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Building Transparency to Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of EC3 Tool at Greenbuild 2024
Nonprofit to Present and Exhibit at Conference While Showcasing Growth of Cornerstone Tool SEATTLE – November 11, 2024 – Building Transparency, a nonprofit organization that provides open access data and tools to foster a better building future, today announces the...
For Construction Pros: The Role of Environmental Product Declarations in the Decarbonization of Concrete
Read an article from Mikaela DeRousseau that explains the importance of EPDs in helping contractors decarbonize their projects.
Building Transparency Extends Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) Pilot Access to Individual Users
Learn about the pilot version of EC3 available to individual users.
Building Transparency Announces Latest Partners in Tech, Construction and Manufacturing
Meet the latest group of partners joining Building Transparency in prioritizing embodied carbon action.
Building Transparency Supports Recent Buy Clean Policy Progress and Launches Industry Resource for Embodied Carbon Action
Find out how the nonprofit supports and informs the implementation of low-carbon procurement policy.
Interiors+Sources: 3 Designers Talk 3 Ways to Utilize EC3
Explore thoughts from three interior designers about how they use EC3 to lower the carbon footprint of their projects.
Bloomberg: Just How Climate-Friendly Are Timber Buildings? It’s Complicated
Learn more about the use of timber on building projects to lower carbon emissions.
Metropolis: Perkins&Will, Building Transparency, and C Change Labs Announce Plans to Develop a Low-Carbon Specification Tool
Read an article from Metropolis that looks at the tallyCAT project ands its goals.
Data Center Dynamics: Sustainable data centers require sustainable construction
Learn more about the role of embodied carbon in driving emission reductions in data center construction.
Fast Company: Microsoft and Skanska are using this free tool to dramatically cut their carbon
Check out an article from Fast Company that explains how tech companies are using EC3 to reach their climate goals.
Metropolis: Why Interior Designs Must Fight Climate Change
Metropolis EIC Avinash Rajagopal discusses the important role designers play in decarbonizing buildings.
Puget Sound Business Journal: How one Seattle exec’s work is massively reducing carbon emissions
Learn more about Executive Director Stacy Smedley and her passion for embodied carbon action.
Dezeen: Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator launches to tackle industry emissions
Read about the initial launch of the EC3 tool and the industry leaders who collaborated on its development.