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Home » embodied carbon

Articles Tagged with ''embodied carbon''

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Tools to Help You Assess Embodied Carbon

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Daniel Overbey
June 5, 2024

The following is an exhibit of over twenty tools (many of which are free) that can help your team examine, disclose, and optimize your next building project for embodied carbon. 


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Biophilic Designs Aren't Enough to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Evelyn Long
May 27, 2024

To achieve substantial environmental impact, a broader framework that connects biophilic elements with green building practices is imperative for sustainable construction.


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Visit Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America at AIA24

May 22, 2024

At the AIA Expo, June 6-7, 2024, in Washington, D.C., Vetrotech representatives will challenge architects to consider how they can employ glass to achieve their decarbonization goals.


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View Our Spring 2024 Issue

May 13, 2024

Energy efficiency and embodied carbon. Two hot button issues that we address in our latest eMagazine. 


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FGIA 2024 Summer Conference Speakers to Highlight Building Design Testing, Challenges and Legislation

May 1, 2024

Speakers at the FGIA 2024 Summer Conference June 3-6 will share knowledge about various aspects of building design, including creating natural disaster-resilient buildings, how façade design can heighten architectural appeal and what the industry can expect when it comes to embodied carbon legislation.


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Armstrong World Industries Introduces Lowest Embodied Carbon Mineral Fiber Acoustical Ceiling Panel Available

April 19, 2024

Ultima LEC delivers a 43% reduction in embodied carbon utilizing new technology that includes sustainably sourced, wood-generated biochar. Ultima LEC panels are USDA verified 100% biobased content.


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Vitro Architectural Glass Updates Environmental Product Declarations to Meet Low Embodied Carbon Standards

April 16, 2024

Vitro Architectural Glass announced it has updated its third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) so that its architectural glass products all meet the Top 20 percent Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material category based on standards set by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).


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New 'USGBC California' Launches to Unify the California Green Building Movement

April 10, 2024

USGBC California launches this month as an independent nonprofit unifying six regional communities across the state that were originally founded in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).


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Guardian Glass Publishes New EPDs for North America Glass Products

April 9, 2024

Guardian Glass has published new Environmental Product Declarations for its flat unprocessed glass products and processed glass products produced in North America.


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ClarkDietrich Launches Line of Low Embodied Carbon Steel Framing Products

March 21, 2024

ClarkDietrich is introducing a new line of low embodied carbon steel framing products, giving architects and engineers greater freedom in designing sustainable buildings.


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