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...

Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP)

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

The Owners Carbon Action Network (ownersCAN) is a group of developers, users, and managers of buildings that are dedicated to measuring and reducing the embodied carbon of their projects. OwnersCAN was created to raise awareness and provide education on the importance...

Net-zero buildings: Where do we stand?

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

WBCSD’s report “Net-zero buildings: Where do we stand?” provides a detailed look at six whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) case studies to illustrate some of the challenges, barriers and opportunities relating to the building industry’s...

Circular Economy: Opportunities for Local Gov’t Leadership

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Materials, Policy

Circular Economy in the Built Environment: Opportunities for Local Government Leadership provides an overview of opportunities to foster a circular economy, aimed at public policymakers, public agency staff and other partners. The guide was created by StopWaste and...

City Policy Framework For Dramatically Reducing Embodied Carbon

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Policy

Developed through a partnership between the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, the developers of One Click LCA, and Architecture 2030, this report provides 52 policy solutions for cities looking to reduce the embodied carbon emissions resulting from the construction of...

Energy Technology Perspectives 2020

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Materials, Policy, Renewables

Energy Technology Perspectives 2020 is a flagship report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) released in September 2020 to provide a detailed analysis of the opportunities presented by electrification, hydrogen, bioenergy and carbon capture, utilisation, and...