The pursuit of zero-carbon buildings will likely make embodied carbon a key metric in whole-life building sustainability.
Join Arup, DesignIntelligence, and the Design Futures Council for a free webinar that examines this timely subject.
A recording of this event is now available.
Overview
Embodied carbon has been traditionally deemed optional in carbon emissions analyses for buildings because it was estimated to be of small magnitude compared with operational carbon (WRI, Build Carbon Neutral). This presentation will look at likely future scenarios and show how, in the pursuit of zero-carbon buildings by ever-reducing operational emissions, embodied carbon is likely to become one of the key metrics to address in whole-life building sustainability. Furthermore, in the anticipation of cap-and-trade schemes, a price on carbon will affect all parties in the building industry.
Presenter
Arup principal Fiona Cousins is the leader of the New York sustainability team and one of the leaders of the mechanical engineering team. She has extensive experience in both sustainability consulting and mechanical engineering and is a frequent presenter on low-carbon solutions. Her interest in low-energy design has developed throughout her career. Her projects include the California College of Arts and Crafts, Fulton Street Transit Center, the High Museum of Art Expansion, and a sustainability action plan for the New York Power Authority. She is currently the chair of the U.S. Green Building Council’s New York Chapter.
