Building Transparency loads carbon accounting toolbox for Greenbuild

Sources: Building Transparency, Seattle; CMCM staff Clark Construction, Skanska USA, Turner Construction, Webcor and peers will join Building Transparency, host of the Embodied Carbon Calculator accounting tool for architectural/engineering/construction professionals, to launch contractorsCAN during the 2023 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, September 26-29, Washington, D.C. Building Transparency’s third Carbon Action Network, contractorsCAN seeks to decarbonize building projects through embodied carbon tracking,…

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Institute does project math in Concrete Solutions, Embodied Carbon Guides

Sources: RMI, Boulder, Colo.; CP staff Energy market-driven RMI has released Concrete Solutions Guide in tandem with the broader Reducing Embodied Carbon in Buildings, the former presenting specific opportunities for “a nearly ubiquitous material with a sizable climate impact” and expanding on the need to optimize mixes to reduce overall embodied carbon in buildings at little to no additional cost.

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