Building Enclosure’s Editor, Lindsay Lewis, sits down with Daniel Overbey, the Director of Sustainability for Browning Day, to discuss a hot topic as of late: embodied carbon.
With the increasing awareness of the embodied carbon impact of the built environment on global warming potential, a variety of tools and resources have emerged in the marketplace.
When it comes to operational energy efficiency, the building design and construction industry continuously raises the ceiling through myriad collective avenues including the increased stringency of volunteer rating systems, monitoring-based commissioning, verified zero energy buildings, and much more
It is time for building design professionals to track and report the embodied carbon of their projects.
Embodied carbon refers to the carbon dioxide emitted during the manufacture, transport, and construction of buildings materials, together with end-of-life emissions
ROCKWOOL receives independent approval for new decarbonization targets from the Science Based Targets initiative, the pursuit of which will further strengthen our position as a net carbon negative company.
Dow’s carbon partnerships within the Olympic Movement have delivered third-party verified emission reductions of more than 5.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Carbon Challenge conducted with USGBC pushed property owners to engage and excel, collectively demonstrated continual GHG emission reductions across 63 building projects in Northern Asia.
New research shows just how well energy-efficient windows, doors and skylights—referred to as fenestration products by industry professionals—can lower energy use and prevent additional pollution.
