Sources: One Click LCA, Helsinki; CP staff
Under a new strategic commercial partnership, construction life-cycle assessment specialist One Click LCA will offer U.S. Green Building Council members discounted access to software and related assessment tools, plus webinars, workshops, training sessions, on-demand courses and live bootcamps that provide in-depth knowledge of assessment practices. Both parties plan to raise awareness about building and construction decarbonization and LCA’s role in that process. Their announcement coincides with preparations for the launch of USGBC’s next-generation green building rating system, LEED v5, which incentivizes whole building LCA submittals.
“Our partnership will greatly benefit members by offering tools and resources that empower projects with the knowledge and skills to create more sustainable buildings and communities,” says USGBC Managing Director, U.S. Market Transformation and Development Rhiannon Jacobsen. “We take pride in collaborating with organizations like One Click LCA, which share our commitment to transforming the built environment for the betterment of human and environmental wellbeing.”
“This collaboration will help us reach a wider audience and support more professionals in their efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of their projects,” adds One Click LCA North American Business Development Manager Simon Slater.
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GLOBAL STEEL CLIMATE COUNCIL LABELING
A new Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) label certifies a steel producer’s pursuit of net zero operations goals by 2050. The labeling design for a certified Science-Based Emissions Target is in line with the Steel Climate Standard, a GSCC document released in 2023 as a global tool for measuring and reporting carbon emissions in steel production. By setting short- and long-term targets toward net zero operations, the Council notes, producers are demonstrating their commitment to reduce emissions along a value chain running from mining and resource extraction through the hot rolling process.
Targets are considered “science-based” if they abide the latest climate science necessary to meet Paris Accord goals, where emissions reduction measures have the effect of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Targets are set based on the Steel Climate Standard’s transparent, science-based, verifiable, time-bound and technology-neutral approach, which incentivizes real action and holds the industry accountable to meeting emissions reduction goals. The standard also provides a framework for members to seek third-party verified certification of the emissions intensity of facility-specific products and to self-audit emissions yearly to demonstrate continuous decarbonization progress.
“As we begin to certify our members’ targets, the global community will recognize Science-Based Emissions Targets certification as real emissions reduction action behind the words,” says GSCC Executive Director Adina Renee Adler.
GSCC members and allies include the leading North American rebar producers and fabricators—Commercial Metals Co., Nucor Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc.—and Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.