Ramboll’s carbon assessment database, CO2mpare, allows industry and governments to explore and compare data for carbon emissions across more than 200 building carbon assessments.

National guidelines for whole-building life cycle assessment

A Carbon Tool (ACT) is an open source web application that enables users to estimate embodied carbon equivalent (LCA) content from Building Information Models (BIM) - using Speckle to solve the challenge of data interoperability in the AEC industry. It is designed to provide quick and efficient feedback during the design process to enable users to identify carbon hotspots and reduce the impact their design has on the built environment.

This tool compares typical industry building systems in an apples-to-apples manner by using the same module and system boundary for each building system. Tally was used to generate the LCA analysis.

MCE2 is designed for Canada’s home building industry.

Die Analysen der CAALA Software stellen die essentiellen Grundlagen für informierte Entscheidung und dem Heben von Optimierungs- und CO2-Reduktionspotentialen.

Almost all solar PV panels are now produced in China, where the electric grid is about twice as carbon-intensive and about 50% less energy efficient than in Europe.

National guidelines for whole-building life cycle assessment published by the National Research Council Canada

The AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects serves to provide architects an overview and the necessary steps to be taken to reduce embodied carbon in their projects. This resource is divided into three parts, introducing the necessary steps and resources to take in reducing embodied carbon. This resource intends to empower building designers by: introducing embodied carbon and discussing its significance in furthering architects’ influence in decarbonizing the building industry. providing an understanding of measuring embodied carbon through the methodology of a life cycle assessment. equipping them with strategies to reduce embodied carbon in their own projects. incorporating additional resources for implemented strategies and tools that this resource examines.

Environmental product declarations (EPDs) Stakeholders within the building design and construction community are increasingly being asked to include information in their decision-making processes that take into consideration potential environmental impacts. These stakeholders and interested parties expect unbiased product information that is consistent with current best practices and based on objective scientific analysis. In the future, building product purchasing decisions willMore >

Please be aware of differences in the presented data due to your location! All data used for the current version of the "material pyramid" is available data from EPDs assumed valid in Northern Europe and/or Scandinavia. There can be relevant differences to the data that is valid at your location.

SPOT is the largest credible sustainable product database with solutions for architects, manufacturers, retailers, professional purchasers and more.

Here you can find published EPDs. An EPD is the basis for sustainable building and data base for identification for sustainable construction products.

Search among all EPD registered within the International EPD® System, or browse the database by product category.

Zero Carbon buildings as a solution for reversing climate change

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It's generally assumed that it only takes a few years before solar panels have generated as much energy as it took to make them, resulting in very low greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional grid electricity. However, a more critical analysis shows that the cumulative energy and CO2 balance of the industry is negative, meaning that solar PV has actually increased energy use and greenhouse gas emissions instead of lowering them. The problem is that we use and produce solar panels in the wrong places. By carefully selecting the location of both manufacturing and installation, the po...

We performed a life-cycle environmental assessment of China's multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules associated with international trade.…

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