Embodied Carbon / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...carbonate (limestone). Sealing: This limestone fills the crack, physically sealing it from the inside out and protecting the internal steel reinforcement from corrosion. The biological healing process activates when water enters a crack, triggering bacteria to produce limestone fillers.   Biological vs crystallin...

...embodied carbon, superior fire safety, and a more breathable building envelope. Traditional foam boards, particularly XPS - of which actual Styrofoam is one type of XPS extruded foam - use HFC blowing agents with extremely high global warming potential (GWP), which can be thousands of times worse than carbon dioxide, a...

...embodied carbon and manufacturing process of a material is critical for sustainable building. For example, a tile that is durable and long-lasting is inherently more sustainable than one that needs frequent replacement. Ceramic and porcelain tiles Ceramic and porcelain tiles are among the most popular and versatile fl...

...carbon, the team has minimized the embodied carbon of building materials and systems while using the landscape to sequester carbon. Carefully deconstructed material from an existing home scheduled for demolition highlights the potential of adaptive reuse as a viable strategy to further reduce the embodied carbon of new...

...embodied energy of materials, also referred to as Embodied Carbon and Carbon Footprint. Manufacturers have different methods to mitigate these impacts, and all of these materials have complex life cycles. For a meaningful comparison, materials would need to be assessed as part of a lifecycle analysis (LCA) at a global ...