Consumers are realizing that we can no longer recycle our way out of the climate crisis and the Decarbonise Construction campaign by the Architects! Climate Action Network is tackling construction waste, specifically with a concept dubbed "embodied carbon."
Embodied Carbon is a measurement that includes all the energy used to create a building, "from the harvesting and manufacturing of building materials to the energy used in construction to the energy required to eventually demolish and dispose of construction materials." The new campaign aims to regulate how much greenhouse gas emissions can be created for new buildings with new policy. The organization wants to governing bodies to introduce three key measures: building regulations, planning policies, and whole life-cycle carbon assessment support.
The Decarbonise Construction campaign is hoping to make a positive impact on our planet and for future generations.
Embodied Carbon Campaigns
The Decarbonise Construction Campaign Tackles Construction Emissions
Trend Themes
1. Decarbonization - Architects! Climate Action Network's Decarbonise Construction campaign aims to regulate emissions for new buildings which can create disruptive innovation opportunities for eco-friendly building materials and alternative low-carbon energy sources.
2. Embodied Carbon Tracking - Embodied carbon tracking will become an increasingly popular trend in the construction industry, which can create opportunities for software innovation for the carbon tracking industry to provide reliable and accurate measurements.
3. Green Construction Advocacy - As more industries look towards eco-friendliness, advocacy groups like the Architects! Climate Action Network who are effectively promoting green construction are bound to become more relevant and lead to disruptive innovation opportunities that drive change in industries not keeping pace with green standards.
Industry Implications
1. Construction - The construction industry can benefit from implementing embodied carbon tracking and other carbon-reducing measures that can save them significant costs and prevent unnecessary waste while helping to achieve carbon neutrality.
2. Energy - The energy industry can explore the use of low-carbon energy sources such as hydrogen fuel cells and biomass to provide a sustainable alternative energy source for buildings, reducing building emissions and promote a shift to a low-carbon economy built on sustainable energy sources.
3. Software - Software development companies can focus on developing carbon tracking software for the construction industry, which can eventually help to create accurate and reliable measurements for embodied carbon.