetime.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 26, 2023

core and shell buildings, the average embodied carbon intensity was about 50 pounds of carbon per square foot. The BranchPattern report found that of 26 industrial U.S.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2021

The most important climate solution you’ve never heard of.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Understanding the difference between embodied and operational carbon is crucial when planning and designing greener alternatives for your buildings. Embodied carbon is all the CO2 emitted in the production of the building. In the case of rebuilds, demolition adds to the embodied carbon of a site.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Embodied carbon, building data and collaboration were the dominant themes last week at Greenbuild.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 28, 2024

New research shows we can greatly reduce embodied carbon, but it will require radical changes in how we design, construct, use and reuse buildings. To cut the carbon that goes into buildings we need radical change appeared first on RenewEconomy. The post How low can we go?

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Green Technology

APRIL 4, 2023

Forum Floorplan Advisory Board Register to Attend 2022 CALGreen Intervening Code Cycle: Reducing California’s Embodied Carbon The Division of the State Architect will present the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) proposals to reduce embodied carbon in construction materials.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 17, 2023

Embodied carbon, or the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with building materials from extraction through end-of-life and disposal/reuse, makes up more than 11% of global emissions. Embodied carbon emissions are not part of the energy efficiency regulated by the energy code.

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Sustainability Matters

AUGUST 31, 2023

In October this year the new Sustainable Buildings State Environmental Planning Policy will require architects and developers in NSW to start measuring the embodied carbon in their designs as Australia seeks to transition to a low-carbon built environment. What is embodied carbon?

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Lower-carbon materials? Investments build for startups addressing embodied carbon emissions in the built environment. Got prefab?

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

OCTOBER 16, 2022

trillion in infrastructure spending needed per year until 2050 will go toward new construction—offering opportunities to fight climate change by reducing embodied emissions. Three-quarters of the $9.2

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This guide highlights six key opportunities to reduce embodied carbon in concrete products without compromising financial or material performance. The Concrete Solutions Guide provides a user-friendly overview of proven and scalable solutions to reduce concrete’s contribution to climate change. … Read more →

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2022

Meanwhile, Arup and Skanska raise the bar on embodied carbon.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Microsoft revealed a series of initiatives aimed at reducing the embodied carbon footprint of its datacenters, including pioneering the use of wood in construction to replace steel and concrete. The new initiatives come as Microsoft looks to address the growing emissions impact of its rapidly expanding datacenter footprints.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Embodied carbon identified in latest GRESB real estate benchmark results as major gap in net zero plans. According to Ollie Morris, Sustainability Asset Advisory Lead at real estate investor CBRE , the failure to take account of embodied carbon will make a material difference to achieving net zero.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

HVAC and climate control solutions company Trane Technologies announced today a new commitment to reduce embodied carbon – greenhouse gas emissions associated with a product’s lifecycle, including the extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, transportation and recycling of materials and products – by 40% by 2030.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

On this episode, learn about embodied emissions; carbon embedded in the materials used in the construction of a building. Today, new buildings are increasingly more energy-efficient, which means that the estimated share of embodied carbon throughout the building’s lifecycle are increasing.

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3BL Media

JULY 26, 2022

Reducing Embodied Carbon. For WSP and most of its clients and stakeholders, interest in mass timber is being driven primarily by a concern for reducing embodied carbon in buildings. To view the firm’s Embodied Carbon Action Plan, click here. [To Industry groups and professional organizations in the U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Read the full story from Gensler. As companies begin renovations to accommodate hybrid work environments, what considerations are being made for materials being removed from the project site?

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3BL Media

MAY 16, 2024

The initial reason I was brought into this role was to evaluate ways for us to meet our 2030 sustainability goals, finding more sustainable materials to lower our embodied carbon footprint. Asphalt has an impact on the embodied carbon of our shingle product.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2021

Simultaneously, the built environment is working on lowering the embodied carbon of buildings — emissions from the manufacture of building materials — which make up about 11 percent of total global emissions. We focused on the United Kingdom, where embodied carbon and reuse of building materials is at the forefront of discussions.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Recently, Tew played a pivotal role in Trane Technologies’ industry-first commitment to reduce embodied carbon by 40% by 2030. This recognition is a testament to Scott's dedication and the impactful strides we are making toward a more sustainable future."

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Utiliity Dive

JANUARY 27, 2023

After reducing energy use in buildings, cutting embodied carbon is next on the green policy agenda for state and local leaders, potentially prompting a shift from concrete and steel to materials like timber or straw, experts say.

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Energy Central

JUNE 12, 2024

Building at that height can offset the embodied carbon footprint of the. Called G-Vaults, they generate power through the dropping of large stone or cement blocks 200 metres or more and using off-peak power to restore them to the top to be dropped again.

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3BL Media

MARCH 9, 2022

That means we must bet on lower embodied carbon solutions, advancements in the circular economy, and safer by design innovation. We think that one day all buildings need to emit zero operational and embodied carbon, need to participate in a completely circular economy, and need to be made from green chemistry materials.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The built environment sector is a major contributor to global energy consumption and carbon emissions, with increasing pressure to adopt net zero buildings to mitigate climate impact.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Early in the design process, an HGA structural analysis estimated that a timber frame system would reduce the buildings’ embodied carbon footprint by approximately 75 percent when compared to a traditional steel structure. Consigli began construction of both buildings in April 2021.

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Cement producer Cement Australia, in conjunction with concrete supplier Holcim, is using GreenCem low-carbon cement technology for the first time for a commercial construction project in Adelaide. The new technology replaces general purpose cement with up to 80% fly ash and/or slag.

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Eco-Business

JANUARY 6, 2020

Without considering the upfront emissions from construction, the world could burn through its remaining carbon budget as the global population swells. Eco-Business asks WorldGBC's Lisa Bate, how to address the problem of embodied carbon.

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ESG Today

MARCH 20, 2024

Steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply low-embodied carbon steel for the automaker’s production plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 12, 2022

Another feature: that 1 Hotels aims to reduce embodied carbon by using existing buildings where possible. “We We always try to look for buildings to repurpose, so we can try to address embodied carbon, even though we might not always be able to offset the total of our embodied carbon,” Hanson says. “We

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Green Technology

APRIL 18, 2023

Forum Floorplan Advisory Board Register to Attend Time Value to Carbon Over the years the building industry has been focused on the operation side of things. Embodied Carbon has become the focus as of late as a more holistic approach to a Building’s lifecycle.

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Environmental Finance

APRIL 19, 2024

The US government has established a White House Climate and Trade Task Force to study ways it can tackle "carbon leakage, carbon dumping, and embodied carbon in general" and draw lessons from the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The planned facility will be able to produce aluminium extrusion billet with less embodied carbon. This material can then be used to make various new metal parts. The facility will also use post-consumer metals, replacing the conventional primary based supply and greatly reducing emissions.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most of the carbon footprint for steel companies comes from Scope 3 emissions, emissions from suppliers downstream, as is the case with many businesses. According to Joshua Davies, sustainability manager for Multiplex Europe, 42 percent of his company’s overall 2019 footprint came from embodied carbon from its suppliers.

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3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2024

We're now starting to talk about water efficiency, waste, embodied carbon, and nature repair. Their priorities commonly revolve around energy, water and waste efficiencies. Energy efficiency is essentially the old sustainability game that's becoming more mature. Read more on the CBRE website

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As the social justice movement thrives and the concept of embodied carbon shifts the climate conversation, architects and designers are reexamining the deep impact of their work. Read the full story at Metropolis. Read more →

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