In recognition of the carbon intensity of our landscape, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) have made several recent moves toward deeper climate action.
SPRI, Inc. has added an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) section to its website, and published updated EPDs for TPO and EPDM membranes from SPRI members Carlisle Construction Materials, Holcim Building Envelope, IKO Industries, and Johns Manville.
With the emergence of environmental, social, and governance reporting, companies are working rigorously to identify, assess, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
With the increasing awareness of the embodied carbon impact of the built environment on global warming potential, a variety of tools and resources have emerged in the marketplace.
It is time for building design professionals to track and report the embodied carbon of their projects.
Embodied carbon refers to the carbon dioxide emitted during the manufacture, transport, and construction of buildings materials, together with end-of-life emissions
Unlike operational carbon, which can be reduced throughout a building’s lifetime, embodied carbon is locked in as soon as a building is constructed. As such, tracking embodied carbon is critical
