The release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere over a specific area and period.

Programs comprised of professionals throughout the global building industry that support education and awareness on embodied carbon, including materialsCAN, ownersCAN and contractorsCAN.

Legislation focused on setting limits on embodied carbon of construction materials, including structural steel, rebar, flat glass, and mineral wool insulation.

Creation of 2D or 3D models using software that represent built assets, such as buildings. A widely used means to create building drawings for construction and coordination purposes.

Signed by over 100 architecture firms and many general contractors and consultants, the pledge, created by AIA, asks firms to “support climate health by preferring products that reduce carbon emissions and ultimately sequester more carbon than emitted.”

The AIA is the leading organization for architects & design professionals advocating for urgent climate action.

The ACLCA is a non-profit that provides education, awareness, advocacy, and communications about environmental life cycle assessments.

Also known as construction phase emissions, A5 emissions are those associated with onsite activities of assembling the building or project, including onsite assembly and installation of materials.

Also known as transportation emissions, A4 emissions are associated with deliveries of materials from the point of manufacture to the jobsite.

Emissions associated with the extraction, processing, transportation and manufacture of materials and products up to the point where they leave the factory gate to be taken to a site.