Talking about embodied carbon

The series is an opportunity for industry professionals to grow their understanding of embodied carbon. It will explore how the building sector can tackle the challenge of embodied carbon, with a series of guest speakers bringing unique perspectives and technical knowledge.

The sessions include:

• Introduction to the NABERS Embodied Carbon tool
  Thursday, August 6
• Embodied carbon emission factors
  Thursday, August 13
• Stored biogenic carbon explained
  Thursday, August 27
• The role of the carbon planner
  Thursday, September 3
• Architectural approaches to embodied carbon
  Thursday, September 10
• Engineering insights on embodied carbon reduction
  Thursday, September 17
• Digital tools for embodied carbon estimation
  Thursday, September 24

The Embodied Carbon Conversations webinar series will help different sectors within the industry understand embodied carbon reduction, and how they can incorporate it into their planning.

Each webinar in the series is free to attend. More information is available here.

A recent report by MECLA (the Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance) noted that one of the challenges for managing embodied carbon is limited data and environmental product declarations (EPDs), particularly for HVAC&R.

The report puts forward strategies for reducing the embodied, lifecycle carbon of mechanical services.

MECLA Project Manager and report author, Alexi Barnstone, believes that key decisions need to be made early in a project around mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems.

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