About Us
Building Transparency’s core mission is to provide open access data and tools necessary to enable broad and swift action across the construction industry in addressing embodied carbon’s role in climate change.
Our Story
We are the result of nearly 50 industry partners coming together to develop the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3). Formed in early 2020, Building Transparency was established as a new Washington State nonprofit to continue managing and developing the EC3 tool and provide the resources and education necessary to ensure its adoption.
Manufacturers
EPDs in Our Database
Why Embodied Carbon Matters
Building Transparency is helping to reduce the embodied carbon of buildings and infrastructure at scale with its free, open-access tools and EPD database. With these resources, the building industry can reduce its climate impact by comparing, specifying, and procuring lower-carbon materials and incentivizing manufacturers of high-impact materials, like concrete and steel, to decarbonize their manufacturing processes.
What We Do
Close Data Gaps
We work to close critical gaps in embodied carbon data by expanding access to transparent, reliable, and regionally relevant information. Through initiatives such as the Open Data for Climate Initiative (ODCi), we help make life cycle assessment data more accessible and support informed decision-making in regions and markets where environmental product data is limited.
Advance Data Quality & Interoperability
We collaborate with industry partners, standards bodies, and global initiatives to improve the quality, consistency, and interoperability of environmental data. By supporting standardized Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), data integration, and aligned methodologies, we help create a connected ecosystem of trusted information that enables meaningful comparisons and informed climate action.
Provide Global Data Infrastructure
We develop and maintain free, open-access digital tools and data infrastructure to accelerate decarbonization across the global construction industry. Through the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3), we make embodied carbon data accessible and actionable, empowering manufacturers, designers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to measure, compare, and reduce the carbon impacts of building materials.
Meet Our Team
Alison Kinn Bennett
Vaclav Hasik, Ph.D.
Azeezah Sultana Priyota
Data & Communications Manager
Chad Evans
Operations Manager
Don Davies
Special Program Advisor
Mikaela DeRousseau
Special Advisor
Our Software Development Team
Jeferson Kochen
Senior DevOps Architect
Andrea Correa
Senior Frontend Engineer
Manuel Abrante
Senior Backend Engineer
Joanna Arnaiz
UX Designer
Agustin Bellio
Senior Product Manager
Jose Garcia
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Organizational Partner
Our Board Of Directors
Julia Raish
Amazon
Chair
Noah Goldstein
Vice Chair
Steve Clem
Skanska USA
Treasurer
Kate Simonen
Univ. of Washington Life Cycle Lab
Secretary
Billie Faircloth
Cornell University
Katie Ross
Microsoft
Marta Bouchard
Autodesk
How We Support Policy
Join Our Mission
Building Transparency is made possible through the support of our Members, Partners, and Donors. The support from global industry leaders demonstrates the impact of EC3 and the growing awareness of embodied carbon emissions reductions as a critical lever in the fight against climate change.
