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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem It's going to take the efforts of government and the private sector to mitigate the climate-damaging problem of embodied carbon, says this building sustainability expert, Brent Trenga.

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Rad Projects of 2018

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Certification: LEED CS v2009 Platinum. Services provided: LEED CS Consulting & Project Management, Energy Modeling, Life Cycle Cost Analysis. Certification: LEED CS v2009 Platinum. NRDC San Francisco. Certifications: LEED CI v4 Gold, Living Building Challenge Materials Petal. Salesforce Tower.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

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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.” billion square feet of new construction built in the U.S. If there’s one metric to measure climate impacts, it’s carbon.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

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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.” billion square feet of new construction built in the U.S. ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOOTPRINT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION 2015-2030.

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Addressing Embodied Carbon: FAQ

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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.

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