Sentence examples for embodied carbon from inspiring English sources

Embodied carbon is usually ignored.

In addition, the need for standardising embodied carbon measurements and to develop embodied carbon benchmarks to facilitate embodied carbon estimating throughout the project lifecycle were emphasised.

A parametric embodied carbon prediction model was developed using regression analysis to estimate embodied carbon when only minimal design information is available and with less uncertainty.

Embodied carbon based integrated structural design method is introduced in this paper to minimize the embodied carbon of structures by integrating the VCDs.

But the EU's imports of embodied carbon from developing countries rose a lot more than its local emissions fell.

The contribution of embodied carbon to total life cycle carbon impact was also evaluated.

Large reductions in embodied carbon can be achieved through the optimisation of concrete structures.

Embodied carbon in conventional building is very large and often large in "sustainable developments": Some flats in the Beddington Zero Energy Development in South London had embodied carbon calculated as 67.5 tonnes of CO2e.

Measurement of the carbon emissions from the buildings, when in use, is not the only consideration: Measurement should also include embodied carbon – based on the greenhouse emissions from constructing the buildings (including the embodied carbon in solar panels, etc.).

Our carbon footprinting work showed us that the embodied carbon in the construction materials was likely the biggest piece, not travel or waste.

The embodied carbon per floor area against building height follows a concave upward trend, indicating that each structural form has a suggested height range where embodied carbon is minimum.