Conversations around a building's carbon footprint traditionally focus on operational aspects like HVAC and lighting. However, embodied carbon—associated with materials and construction processes—can represent a crucial component, contributing up to half of a building's lifetime emissions. This includes emissions from material extraction, manufacturing, transport, and more. Embodied carbon accounts for 26% of all greenhouse gas emissions but is harder to measure due to a lack of transparency in material sourcing and manufacturer reporting. As such, this often-overlooked area is critical in evaluating overall environmental impact, necessitating deeper investigation and attention from the building industry.
Embodied carbon, associated with materials and construction processes, can account for up to half of a building's lifetime environmental impact.
Embodied carbon represents 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions but is often overlooked due to measurement challenges and reliance on self-reported data from manufacturers.
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