Embodied Carbon in Building Materials for Real Estate
Report Summary:
This Greenprint report prepares the real estate market for a low-carbon materials green building future, makes the business case for why real estate should pay attention to this sustainability trend, highlights smart steps to reduce embodied carbon in development, and showcases peers already addressing the issue. Featured projects include:
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, LaunchLabs, Cambridge MA
- Morgan Creek Ventures, Civic Grove Redevelopment, San Francisco CA
- Microsoft, Campus Redevelopment, Redmond WA
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Office Fit-Out, San Francisco CA
- ABN AMRO, Circl, Amsterdam
- Kaiser Group and Path Architecture, Carbon 12, Portland OR
- Molonglo, Nishi Building, Canberra Australia
Report Summary: This Greenprint report prepares the real estate market for a low-carbon materials green building future, makes the business case for why real estate should pay attention to this sustainability trend, highlights smart steps to reduce embodied carbon in development, and showcases peers already addressing the issue. Featured projects include:
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, LaunchLabs, Cambridge MA
- Morgan Creek Ventures, Civic Grove Redevelopment, San Francisco CA
- Microsoft, Campus Redevelopment, Redmond WA
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Office Fit-Out, San Francisco CA
- ABN AMRO, Circl, Amsterdam
- Kaiser Group and Path Architecture, Carbon 12, Portland OR
- Molonglo, Nishi Building, Canberra Australia
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