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Category Archives: Embodied Impacts
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
Why the scientific methodology behind BREEAM might not be good for CEEQUAL?
BRE have just announced that they have purchased CEEQUAL and will take over the running of the scheme. CEEQUAL say “Over the next two years BRE will, with the involvement of the current CEEQUAL and BREEAM delivery teams and communities, … Continue reading
Posted in BRE Global, Embodied Impacts, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, Green Guide, Uncategorized
Tagged BREEAM, CEEQUAL, Insulation, Site impacts, Waste
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Measuring Capital and Embodied Carbon for Infrastructure – Draft of PAS 2080 is out for comment
BSI are currently looking for comments on the draft of Publicly Available Specification 2080 which covers the calculation of embodied carbon and operational carbon, or as the PAS calls it, Capital and Operational Carbon for Infrastructure. According to BSI, the objective for … Continue reading
The architect’s perspective on embodied carbon
Christian Dimbleby from Architype reflects on the the UKGBC Embodied Carbon Conference last month. http://www.architype.co.uk/blog/ukgbc-embodied-carbon-conference
UK Government encourages use of Embodied Carbon and costing of Environmental Externalities in Construction Procurement
The Government’s recent Policy Note on Procurement of Steel for major projects highlights that the Public Contract Regulations (PCRs 2015) which came into force in February allow Public Procurement on the basis of environmental and social criteria, in addition to economic criteria. … Continue reading
Great linkedin article from @AgnesSchuurmans on transport in #EPD
Agnes Schuurmans, whose blog I list in my blogroll, has posted a great article on LinkedIn about transport in Environmental Product Declarations – how important it can be and how manufacturers can provide data.
Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, Uncategorized
Tagged EPD, transport
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A Developer, Contractor, Manufacturer and Consultant’s perspectives on Embodied Carbon
UKGBC member videos from their Conference on 1 October.
Capital carbon = Embodied Carbon, or maybe not
Check out my blogpost on PE INTERNATIONAL’s website.
Reducing Embodied Carbon – how easy can it be?
Paul King has just written a great blog, available from Building (free registration required) talking about his reaction to Embodied Carbon Week, and where we go from here. Paul’s initial scepticism that Embodied Carbon could be of interest for a … Continue reading
My BSI webinar on EN 15804 available to view
As part of the UKGBC’s Embodied Carbon Week, I was invited by BSI to give a webinar on “The standard for Embodied Carbon and Life Cycle Assessments (LCA): BS EN 15804 and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for construction products”. BSI have … Continue reading
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