How To Calculate Embodied Carbon 2nd Edition O P Gibbons J J Orr by O P Gibbons, J J Orr, C Archer-jones, W Arnold, D Green 9781906335564, 9781906335571, 1906335567, 1906335575 instant download after payment.

This guide provides a common set of embodied carbon calculation principles for the structural engineering community to follow. The imperative to achieve net zero carbon by 2050 must change the way we practice —and calculating carbon is a key part of this.

Calculating embodied carbon in the same rigorous way across all designs will allow meaningful comparisons to be made between structural schemes, developing our understanding of embodied carbon as well as how we can most effectively reach net zero carbon. This guidance is equally applicable to infrastructure and building projects.

The calculation of embodied carbon must become a key part of every design process. Such efforts support our immediate need to reduce resource demand and increase reuse and recycling to enable a circular economy. This guide builds on the IStructE’s portfolio of guidance documents, FAQs and articles related to embodied carbon1,a topic that has long been on the agenda of some pioneering members of the IStructE community. It supports the sustainability related core tasks in The Structural Plan of Work 2020. Implementation of this guide is supported by The Structural Carbon Tool (a freely available Excel calculation tool), and designs can be rated using the Structural Carbon Rating Scheme (SCORS).

References to embodied carbon data and guidance in this document are UK-focused. Where the authors are aware of such information from other countries, it is referenced in Appendix A. This document is aligned with BS EN 159785, BS EN 158046 and RICS Professional Statement Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment.