What is SE 2050?
The Structural Engineers 2050 Challenge (SE 2050) is an initiative designed to educate, engage and measure progress toward net-zero buildings by 2050. The challenge supports the target set by the Paris Climate Agreement to limit the increase of global temperatures well below 2 degrees C. According to the University of Washington’s Carbon Leadership Forum, “the SE 2050 initiative challenges structural engineers to meet embodied carbon benchmarks and increasingly higher reduction targets in a ‘race towards the most efficient building’ as we approach the year 2050.”
The reduction of embodied carbon in structural elements is one of the key strategies towards contributing to a resilient urban built environment.
SOUR Launches Carbon Calculator
SOUR launches a custom carbon calculator to raise awareness of embodied carbon in built environment and to encourage industries to take action
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NEW YORK, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Annually, embodied carbon is responsible for 11% of global GHG emissions and 28% of global building sector emissions. [Architecture 2030, 2021] While the global awareness of embodied carbon in buildings is growing, the tools that allow industries to have project based awareness is lacking.
SOUR Launches Carbon Calculator
To take responsibility and encourage all to take action, SOUR has launched a new carbon calculator that measures the greenhouse gas impacts of construction activities in terms of carbon dioxide equivalency (CO2e). It does this by calculating the embodied carbon of constructed spaces and footprint of its supply chain activities. This tool is developed to estimate emissions based upon most up-to
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In order to start integrating embodied carbon studies into projects to meet sustainability goals, it is important to consider many factors such as carbon (kgCO2e) values, and what typical ranges of values to be aware of when designing for embodied carbon reduction. This e-book presents an overview of how to start integrating embodied carbon studies in your projects.
Why Calculate Embodied Carbon in the Early Stages of a Project?
Annually, the embodied carbon of building structure, substructure, and enclosures are responsible for 11% of global GHG emissions and 28% of global building sector emissions. Between 39%-80% of a building’s total Carbon Footprint is a result of the embodied carbon from building materials. If evaluated early in the design phase, 80% of a building’s embodied carbon can be reduced.
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Comments Andy O’Hare, CPA president
Global conversations about climate and human health are converging. Consumers are better informed, and designers – who play an important role in shaping consumer perceptions – are embracing their growing role as leaders in the use of healthy, sustainable materials, and in mitigating our collective carbon footprint.
A quick situation analysis:
Consumer recycling isn’t going to save us from ourselves. Factors: confusion over what is truly recyclable, cratering markets for recycled materials, and the realization that much of what we carefully drop in those colorful bins ends up in landfills anyway. According to an article in the January 2021 issue of The Atlantic magazine (How Useful Is Recycling, Really?), “The recycling industry’s projected contributions fell below the median.”