Architects have always adapted their designs for the key building indicators of their time. After decades of focus on energy efficiency, embodied carbon is quickly becoming the key indicator for our ...

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, announced the availability of integrated workflows for lifecycle assessment (LCA) and embodied carbon calculation ...

Embodied carbon is crucial to consider in building projects as it accounts for a substantial portion of a building's carbon footprint. Strategies like utilizing recycled materials, optimizing material ...

Description: Designed for structural engineers but welcoming to all, this session provides a focused introduction to embodied carbon in buildings. Participants will learn how to define and apply ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rheaply, a resource exchange platform helping industry-leading organizations better visualize, quantify, and utilize their materials and resources, today announced the beta ...

A Buro Happold-led team recently completed work on standards for sustainable design and construction performance for the University of Southern California. The document sets out sustainable strategies ...

Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA) recently released its SE 2050 Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP) for 2022. The plan contains two-dozen pledged action items including: · Track, measure, and report ...

Today, you can buy a pair of sneakers partially made from carbon dioxide pulled out of the atmosphere. But measuring the carbon-reduction benefits of making that pair of sneakers with CO 2 is complex.

Rarely used voided slab system cut concrete volume by 1,300 cu yd over a conventional system, at Tempe, Ariz., project. Photo courtesy McCarthy Building Cos. Walking to work one November morning, ...