Dear EarthTalk: What is so-called “embodied carbon” and what percent of our greenhouse gas emissions does it make up? And more important, how can we reduce it? – Mike O., Durham, NC As the process of ...
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Building Transparency, a nonprofit organization that provides open access data and tools to foster a better building future, today announces it has expanded access of the ...
Embodied carbon is the hidden environmental footprint of the built environment. Explore how suppliers, manufacturers and sustainability leaders can reduce that footprint through innovation and ...
Philip Oldfield has received grant funding from multiple sources and is an Advisory Group Member of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), and the James Martin Institute. This ...
Build decisions lock in a data center’s carbon footprint before operations ever start. A lifecycle assessment (LCA) report ...
Design and construction professionals know that buildings are responsible for 37% of global carbon emissions and significantly contribute to a company’s carbon footprint. Embodied carbon, emissions ...
The Irish construction industry is facing a reckoning. As carbon reporting requirements tighten across the EU and public ...
An amendment to the California building code going into effect July 1 will require owners of new buildings 100K SF or larger to comply with a set of rules aimed at reducing embodied carbon. This ...
How does the building industry align around radical, pragmatic decarbonization? Along with addressing climate pollution from energy use, we also must address the climate pollution that comes from ...
Insulation plays an essential role in today’s buildings—whether it is to provide thermal efficiency to reduce energy demand and cut carbon emissions, or to reduce noise transmission to provide ...
For 12 years, LPA and Edwards Lifesciences (ELS) have been collaborating on the expansion of the medical technology company’s 42-acre campus in Irvine, Calif., designing each element around evolving ...