We know that the energy required to operate our buildings is a major driver of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the DC Metropolitan region, but did you know that the materials inside our buildings have a big overall impact on global emissions?
In addition to their production, the transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of these materials also contribute to their overall GHG emissions. These are collectively the embodied carbon of buildings. As buildings become more operationally efficient due to stricter energy codes and building performance standards (BPS), embodied carbon become increasingly important to lowering building-related carbon emission.
Building-Related Embodied Carbon
A Factsheet on Materials & Construction
A factsheet on the potential of embodied carbon to reduce building-related carbon emissions. Check out our Ask-the-Expert video for an embodied carbon explainer by Kai Starn, Steven Winter Associates.
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