The impact of embodied carbon in the built environment has been difficult to assess, due to a lack of data. To address that knowledge gap civil and environmental engineers have created a new tool to ...

An amendment to the California building code going into effect July 1 will require owners of new buildings 100K SF or larger to comply with a set of rules aimed at reducing embodied carbon. This ...

The use of concrete in the construction of new infrastructure is a significant contributor to the widespread challenge of reducing embodied carbon. Embodied carbon are the carbon dioxide emissions ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BranchPattern, a national sustainability and engineering firm, has released its highly anticipated 2024 Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study – Version 2, offering new ...

Carbon emissions continue to increase at record levels, fueling climate instability and worsening air quality conditions for billions in cities worldwide. Yet despite global commitments to carbon ...

The National Asphalt Pavement Association, a grant winner, is working to expand use of environmental product declarations among asphalt pavement manufacturers. Photo cropped from the original by ...

Buildings are one of our biggest contributors to global heating. They produce 37% of all greenhouse gas emissions from energy use and production processes. Building emissions are made up of two parts: ...

The platform's main objective is to enhance transparency and increase awareness of the construction sector's environmental impact. By making this data accessible to the public, Embodied Carbon ...

Three sectors produce 94% of the world’s carbon emissions: buildings, industry and transport. Buildings are actually one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle. Cities represent just 3% of Earth’s land ...

Here's the thing: while governments scramble to draft ambitious climate pledges and set carbon neutrality targets, there's a ...

Language and linguistics have always been fascinating to me. They are like a blueprint where one plots out plans to convey a message of a project. The plans are interpreted, understood, and work ...