COP29 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion

House of No Waste: Catalyzing Circular Solutions for a Zero-Emission Construction Sector

Event description

Let’s face it, emissions from the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry are too high and one of the key issues is there are no agreed-upon processes for measuring embodied carbon. These upfront emissions contribute around 13% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions and these emissions will be responsible for half of the entire carbon footprint of new construction between now and 2050.

Join this panel discussion to hear a deep dive into how a group of companies conducted a proof of concept to address this process complexity. The goal: Identify best practices toward establishing industry-wide guidelines for embodied carbon analysis to create actionable benchmarks. This session is essential for anyone committed to reducing the carbon footprint of buildings and figuring out how to simplify processes across the industry.