Engineering Topic Knowledge Base
Embodied Carbon in Construction
The greenhouse-gas impact of producing and delivering construction materials (and, in wider boundaries, their whole life cycle). Embodied carbon is quantified by multiplying material quantities by emission factors and is a key lever when comparing design options.
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