Embodied carbon tools for architects and clients early in the design process

Rob Marsh; Freja Nygaard Rasmussen; Harpa Birgisdottir

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-72796-7_8

Embodied carbon tools for architects and clients early in the design process

Rob Marsh, Freja Nygaard Rasmussen, Harpa Birgisdottir

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Abstract

Alterations of a building design are easier facilitated in the early stages of a building design where less strategic parameters are fixed. Tools for environmental assessments are aimed for decision-support but are often used late in the building design process because the calculations rely on detailed volumes of material uses. This paradox can be addressed by using carbon profiles of a large set of pre-specified, pre-calculated building elements together with limited, geometrical input data of the early building design. The simplified approach allows for embodied carbon modelling within minutes and at a 5-10 % margin of error compared to more detailed tools.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Embodied Carbon in Buildings : Measurement, Management, and Mitigation
Editors	F. Pomponi, A. Moncaster, C. De Wolf
Number of pages	24
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	28 Jan 2018
Pages	167-190
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-72795-0
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-72796-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72796-7_8
Publication status	Published - 28 Jan 2018

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Embodied carbon tools for architects and clients early in the design process. / Marsh, Rob; Rasmussen, Freja Nygaard; Birgisdottir, Harpa.
Embodied Carbon in Buildings: Measurement, Management, and Mitigation. ed. / F. Pomponi; A. Moncaster; C. De Wolf. Springer, 2018. p. 167-190.

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