The New Net Zero

Owners, designers, contractors, and manufacturers must radically rethink the way we use, renovate, and design buildings.  Using better and less materials is key to reducing embodied carbon in meeting our CO₂ emission targets.  For this, tracking the environmental impacts of the whole building life cycle – from material extraction through to building demolition – is essential.  Carbon accounting is the practice of quantifying and analyzing the carbon emissions into the atmosphere through life cycle assessment (LCA).  LCA is used to identify materials having the highest environmental impacts and best opportunity for improvement, allowing us to act immediately and with due urgency.