Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator Showcased at FGIA Annual Conference
Participants at the 2024 Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance Annual Conference were given the opportunity to take part in an interactive session entitled “The EC3 Tool for Glazing and Fenestration Products | Facilitating Improvements in the EPD System.” It was presented by Phil Northcott of Building Transparency. The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator tool is a free database of construction Environmental Product Declarations and matching building impact calculator for use in design and material procurement.
Northcott shared that building operations, meaning all buildings, including existing ones, create 28 percent of global emissions and that the embodied carbon of building materials contributes to 11 percent of global emissions, including new construction and renovations.