In collaboration with Accenture - Reducing Embodied Carbon in Cities: Nine Solutions for Greener

Yet most of us are society and a wide range of private companies from only beginning to understand the solutions the construction, design, engineering, finance and that are central to assessing and reducing the material production and supply industries and provide environmental impacts of building products both a model for cities seeking achievable solutions to before, during and after constructio. [...] Additionally, the lack of standardized approaches results in fragmentation across construction and real estate, as well as in Strengthening the low embodied the energy, transportation and waste sectors, and carbon ecosystem presents challenges to the widespread adoption and implementation of tried-and-tested low-carbon solutions and innovative approaches. [...] and building reuse: There is a need for comprehensive citywide strategies and policies – Only partial tracking of building components: Policy and to create incentives and promote circularity There is insufficient tracking and assessment regulation can be and the adaptive reuse of existing buildings, of the entire building and all materials used, a powerful tool structures and materials. [...] Concrete is one of the most prevalent human- Local and state governments often possess made materials in the world and one of the the power to enforce building codes and code largest contributors to embodied carbon in the amendments mandating the use of low-carbon built environment. [...] It requires the extending influence beyond individual engagement of stakeholders from across the value construction projects to affect urban planning, chain and in both the public and private sectors zoning regulations and building codes to collaboratively identify and pilot solutions to overcome traditional methods, a lack of resources – Technological advances and investment and common regulatory.