Embodied Carbon
Description
The Embodied Carbon working group explores data, strategies, and best practices related to embodied carbon and carbon management of the built environment.
Related Projects & Events
Co-Founding the Carbon Leadership Forum Philly Hub
In Summer 2021, representatives from Interface, the Materials Carbon Action Network (materialsCAN), Ewing Cole, and the Global Building Network co-founded Carbon Leadership Forum Philly, a local hub of the Carbon Leadership Forum.
Conference Session | 2021 Sustainability Symposium
Operationalizing the Whole Life Cycle Carbon Approach
This panel discussion with speakers from Penn State, EwingCole, and Daphne More AIA LLC discussed the measurement and tracking of embodied carbon in existing and new structures and new carbon-reducing policies that can support our communities’ long-term health and resilience.
Conference | 2020 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference: CARBON
Co-chaired by a Global Building Network Member, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) hosted the 2020 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference focused on the intersection of education, research, and design practice, with a conference theme of climate action and carbon management strategies.
Topic-Related Seed Grant Projects
URB-EC: Urban Embodied Carbon - Impacts of urbanization on embodied carbon performance of the building sector in cities
Principal Investigator
- Rahman Azari | Architecture
Co-Principal Investigators
- Lisa Iulo | Architecture
- Mehrdad Mahdavi | Computer Science & Engineering
- Mostafa Sabbaghi | Business
Research Themes
Principal Investigator