Measurement and management of Greenhouse Gas emissions has taken center-stage in recent years as countries and industry have adopted ambitious climate mitigation goals. Because activities associated with constructing and operating the built environment consume vast amounts of resources, energy, and land, and produce 25-40% of global carbon emissions, this presents an enormous opportunity to impact progress towards climate change mitigation goals being enacted throughout the world.



There are two primary focus areas for carbon reduction within the industry, Operational Emissions and Embodied Emissions. Operational emissions constitute the emissions produced by operational activities, such as the carbon emitted from the coal burned to produce electricity for powering building systems. Operational emissions are typically well-understood as they have been the primary focus of initial GHG reduction efforts for most companies. A more recent focus area are the emissions resulting from the manufacturing, transport, installation, maintenance and disposal of building materials. These emissions, known as embodied emissions, can often represent 50% or more of the total emissions during the lifecycle of a building, and therefore are important to understand for lifecycle carbon reduction planning.


This presentation will serve as an introduction to the topic of Embodied Carbon Emissions, their importance, and how to begin to measure and manage them. During the webinar, we will discuss the following:


• An introduction to embodied carbon. What it is and why it's important to consider.
• Typical sources of embodied emissions
• How to measure embodied carbon in construction products (resources, standards, etc.)
• Considerations for alternative, low-carbon material usage
• A case study showing the impact on embodied emissions from material substitutions during design


Speaker: Keith Bryan, Director, Built Environment, BSI Americas
Host: Anne-Marie Pizzitelli, Global Head of Marketing, Built Environment, BSI Group

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