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Measuring embodied carbon is key to evaluating the highest-impact, most cost-effective solutions to reducing embodied carbon on your project. As is often said, \u201cYou can\u2019t manage what you can\u2019t measure.\u201d Measuring embodied carbon requires a methodology called life cycle assessment (LCA).<\/p>\n
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LCA is a methodology that is used to measure the environmental impacts of a building, product, or process over its full life cycle, from raw material extraction through end-of-life and disposal. LCA measures impacts through a variety of metrics, such as global warming potential, acidification potential, eutrophication potential, smog formation potential, and ozone depletion potential. Global warming potential (GWP) is the metric used to measure and track embodied carbon. GWP is quantified in kilograms of CO\u2082 equivalent (kg CO\u2082e). The \u201cequivalent\u201d or \u201ce\u201d in \u201ckg CO\u2082e\u201d means that other greenhouse gases like methane are included alongside carbon dioxide and normalized to the impact of CO\u2082 based on their radiative forcing potentials relative to CO\u2082.<\/p>\n
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