Professional Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineers in Ivybridge

Embodied Carbon | Tools to Help Recently, there has been a greater focus on reducing operational carbon emissions – which are produced during a building’s operation, such as lighting, heating, ventilation, power, air conditioning, and so on. However, it’s imperative that embodied carbon emissions are also kept to a minimum – which concerns the total of all greenhouse gas emissions combined (primarily CO2) emitted during the building’s production. This article highlights how companies within the construction sector can reduce embodied carbon emissions in order to drive profit without compromising the planet. The world as we know it is changing, and rapidly so. An ever increasing threat of climate change requires all industries to review and adapt their current strategies if we want to stand any chance of working towards a sustainable future – and the built environment plays a pivotal role in this. The built environment is directly responsible for 25% the UK’s carbon emissions. A crucial aspect of this transformation lies in reducing embodied carbon emissions as much as possible, which is something that Jubb continuously strives for.