FGIA and NGA to Hold August 24 Webinar Demonstrating EC3 Tool
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA, https://fgiaonline.org) and the National Glass Association (NGA, https://www.glass.org) will host a joint webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, August 24 featuring a demonstration of the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool - a free database of construction Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) - and matching building impact calculator for use in design and material procurement. During the webinar, Phil Northcott, CEO of C-Change Labs, will demonstrate the full capabilities of the EC3 tool. A question-and-answer session will follow. This webinar is complimentary and open to the public. Register for the webinar now. (https://members.glass.org/cvweb/cgi-bin/eventsdll.dll/EventInfo?sessionaltcd=EC22-08)
Building Transparency (BT, https://www.buildingtransparency.org) is the developer of EC3. BT's core mission is to provide the open access data and tools necessary to enable broad and swift action across the building industry in addressing embodied carbon's role in climate change. EC3 allows benchmarking, assessment and reductions in embodied carbon, focused on the upfront supply chain emissions of construction materials. The EC3 tool uses building material quantities from construction estimates and/or BIM models and a robust database of digital, third-party verified EPDs.
"EPDs are required in order to analyze the embodied carbon emissions associated with a new building, and EC3 allows users to evaluate or compare global warming potential digitally," said Urmilla Jokhu-Sowell, NGA Advocacy and Technical Director. "Active in the development of EC3, Phil is very knowledgeable to lead a demonstration of this helpful tool and answer questions about its applications. Additionally, as this is the pilot program, BT can make changes as needed."