The Move Toward Embodied Carbon Targets for Building Materials

The Move Toward Embodied Carbon Targets for Building Materials

CSI Phoenix, Technical Committee
Lisa Barnard, CSI, LEED AP O+M, WELL AP. Account Manager, Concrete & Verifi

Extreme weather events around the world are spurring more communities to become concerned about the growing consequences of climate change. This is driving an increased focus on reducing embodied carbon, which represents a large part of the emissions produced in the building industry. The carbon footprint of a building consists of the embodied carbon from construction and the energy the structure consumes once it's completed. In the case of concrete, the embodied carbon is what is emitted by taking the raw materials out of the ground, processing them, and delivering them.

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