We know we have a long way to go in our efforts to negate climate change and, as discussed, the benefits of carbon capture when used effectively will have a significant impact on the footprint of the plastics industry.
is an essential tool to help the built environment create coordinated consensus and do more to stop runaway climate change.Building new homes to the highest efficient standards is an important first step to cutting emissions from housing.
Clara Bagenal George (Associate at Elementa Consulting) who initiated LETI and is the lead editor of the report, said.‘The building industry knows that we should be designing climate-friendly buildings now, but unfortunately only a fraction of new properties are of the standard needed to meet our climate targets.’.The Climate Emergency Design Guide.
covers 5 key areas: operational energy, embodied carbon, the future of heat, demand response and data disclosure.This ensures that developers, consultants and policy officers in the UK will have a reference point as to what defines what their developments should achieve to ensure our climate change targets are met.. LETI will also be publishing the.
Embodied Carbon.
alongside the main guide, which offers supplementary guidance to those interested in exploring embodied carbon in more detail.The superstructure contains the majority of the embodied carbon in a building.
We could design these for a 100-year total life span, while the use of standardised components would make an interior refit possible every five to ten years.In its initial configuration a building might function as an office block, but components could be taken out and the building changed into a residential building or school.
At the end of its life, the various standardised components would be recycled, reused or redeployed, creating a circular economy.As the Internet of Things evolves and built assets become smarter, gathering increasing amounts of data, they could become self-optimising, intelligent buildings – recognising the need for a change in air or lighting levels.
(Editor: Elegant Umbrellas)