Embodied Carbon in Building Materials for Real Estate

January 01, 2019

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Embodied Carbon in Building Materials for Real Estate (PDF)

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

Authors

Marta Schantz

Monika Henn

Kate Hinsche

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