3BL Media

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Early in the design process, an HGA structural analysis estimated that a timber frame system would reduce the buildings’ embodied carbon footprint by approximately 75 percent when compared to a traditional steel structure. Consigli began construction of both buildings in April 2021.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Green Bond proceeds require achieving a minimum 20% reduction in upfront carbon emissions through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings (i.e., avoiding demolition and construction) where appropriate, and the use of low embodied carbon construction practices in major refurbishments and new construction.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 14, 2022

In North America, academics and environmentalists have criticized LEED’s approach because developers could game it out, running up their score by adding cosmetic features (e.g., bike parking) that don’t really improve a building’s carbon footprint. “If But life-cycle analysis will be mandatory by the end of the decade.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 31, 2022

To begin, there’s the embodied carbon in the building’s construction and component materials – labs typically use large amounts of concrete, steel and glass. It opened in 2017, and the excess energy generated will pay back the embodied carbon within its structure within 25 years.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

These are frequently used in construction, but are far less efficient than ribbed slabs or compression shell designs, which can significantly reduce embodied carbon. Steel is used to reinforce concrete, increasing levels of embodied carbon. Another opportunity lies in reinforcement.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

The NZIIC harnesses the collective expertise of those who commission, deliver and operate infrastructure at scale, to influence the industry and UK Government on how infrastructure can achieve net zero carbon by 2050. Decisions need to be based on common understanding of the carbon impact, and these recommendations point the way.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Both projects will also be all-electric, are targeting Passive House (PHIUS) certifications, and utilize building systems and constructions that reduce embodied carbon by up to 38%, reflecting Assembly’s philosophy that truly sustainable buildings should support both people and the planet.

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