Category Archives: Embodied Impacts

New Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects

Posted on January 10, 2024 by constructionlca

The Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) in the United States together with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have produced an Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects covering: The toolkit should be useful for architects in the UK and Europe as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Embodied Impacts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

UK Government has required Whole Life Carbon assessments, which means embodied carbon assessments, for all new public works projects and programmes since December 2020

Posted on February 27, 2021 by constructionlca

In October 2020, the Government responded to the Committee on Climate Change’s 2020 Progress Report which had recommended to Government, in relation to embodied carbon in buildings, that the Government, “support the assessment and benchmarking of whole-life carbon in buildings.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN15978, regulation, Whole Life Carbon | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

For every five houses built, does one house worth really go to landfill or incineration?

Posted on May 10, 2018 by constructionlca

Duncan Baker-Brown recently claimed this in an article on Construction21, I guess, based on the fact that he also said, “We know that the construction industry in the UK wastes approximately 20% of the material delivered to a building site”, … Continue reading →

Posted in Embodied Impacts, Recovery, resources, Waste | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

EPD numbers continue to increase…

Posted on February 20, 2018 by constructionlca

Following on from my 2017 EPD Infographic,  I have again tracked the numbers of verified EPD for construction products aligning to EN 15804. Growth in numbers has continued, and there are now over 5000 EPD available globally.  In 2017, new … Continue reading →

Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, LCA, Life cycle assessment, Standards, TC 350 | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Importance of Reducing Embodied Impacts

Posted on October 13, 2017 by constructionlca

I’ve just come across this 2014 image from the Construction2030 website, which considers the energy footprint of all the office space globally expected to be built between 2015 and 2030 – 83 billion m², both embodied (from the materials used … Continue reading →

Posted in EDGE, Embodied Impacts, Global Warming | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Who should benefit from recycling in construction product EPD?

Posted on October 12, 2017 by constructionlca

EN 15804, the construction product EPD standard, attributes the impact of treating waste to the waste producer, according to the polluter pays principle.  After treatment, when waste has been recovered and reaches the “end of waste”, the resulting secondary material … Continue reading →

Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, LCA, Life cycle assessment | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

thinkstep’s proven solutions in the growing market for EN 15804 EPD

Posted on June 26, 2017 by constructionlca

The number of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) verified to EN 15804 is growing rapidly. For the past couple of years, I have been monitoring the number of EPD produced within each of the construction EPD programmes around the world, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, LCA | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Updated EPD Infographic for 2017

Posted on February 27, 2017 by constructionlca

I’ve just updated my infographic showing the number of Construction Product Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) with the latest figures for the start of 2017, and a whole lot more detail.  Thanks to all the Programme Operators who provided information – … Continue reading →

Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, Environmental Profiles, EPD, Standards, TC 350 | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Estimated Global Embodied Carbon of Construction Materials

Posted on January 13, 2016 by constructionlca

(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 , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Over 30 Industry Commitments have now been made to reduce Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment

Posted on January 8, 2016 by constructionlca

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 , , , , , | 1 Comment