Dow Announces Results of Inaugural Carbon Challenge
Dow and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) shared the results of their inaugural Carbon Challenge today to mark the one-year anniversary of the project’s announcement. The challenge received a total of 63 entries across 16 cities in Northern Asia covering about 7.5 million square meters. Jointly, these 63 buildings saved 38,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) year over year (equivalent to over 600,000 tree seedlings grown for 10 years[i]), and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were reduced on average more than 2 percent year over year, based on the calculations used in Arc[ii].
Dow’s collaboration with USGBC began in January 2018 with the goal to engage building owners and measurably reduce GHG emissions through improved energy efficiency in buildings. The Carbon Challenge was announced in June 2019 to recognize large office buildings and shopping centers in North Asia that reduced their carbon emissions and improved energy efficiency.