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Reduced Emissions in Construction: Kenaf-based building materials replace traditional materials with higher embodied carbon footprints (emissions associated with raw materials, production and transportation). This switch can significantly reduce overall CO2 emissions in the construction sector. Read all about the need for diminishing the. Construction industry’s environmental effects here: https://lnkd.in/e6GTfwat #CarbonSequestration #Kenaf #ClimateAction #SustainableAgriculture #CO2Absorption #GreenTechnology #ClimateChange #SustainableMaterials #AgTech #EnvironmentalSolutions #CarbonCapture #BiomassEnergy #RenewableResources #EcoFriendly #SustainableInnovation

The GBCA will be running an Embodied carbon masterclass for those of us wanting to take a deep dive on best practices in this rapidly evolving area. The new Green Star Buildings tool has many credits requiring projects to adopt low carbon materials. To tackle the pressing issue of reducing embodied carbon within supply chains and moving towards a net-zero future, it is crucial to place a strong emphasis on the quantification of carbon footprints, the adoption of environmentally friendly products and materials, and the implementation of sustainable practices. This comprehensive workshop provides valuable insights and concrete steps to navigate the intricate pathways involved in mitigating embodied carbon in the construction industry. By immersing ourselves in these critical components, we can pave the way towards a more eco-conscious and carbon-neutral tomorrow. One of the key aspects that must be addressed is the measurement of carbon emissions throughout the entire lifecycle of a product or material. By accurately quantifying the amount of carbon dioxide released during extraction, production, transportation, and disposal, companies can identify hotspots and prioritize areas for improvement. For instance, utilising life cycle assessment (LCA) tools can help pinpoint where emissions are highest and guide decision-making towards more sustainable alternatives. The adoption of low carbon products and materials is essential in reducing the overall carbon footprint of a project. This involves selecting materials that have a lower embodied carbon content, such as renewable powered steel, sustainably sourced timber, or low-carbon geopolymer concrete. By choosing these alternatives, companies can significantly decrease their environmental impact without compromising on quality or performance. The construction industry can significantly contribute to lowering embodied carbon. This includes strategies like optimising transportation routes and adopting electric vehicles to reduce emissions, procuring green power, minimizing waste through efficient construction practices, electrifying building services, and incorporating renewable energy sources into building designs. These initiatives not only help mitigate carbon emissions but also promote a more environmentally conscious approach to construction. Sophistication in purchasing with carbon measurement, low carbon products, and sustainable practices, the construction industry can make significant strides towards a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future. Through collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to reducing embodied carbon, we can create a built environment that is not only environmentally friendly but also socially and economically sustainable in the long run. Details: Wednesday 7 August |12:30pm – 4:30pm AEST | 4 CPD points  https://buff.ly/45TeOqO

The GBCA will be running an Embodied carbon masterclass for those of us wanting to take a deep dive on best practices in this rapidly evolving area. The new Green Star Buildings tool has many credits requiring projects to adopt low carbon materials. To tackle the pressing issue of reducing embodied carbon within supply chains and moving towards a net-zero future, it is crucial to place a strong emphasis on the quantification of carbon footprints, the adoption of environmentally friendly products and materials, and the implementation of sustainable practices. This comprehensive workshop provides valuable insights and concrete steps to navigate the intricate pathways involved in mitigating embodied carbon in the construction industry. By immersing ourselves in these critical components, we can pave the way towards a more eco-conscious and carbon-neutral tomorrow. One of the key aspects that must be addressed is the measurement of carbon emissions throughout the entire lifecycle of a product or material. By accurately quantifying the amount of carbon dioxide released during extraction, production, transportation, and disposal, companies can identify hotspots and prioritize areas for improvement. For instance, utilising life cycle assessment (LCA) tools can help pinpoint where emissions are highest and guide decision-making towards more sustainable alternatives. The adoption of low carbon products and materials is essential in reducing the overall carbon footprint of a project. This involves selecting materials that have a lower embodied carbon content, such as renewable powered steel, sustainably sourced timber, or low-carbon geopolymer concrete. By choosing these alternatives, companies can significantly decrease their environmental impact without compromising on quality or performance. The construction industry can significantly contribute to lowering embodied carbon. This includes strategies like optimising transportation routes and adopting electric vehicles to reduce emissions, procuring green power, minimizing waste through efficient construction practices, electrifying building services, and incorporating renewable energy sources into building designs. These initiatives not only help mitigate carbon emissions but also promote a more environmentally conscious approach to construction. Sophistication in purchasing with carbon measurement, low carbon products, and sustainable practices, the construction industry can make significant strides towards a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future. Through collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to reducing embodied carbon, we can create a built environment that is not only environmentally friendly but also socially and economically sustainable in the long run. Details: Wednesday 7 August |12:30pm – 4:30pm AEST | 4 CPD points  https://buff.ly/45TeOqO

The GBCA will be running an Embodied carbon masterclass for those of us wanting to take a deep dive on best practices in this rapidly evolving area. The new Green Star Buildings tool has many credits requiring projects to adopt low carbon materials. To tackle the pressing issue of reducing embodied carbon within supply chains and moving towards a net-zero future, it is crucial to place a strong emphasis on the quantification of carbon footprints, the adoption of environmentally friendly products and materials, and the implementation of sustainable practices. This comprehensive workshop provides valuable insights and concrete steps to navigate the intricate pathways involved in mitigating embodied carbon in the construction industry. By immersing ourselves in these critical components, we can pave the way towards a more eco-conscious and carbon-neutral tomorrow. One of the key aspects that must be addressed is the measurement of carbon emissions throughout the entire lifecycle of a product or material. By accurately quantifying the amount of carbon dioxide released during extraction, production, transportation, and disposal, companies can identify hotspots and prioritize areas for improvement. For instance, utilising life cycle assessment (LCA) tools can help pinpoint where emissions are highest and guide decision-making towards more sustainable alternatives. The adoption of low carbon products and materials is essential in reducing the overall carbon footprint of a project. This involves selecting materials that have a lower embodied carbon content, such as renewable powered steel, sustainably sourced timber, or low-carbon geopolymer concrete. By choosing these alternatives, companies can significantly decrease their environmental impact without compromising on quality or performance. The construction industry can significantly contribute to lowering embodied carbon. This includes strategies like optimising transportation routes and adopting electric vehicles to reduce emissions, procuring green power, minimizing waste through efficient construction practices, electrifying building services, and incorporating renewable energy sources into building designs. These initiatives not only help mitigate carbon emissions but also promote a more environmentally conscious approach to construction. Sophistication in purchasing with carbon measurement, low carbon products, and sustainable practices, the construction industry can make significant strides towards a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future. Through collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to reducing embodied carbon, we can create a built environment that is not only environmentally friendly but also socially and economically sustainable in the long run. Details: Wednesday 7 August |12:30pm – 4:30pm AEST | 4 CPD points  https://buff.ly/45TeOqO

Roughly one-fifth of emissions from #infrastructure and the built environment sector are from hard-to-abate materials like cement and steel. Our latest article provides a sustainable framework leaders can apply to procure green materials for infrastructure and buildings: a critical step in reaching net zero. Read how: https://pwc.to/3NMxLDN

Climate change poses a formidable challenge and the construction industry stands at a crossroads. Known for its substantial carbon footprint, primarily from the production of materials like cement and steel, the industry is now turning to carbon capture as a means to mitigate its environmental impact.  #construction #cementindustry #carboncapture Mark Wille Jefre Outlaw Ali Wolf Ken Semler Andy Mest Tim Taylor Jan Cermak https://lnkd.in/eM-h2HPn

𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗢₂ 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 by Patricia DeLacey, PhD; Tech Xplore The built environment — #infrastructure for #buildings and #transportation — currently produces a large portion of global carbon dioxide emissions, but new #technologies have the potential to transform the #builtenvironment from a #carbonsource to a #carbonsink. As humans continue to emit #CO2 into the atmosphere, warming the planet and causing #climatechange, the #US and many other #countries around the #world are making #commitments to reduce their #carbonfootprint. Buildings and the construction #sector account for about 39% of #energyrelated global CO2 #emissions annually, positioning the built environment as a major focus of #decarbonization efforts. For this reason, the U.S. Federal Sustainability Plan set forth an ambitious goal to achieve net-zero emissions buildings by 2045. "Climatologically, we are running out of time. We can no longer continue to build the way we have always done," said Volker Sick, Director of the Global CO2 Initiative and the DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research at the University of Michigan and contributing author on the study. The #multidisciplinary team emphasized that we need to think carefully about construction now as infrastructure lifespans are often 50 to 100 years long. "Any opportunities we miss now, we miss for a century," said Sick. The article link is here: https://lnkd.in/dT_7FFyQ

🏗️ As a building material, concrete is more in demand than ever – at the same time, it is one of the biggest climate killers, responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions today, and estimated to hit 12% by 2060, according to the OECD. To reach #netzero by 2050, the construction sector needs scalable and cost-effective solutions. The good news is - the industry itself can make a major contribution to climate protection through carbon storage in building materials. ✅ One of those solutions could be mixing #biochar with concrete and other building materials. This not only durably locks away carbon in buildings, reducing their overall carbon footprint but also comes with the added benefit of improved material properties. Biochar application in building materials could thus provide a scalable carbon storage pathway, enabling biochar offtake at a large scale and considerable emissions reductions in the built environment. 🌐 Real-world projects that are turning this concept into reality already exist today. Stay tuned as we’ll spotlight two of our amazing partner companies in this field over the next few days. With non-soil application types already implemented in biochar methodologies under the carbon removal standards Verra VCS, Puro.earth, and Carbon Standards International, they can be certified under a third-party standard to generate carbon removal credits. However, these carbon quantification schemes must be harmonized between the in-value-chain accounting needs in the construction sector (e.g. environmental product declarations, EPDs, and corresponding product life cycle analyses, LCAs), and the carbon removal certification ecosystem. Clear guidance must be established, e.g. for the allocation of emissions to energy and physical material outputs, the end-of-life scenario and sink durability, and data tracking requirements. This is where robust #MRV systems can provide #transparency and promote #accuracy. 📣 Policy as a huge lever: The accelerated scaleup of this solution is in part hindered by current norms and regulations in the building sector that aren't tailored to the use of innovative materials with a reduced carbon footprint yet. Additionally, there is a lack of incentives to not only avoid CO2 emissions but to sequester carbon in durable construction materials. Policy could drive a regenerative industry by facilitating an overhaul of regulation to incorporate the concept of durable carbon storage, fostering #innovation in materials and data tracking, and engage public procurement to demand green alternatives. Working on biochar application in building materials? Reach out to our supply team to learn how we can support you in gaining access to the #carbonremoval credit market: https://lnkd.in/gjbijiE2 Interested in exploring carbon removal credits based on biochar application in building materials as part of your #CDR portfolio? Get started here: https://lnkd.in/g8vrCcmx

Roughly one-fifth of emissions from #infrastructure and the built environment sector are from hard-to-abate materials like cement and steel. Our latest article provides a sustainable framework leaders can apply to procure green materials for infrastructure and buildings: a critical step in reaching net zero. Read how: https://pwc.to/3NMxLDN 

Infrastructure development has contributed largely to our economic growth but also to carbon emissions. Roughly one-fifth of emissions from #infrastructure and the built environment sector are from hard-to-abate materials like cement and steel. Our latest article from our international Capital Projects & Infrastructure community provides a sustainable framework infrastructure developers can apply to procure green materials for infrastructure and buildings: a critical step in reaching net zero. Read how: https://pwc.to/3NMxLDN  #GreenBuildingMaterials #sustainability We are open for a dialogue on more possibilities to reach net zero!