Embodied carbon emissions at Microsoft

by | Aug 6, 2024 | All Resources, Buildings, Construction, Materials, Owner

Microsoft has committed to becoming a carbon negative company by 2030. This means that reducing Scope 3 emissions, including the embodied carbon associated with construction of their buildings, is critical to reaching their commitment. Microsoft is focused on reducing...

Lifecycle GHG Impacts in Building Codes

by | Aug 6, 2022 | All Resources, Buildings, Materials, Policy

New Building Institute Report (January 2022) Embodied emissions have been largely ignored until recently by regulators, manufacturers, architects, engineers and builders, but that is fast changing for obvious good reason: they constitute a big part of the climate...

AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects

by andrew.himes | Nov 2, 2021 | AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects, All Resources, Authored by CLF, Buildings, Toolkits

Architects are critical to addressing the climate crisis through reducing both operational and embodied carbon on their projects. The AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects serves to provide architects with an overview and the necessary steps to be taken to...

Decarbonizing construction

by | Aug 6, 2021 | All Resources, Buildings, EC Education, Owner

WBSCD’s report “Decarbonizing construction – Guidance for investors and developers to reduce embodied carbon” provides targeted guidance for developers and investors to leverage their unique opportunity to drive transformation at the early stages of building projects...

RMI: Reducing Embodied Carbon in Buildings

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Buildings, Construction, Owner, Policy

Low-Cost, High-Value Opportunities Report, July 2021 Authors Rebecca Esau, Matt Jungclaus, Victor Olgyay, Audrey Rempher. Authors listed alphabetically. All authors from RMI unless otherwise noted. Contacts Victor Olgyay Rebecca Esau Buildings account for at least 39%...

Embodied Carbon: Developing a Client Brief

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Buildings, Owner

The UK Green Building Council developed Embodied Carbon: Developing a Client Brief to support clients in taking first steps in their critical role in reducing embodied carbon. “We know that clients will play a critical role in this work as what clients ask for, the...