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Climate Smart Forestry

by | Aug 6, 2021 | All Resources, Biogenic Carbon, Materials, Wood

What is Climate Smart Forestry? A collection of strategies and management actions that increase the carbon storage benefits from forests and the forest sector, in a way that also supports ecosystem services and cultural values. It 1) reduces carbon emissions, 2)...

Carbon Positive RESET! Video Playlist – Architecture 2030

by | Aug 6, 2021 | Video

This March 2020 Conference showcased the most effective building materials, construction methods, design tools, architecture and planning strategies, practices and policies for dramatically and rapidly reducing the embodied and operational carbon emissions to meet the...

What is Embodied Carbon in Buildings?

by | Aug 6, 2021 | Video

This video explains upfront embodied carbon emissions from buildings, and shows how material selection can make the difference between a building with a huge carbon footprint, or a building that is actually a net carbon sink. View the video on...
C40 Cities Clean Construction Policy Explorer

C40 Cities Clean Construction Policy Explorer

by | Aug 6, 2021 | All Resources, Policy

The Clean Construction Policy Explorer was released in October 2020 by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. This tool provides an interactive map for exploring global city-level policies related to reducing emissions in the construction sector. The explorer...

Wisconsin Girl Scouts Educate an Industry

by | Aug 6, 2021 | EC Education, Feature

Troops 1477 and 1952 Produce Educational Video on Embodied Carbon in Concrete by Julia PoolerLeader of Girl Scout Troop 1477 and 1952, Madison, Wisconsin, Badgerland Council Girl Scout Troops 1477 and 1952 of the Wisconsin Badgerland Council decided they wanted to do...