IMPORTANT RESNET ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2023-12-07 RESNET® Appoints Embodied Carbon Standard Development Committee 1500
2023-10-05 RESNET® Begins Standard Development Process to Develop an ANSI Candidate Standard to Calculate the Embodied Carbon in Residential Building Materials
2023-07-11 Embodied Carbon Standard Development is Approved by RESNET Board
2022-02-22 Embodied Carbon Advisory Committee Recommends to Begin Developing an Embodied Carbon Standard to the RESNET Board
2022-12-22 RESNET Appoints Advisory Committee to Investigate Development of Standard to Calculate the Embodied Carbon in Homes
THE BASICS:
When most people think about the carbon footprint of a building, they think about how much electricity or heat a building uses. The greenhouse gases generated to produce electricity or heat are known as operational carbon emissions. For the last 16 years, the HERS rating industry has focused on reducing operational emissions. (And we’ve done a great job!) However, the emissions from the extraction, transportation to the factory and the manufacturing of the building materials themselves are known as embodied carbon emissions or “cradle to gate” emissions...
CLICK HERE to read more about what embodied carbon is, why it matters, and what needs to happen next.
THE DETAILS:
FOR THE BUILDING SCIENCE ENTHUSIASTS AMONG US!
CLICK HERE for all of the details about how we think this might work (AKA: everything including the carbon sink!)
TAKE ACTION:
STEP ONE: WATCH OUR VIDEO (1 RESNET PDH - Register for Quiz)
STEP TWO: SIGN THE LETTER OF SUPPORT
STEP THREE: SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORK
RESOURCES:
EMBODIED CARBON CALCULATORS AND LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS TOOLS
GLOSSARY
ORGANIZATIONS
VIDEOS, PODCASTS AND ARTICLES
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