Understanding Embodied Carbon & Net Zero Carbon Construction
When it comes to creating lower-carbon construction, does the building industry have a blind spot? For a model of true sustainable development, consider Evergreen Brick Works’ landmark location in Toronto’s Don Valley. There, the historic Kiln Building has been transformed into the TD Future Cities Centre. This innovative project demonstrates what’s possible when you take a holistic view towards creating a carbon-neutral construction project.
New buildings are increasingly energy-efficient. This means operational energy use (and carbon) is becoming a smaller piece of the carbon impact of construction while embodied carbon is an increasingly dominant source of emissions.
Not at the TD Future Cities Centre.
Developers, architects, engineers, designers, and construction managers will learn how the TD Future Cities Centre project partners progressed towards their goal of carbon neutrality at a historic site. Embodied carbon should be on the radar of investors in new development projects and owners renovating existing properties. Learn more about whole life carbon and how addressing this at the earliest stages of project planning can slash your carbon footprint for minimal costs.Download Report
Kuelewa Carbon Embodied na Net Zero Carbon Construction Wakati wa kuunda ujenzi wa chini ya kaboni, je, sekta ya ujenzi ina sehemu kipofu? Kwa mfano wa maendeleo ya kweli endelevu, fikiria Evergreen Brick Works' eneo la kihistoria katika Toronto's Don Valley. Huko, Jengo la Kiln la kihistoria limebadilishwa kuwa Kituo cha Majiji ya Baadaye cha TD. Mradi huu wa ubunifu unaonyesha nini inawezekana wakati wewe kuchukua mtazamo wa jumla kuelekea kujenga mradi wa ujenzi wa kaboni-neutral. Majengo mapya yanatumia nishati kwa njia bora zaidi. Hii inamaanisha matumizi ya nishati ya uendeshaji (na kaboni) inakuwa kipande kidogo cha athari ya kaboni ya ujenzi wakati kaboni iliyoingizwa ni chanzo kikubwa cha uzalishaji. Timu ya TCDD Future Cities Watengenezaji, wasanifu, wahandisi, wasanifu, na wasimamizi wa ujenzi watajifunza jinsi washirika wa mradi wa TD Future Cities Center waliendelea kuelekea lengo lao la kutokuwa na kaboni katika tovuti ya kihistoria. Kaboni iliyoingizwa inapaswa kuwa kwenye rada ya wawekezaji katika miradi mpya ya maendeleo na wamiliki wa ukarabati wa mali zilizopo. Kujifunza zaidi kuhusu carbon maisha yote na jinsi ya kushughulikia hii katika hatua za mapema za mipango ya mradi inaweza kupunguza alama yako ya kaboni kwa gharama ndogo.