Tag: embodied carbon

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From Strategy to Practice

  • March 30, 2026
Translating the real-world complexity of buildings, their materials, sourcing, manufacturing, transportation, installation, use and eventual replacement into a model we can measure and analyze is one of the most complex challenges we face today. We rely on layers of abstraction: mathematics, coding, algorithms and databases to simulate multiple iterations and scenarios. And this modeling process is still evolving.
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Finding Success with Mass Timber for Net-zero Construction

  • February 25, 2026
Graycor’s two-decade relationship with Amazon led to our construction firm taking on an unconventional and pioneering project — the company’s first net-zero-carbon delivery station, DII5 in Elkhart, Indiana. To achieve net-zero certification, the 39-acre site features mass timber construction as opposed to the traditional precast or tilt-up concrete and structural steel.
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The Carbon Behind the Curtain

  • August 25, 2025
Discover how to unlock the hidden carbon footprint of building materials with Environmental Product Declarations. It’s one of the most valuable tools we have in understanding embodied carbon, but in a world saturated with sustainability acronyms, it’s easy to get lost. Learn more about the metrics that matter and how to use this tool for sustainable development.
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The Fundamentals of Embodied Carbon

  • August 4, 2025
Walk into any design meeting today and you’ll likely hear the word decarbonization. Among many strategies, it’s become a key focus in the building industry’s response to climate change. But what does it actually mean for the spaces we build? More importantly, how do we turn broad climate goals into specific, measurable actions, especially when much of a building’s emissions are released before the lights are ever turned on?
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Steps to Reduce Embodied Carbon Emissions in Industrial Real Estate

  • October 17, 2023
Commercial real estate leaders who are looking to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the construction of new industrial buildings can make use of new measurement tools, data and information. While the steps to lowering the embodied carbon footprint of a project or portfolio are simple, they are not necessarily easy.
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Examining the Impact of Embodied Carbon in Industrial Real Estate

  • September 19, 2023
Every industry is being challenged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially with the U.S. government’s commitment to combat climate change and increase funding for these efforts. The construction industry has a considerable impact on global greenhouse gas emissions primarily due to its significant contributions to operational and embodied carbon, accounting for 28% and 11%, respectively, of total emissions.
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