A bevy of new contech tools are being introduced to help builders evaluate the life-cycle "embodied" carbon footprints of building materials in order meet carbon reduction goals ESG-minded investors and developers are aiming for in new projects.
New "carbon calculators" are being used to measure embodied carbon by tracking how much the harvesting or mining, manufacturing, packaging and transport to the jobsite of specific building materials contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions.
The new tools are helping project managers and builders choose more environmentally friendly building materials, including the low-carbon concrete and mass timber that Amazon now is using to build its massive HQ2 project in Virginia.
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