Embodied Carbon Campaigns

Consumers are realizing that we can no longer recycle our way out of the climate crisis and the Decarbonise Construction campaign by the Architects! Climate Action Network is tackling construction waste, specifically with a concept dubbed "embodied carbon."

Embodied Carbon is a measurement that includes all the energy used to create a building, "from the harvesting and manufacturing of building materials to the energy used in construction to the energy required to eventually demolish and dispose of construction materials." The new campaign aims to regulate how much greenhouse gas emissions can be created for new buildings with new policy. The organization wants to governing bodies to introduce three key measures: building regulations, planning policies, and whole life-cycle carbon assessment support.

The Decarbonise Construction campaign is hoping to make a positive impact on our planet and for future generations.

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