BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Of those total emissions, building operations are responsible for 27% of annual global emissions, while embodied carbon emissions—the greenhouse gas emissions generated from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials—are responsible for 15% of annual GHG emissions.

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

Stok

OCTOBER 28, 2018

As Katie Ross, Global Real Estate and Facilities Sustainability Lead at Microsoft, said at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last month, “carbon is the great equalizer.” Forget about transportation. If there’s one metric to measure climate impacts, it’s carbon. Luckily for us, we’re already mid-shift.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Materials Life Cycle Transportation 68

Stok

OCTOBER 28, 2018

As Katie Ross, Global Real Estate and Facilities Sustainability Lead at Microsoft, said at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last month, “carbon is the great equalizer.” Forget about transportation. If there’s one metric to measure climate impacts, it’s carbon. Luckily for us, we’re already mid-shift.

Materials 68

Materials San Francisco Life Cycle Transportation 68

Stok

APRIL 19, 2019

Whether you’re pursuing the ILFI’s recently-launched Zero Carbon Certification or creating your own framework, addressing embodied carbon (in tandem with operational carbon reduction strategies like electrification and carbon offsets ) is a critical component of achieving true Net Zero Carbon goals.

FAQ 75

FAQ Life Cycle Consulting Materials 75