da andrew.himes | Jan 25, 2024 | Viewpoint
Editor’s Note: AEC industry organizations are increasingly reporting built environment embodied carbon emissions. Variations in life cycle assessment (LCA) scope, methodology, terminology, and other factors result in inconsistent reporting that impedes...
da andrew.himes | Nov 29, 2023 | Viewpoint
By Andrew Himes Director of Collective Impact, Carbon Leadership Forum One of the classic (funniest) cartoons of all time was Back Alley Oproar, produced in 1948 by Warner Brothers. Sylvester sings (and does other crazy stuff) in an alleyway, destroying Elmer Fudd’s...
da andrew.himes | Nov 10, 2023 | Viewpoint
By Beth Tomlinson Carbon and Climate Discipline Leader | Climate Solutions, Stantec How will a new standard on whole life carbon emissions influence the built environment? ASHRAE/ICC Standard 240P looks at embodied carbon. A key change is coming soon—and it will drive...
da andrew.himes | Sep 29, 2023 | Viewpoint
by Natalie DouglasClimate Resilience Planner, City of Nelson, British Columbia Over the past 2.5 years, Nelson has focused on relationship building and education as a means of addressing embodied carbon emissions. Building up capacity and trust is a crucial and...
da andrew.himes | Aug 10, 2023 | Viewpoint
by Nickson Otieno Architect and Chairman of NIKO Green, a consultancy in Nairobi, Kenya Climate crisis, resource depletion, waste proliferation, social segregation and other societal challenges that we face emphasize the need for systemic changes and innovative...
da andrew.himes | Aug 1, 2023 | Viewpoint
by Kjell Anderson Director of Sustainable Design at LMN Architects Zero carbon claims abound. Some have been called out as greenwashing, and nearly all of them should be. Nearly all zero carbon claims omit highlighting their limited scope. Simply put, the...
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