Global review of whole life carbon assessments in the built environment

Jans-Singh, Melanie and Giesekam, Jannik and Astrand, Josie and Neto-Bradley, André Paul and Maynard, Josh and Stephenson, Anna (2023) Global review of whole life carbon assessments in the built environment. In: 2023 CIBSE Technical Symposium, 2023-04-20 - 2023-04-21, University of Strathclyde.

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Abstract

Assessing and reducing whole life carbon in the built environment is a global challenge. While operational emissions of buildings are currently being tackled by many government strategies, policies to reduce embodied emissions are yet to be widely implemented. This is due to evidence gaps facing policy makers and built environment professionals behind the tools, data, methods and policy options available to reduce embodied emissions. Greater international collaboration and knowledge sharing will be essential to fill common evidence gaps, particularly in developing countries which are expected to account for over two thirds of new buildings constructed between now and 2050. This paper addresses these gaps by presenting insights from a recent international workshop and proposes areas of focus for a future global forum.

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