Author: Jane Anderson
An expert in Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction industry
my recent tweets
- RT @bbrown_studio: WE ARE HIRING! Are you a fully qualified architect with at least 3years experience in running construction projects on s…xxx 7 hours ago
- Just found this gem, "These types of homes also use different materials than the timber and brick that buyers might… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 1 day ago
- My latest review of construction product EPD data published at bit.ly/2022-EPD. Over 80,000 EPD available… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 4 days ago
- Great news that Duncan Baker MP will be bringing a 10 minute rule bill before the House of Commons on 2nd February… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 4 days ago
- We really want to know what you think about the RICS Professional Statement on Whole Life Carbon so we can make sur… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 1 week ago
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- #ECW2014
- #ECW2014 embodiedcarbon
- #EmbCarbonAction
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Recent Posts
- When is an EPD not an EPD #2
- ASBP publish a comprehensive list of EPD for UK produced construction products in our new Briefing Paper
- UK Government has required Whole Life Carbon assessments, which means embodied carbon assessments, for all new public works projects and programmes since December 2020
- #RegulateEmbodiedCarbon – ACAN’s campaign
- More than 10,000 EN 15804 EPD at the start of 2021!
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Category Archives: CO2
Companies that listen to climate science on Climate Change and the need to Act
155 companies have signed up with Science Based Targets to set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets based on climate science. These included the construction and real estate related companies Autodesk, Owens Corning, Kingfisher, Outokumpu Oyj and Land Securities. The full list can be found here.
The Creative Community (including David Bowie) on Climate Change and the need to act
Letter on eve of COP21 organised by Julie’s Bicycle Dear Executive Secretary Figueres and COP 21 President, Minister Fabius, We, the creative community as represented by the signatories below, ask all those responsible for negotiating the post 2020 climate change f … Continue reading
Luvvies on Climate Change, and the need to act
Ridley Scott’s film for the Climate Coalition using the lyrics of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 spoken by some of Britain’s best known actors.
Estimated Global Embodied Carbon of Construction Materials
(reposted with original error corrected) RICS have published an infographic comparing the Embodied Carbon and Production of various construction materials . In my view, an uninformed viewer might assume that the problem materials in relation to Embodied Carbon and Construction are … Continue reading
Posted in CO2, Embodied Impacts, Global Warming
Tagged aluminium, climate change, concrete, copper, ICE, lead, RICS, steel, timber
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U.S. Millennials (aged 18-30) on Climate Change and the need to act
Taken from USA Today “By an overwhelming 80%-10%, those surveyed say the United States should transition to mostly clean or renewable energy by 2030” A USA TODAY/Rock the Vote Millennial Poll finds an emerging generation that is more pragmatic than … Continue reading
Over 30 Industry Commitments have now been made to reduce Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment
Building on my earlier post, I have now found over 30 companies that have made commitments that will reduce embodied carbon in the Built Environment. These companies within the manufacturing, construction and property sector have made public commitments to reduce the … Continue reading
Posted in CO2, Embodied Impacts, Global Warming
Tagged built environment, climate change, commitment, COP21, pledge, reduction
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Expert Economists on Climate Change and the need to act
From treehugger “The excellent Climate Consensus blog over at The Guardian just reported on some interesting research based on a survey of expert climate economists. The result? Of those economists who had actually engaged substantively with the issue of climate … Continue reading
Construction Industry Commitments to reduce Embodied Carbon
This post has now been updated. In the lead up to COP21 in Paris, a number of companies made high profile commitments to reduce their carbon impact, but companies such as Interface, Wilmott Dixon and Marshalls have been making serious commitments to … Continue reading
Irish business on climate change and the need to act
Taken from the Irish Times, 27 November 2015 “Today, more Irish companies (and Irish-based companies) are embracing the concepts of carbon reduction and energy efficiency, if not for their own peace of mind, then for that of their investors and … Continue reading
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