It's happening.
#Strawhouse #Strawbuilding in Denmark. Why? Because it is superior + the government agreed to set science based limits on whole life carbon emissions. Including #embodiedcarbon. Foto: tegnestuen lokal
www.tegnestuenlokal.dk/faelledby-bi...
#Strawhouse #Strawbuilding in Denmark. Why? Because it is superior + the government agreed to set science based limits on whole life carbon emissions. Including #embodiedcarbon. Foto: tegnestuen lokal
www.tegnestuenlokal.dk/faelledby-bi...
May 12, 2026 at 7:42 AM
It's happening.
#Strawhouse #Strawbuilding in Denmark. Why? Because it is superior + the government agreed to set science based limits on whole life carbon emissions. Including #embodiedcarbon. Foto: tegnestuen lokal
www.tegnestuenlokal.dk/faelledby-bi...
#Strawhouse #Strawbuilding in Denmark. Why? Because it is superior + the government agreed to set science based limits on whole life carbon emissions. Including #embodiedcarbon. Foto: tegnestuen lokal
www.tegnestuenlokal.dk/faelledby-bi...
Even the best existing green building standards need a reality check at #embodiedcarbon #wholelifecarbon:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Even the best existing green building standards need a reality check at #embodiedcarbon #wholelifecarbon:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
+ NL limits #embodiedcarbon and not only energy use in operation of buildings and neighbourhoods #wholelifecarbon /hint
Utrecht NL is about to build the largest Dutch car-free neighbourhood.
12K people.
6K homes.
1.8K social rental homes.
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes.
21.5K bike parking spaces.
250 shared cars.
2 parcel hubs.
Parking structures on district edge.
High quality public transit.
12K people.
6K homes.
1.8K social rental homes.
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes.
21.5K bike parking spaces.
250 shared cars.
2 parcel hubs.
Parking structures on district edge.
High quality public transit.
Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week
Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...
nltimes.nl
March 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
+ NL limits #embodiedcarbon and not only energy use in operation of buildings and neighbourhoods #wholelifecarbon /hint
Participants also found it fun and appropriate to hold a #strawbuilding seminar in such a place. #embodiedcarbon. We are coming.
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Participants also found it fun and appropriate to hold a #strawbuilding seminar in such a place. #embodiedcarbon. We are coming.
This is your regular reminder that "avoided emissions" are NOT carbon offsets.
It is a fantastical comparison against a reality that does not exist.
#carbonoffset
#LCA
#embodiedcarbon
#climatechange
It is a fantastical comparison against a reality that does not exist.
#carbonoffset
#LCA
#embodiedcarbon
#climatechange
December 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM
This is your regular reminder that "avoided emissions" are NOT carbon offsets.
It is a fantastical comparison against a reality that does not exist.
#carbonoffset
#LCA
#embodiedcarbon
#climatechange
It is a fantastical comparison against a reality that does not exist.
#carbonoffset
#LCA
#embodiedcarbon
#climatechange
Malcolm Fraser architect backs keeping Argyle House, Edinburgh. Redevelop don't demolish. #brutalist #architecture
@barnabascalder.bsky.social
#embodiedcarbon
@barnabascalder.bsky.social
#embodiedcarbon
In an open letter shared with The Edinburgh Minute, architect Malcolm Fraser, known for his work on the Scottish Poetry Library, Scottish Storytelling Centre, DanceBase and Dovecot Studios, argues against plans to demolish Argyle House: www.edinburghminute.com/three-reason...
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Malcolm Fraser architect backs keeping Argyle House, Edinburgh. Redevelop don't demolish. #brutalist #architecture
@barnabascalder.bsky.social
#embodiedcarbon
@barnabascalder.bsky.social
#embodiedcarbon
Resilience through Intelligence.
Not #embodiedcarbon.
Not #embodiedcarbon.
October 14, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Resilience through Intelligence.
Not #embodiedcarbon.
Not #embodiedcarbon.
#EmbodiedCarbon - how many people is ignoring it going to kill?
A powerful #ClimateEmergency and #PublicHealth analysis
lloydalter.substack.com/p/how-many-p...
A powerful #ClimateEmergency and #PublicHealth analysis
lloydalter.substack.com/p/how-many-p...
How many people died so this building could live?
A new analysis looks at the cost of our building decisions in lives, not just carbon.
lloydalter.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#EmbodiedCarbon - how many people is ignoring it going to kill?
A powerful #ClimateEmergency and #PublicHealth analysis
lloydalter.substack.com/p/how-many-p...
A powerful #ClimateEmergency and #PublicHealth analysis
lloydalter.substack.com/p/how-many-p...
🪴Plant-based Passivhaus
💡Join us for #embodiedcarbon inspiration on Day 2 of Futurebuild.
😍Awesome line-up of speakers!
🗓️Wednesday 5 March: 12.30
👇Book your FREE place:
www.passivhaustrust....
💡Join us for #embodiedcarbon inspiration on Day 2 of Futurebuild.
😍Awesome line-up of speakers!
🗓️Wednesday 5 March: 12.30
👇Book your FREE place:
www.passivhaustrust....
February 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🪴Plant-based Passivhaus
💡Join us for #embodiedcarbon inspiration on Day 2 of Futurebuild.
😍Awesome line-up of speakers!
🗓️Wednesday 5 March: 12.30
👇Book your FREE place:
www.passivhaustrust....
💡Join us for #embodiedcarbon inspiration on Day 2 of Futurebuild.
😍Awesome line-up of speakers!
🗓️Wednesday 5 March: 12.30
👇Book your FREE place:
www.passivhaustrust....
Glas tile clad something that is called futurium. I can't get over it that we still make people believe that this is a possible future. #embodiedcarbon
April 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Glas tile clad something that is called futurium. I can't get over it that we still make people believe that this is a possible future. #embodiedcarbon
Ah, about the loss of heritage, and the #EmbodiedCarbon?
But no, Labour wants growth - but who benefits?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
But no, Labour wants growth - but who benefits?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
M&S given green light by Angela Rayner to demolish Oxford Street store
Approval for Marks & Spencer to rebuild flagship London store ends three-year planning battle over art deco building
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Ah, about the loss of heritage, and the #EmbodiedCarbon?
But no, Labour wants growth - but who benefits?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
But no, Labour wants growth - but who benefits?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
'Kostenwahrheit', ich liebe dieses Wort. #Bauwende #embodiedcarbon
"Und es gilt, Kostenwahr-
heit und damit ein Bewusstsein für Infrastrukturkosten herzustellen" CC @martinroeck.bsky.social
"Und es gilt, Kostenwahr-
heit und damit ein Bewusstsein für Infrastrukturkosten herzustellen" CC @martinroeck.bsky.social
Um ökologisch, aber vor allem auch sozial nachhaltig zu sein ist Bestandserhaltung, Umbauen und Sanieren essenziell. Nach einem konstruktiven Prozess wurde vom Beirat für Baukultur ein einstimmiger Beschluss über Empfehlungen zu Regularien für den Bestand gefasst.
www.bmkoes.gv.at/dam/jcr:e0b3...
www.bmkoes.gv.at/dam/jcr:e0b3...
www.bmkoes.gv.at
January 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
'Kostenwahrheit', ich liebe dieses Wort. #Bauwende #embodiedcarbon
"Und es gilt, Kostenwahr-
heit und damit ein Bewusstsein für Infrastrukturkosten herzustellen" CC @martinroeck.bsky.social
"Und es gilt, Kostenwahr-
heit und damit ein Bewusstsein für Infrastrukturkosten herzustellen" CC @martinroeck.bsky.social
From a garden office in Sheffield to a market cold room in Kenya, straw applied in very different contexts.
theconversation.com/why-im-build...
#construction #strawbuilding #biobasedmaterials #embodiedcarbon #bioeconomy
theconversation.com/why-im-build...
#construction #strawbuilding #biobasedmaterials #embodiedcarbon #bioeconomy
Why I’m building an office out of straw
Straw bales are a cheap building materials and they are great for insulation.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM
From a garden office in Sheffield to a market cold room in Kenya, straw applied in very different contexts.
theconversation.com/why-im-build...
#construction #strawbuilding #biobasedmaterials #embodiedcarbon #bioeconomy
theconversation.com/why-im-build...
#construction #strawbuilding #biobasedmaterials #embodiedcarbon #bioeconomy
@florianurban.bsky.social found for our book Form Follows Fuel that it's v hard to get #embodiedenergy figures for buildings today. #embodiedcarbon is widespread, yet it's much less clear, and more vulnerable to distortion. Here's our argument:
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/is-embo...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/is-embo...
Is embodied carbon a vanity metric?
With ambitions for regenerative architecture increasing, it is vitally important that we measure the right things in trying to get there, say Barnabas Calder and Florian Urban
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
@florianurban.bsky.social found for our book Form Follows Fuel that it's v hard to get #embodiedenergy figures for buildings today. #embodiedcarbon is widespread, yet it's much less clear, and more vulnerable to distortion. Here's our argument:
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/is-embo...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/is-embo...
🇫🇷 France includes sequestered carbon in building regulation (RE2020) & has built over 10,000 straw buildings to date.
The UK still lacks regulation on #embodiedcarbon & #biobased materials are left out of policy, finance & scale.
Support Part Z: www.part-z.uk/support-part-z
#partz
The UK still lacks regulation on #embodiedcarbon & #biobased materials are left out of policy, finance & scale.
Support Part Z: www.part-z.uk/support-part-z
#partz
July 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🇫🇷 France includes sequestered carbon in building regulation (RE2020) & has built over 10,000 straw buildings to date.
The UK still lacks regulation on #embodiedcarbon & #biobased materials are left out of policy, finance & scale.
Support Part Z: www.part-z.uk/support-part-z
#partz
The UK still lacks regulation on #embodiedcarbon & #biobased materials are left out of policy, finance & scale.
Support Part Z: www.part-z.uk/support-part-z
#partz
5t straw module curtain wall system that allows to cover facades up to 13 meters high with prefabricated elements.
Is it hiding the concrete #embodiedcarbon or does it offset the emissions?
#strawhouse #strawbuilding #wlc #architecture
pailletech.be/actus/
Is it hiding the concrete #embodiedcarbon or does it offset the emissions?
#strawhouse #strawbuilding #wlc #architecture
pailletech.be/actus/
September 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
5t straw module curtain wall system that allows to cover facades up to 13 meters high with prefabricated elements.
Is it hiding the concrete #embodiedcarbon or does it offset the emissions?
#strawhouse #strawbuilding #wlc #architecture
pailletech.be/actus/
Is it hiding the concrete #embodiedcarbon or does it offset the emissions?
#strawhouse #strawbuilding #wlc #architecture
pailletech.be/actus/
2/2 Meanwhile Wikipedia suggests 180g CO2e/kg for structural concrete, which sounds a lot more realistic 🤔
🧪
#EPDs
#LCA
#EmbodiedCarbon
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environ...).
🧪
#EPDs
#LCA
#EmbodiedCarbon
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environ...).
Environmental impact of concrete - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
January 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
2/2 Meanwhile Wikipedia suggests 180g CO2e/kg for structural concrete, which sounds a lot more realistic 🤔
🧪
#EPDs
#LCA
#EmbodiedCarbon
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environ...).
🧪
#EPDs
#LCA
#EmbodiedCarbon
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environ...).
Showing this #rammedearth video to students for more than half a decade now. Since we *only* do small sections by hand in workshops, fast. It helps people understand that this is the production from A to Z, so you can control #embodiedcarbon. Usually in construction you start on the site at XY.
November 15, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Showing this #rammedearth video to students for more than half a decade now. Since we *only* do small sections by hand in workshops, fast. It helps people understand that this is the production from A to Z, so you can control #embodiedcarbon. Usually in construction you start on the site at XY.
I'm heading into London for the Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards.
Good luck to all the shortlist. They're all winners really (if that's not too much of a cliché!).
esba.uk
#Passivhaus #EmbodiedCarbon #Reuse #BetterBuilding
Good luck to all the shortlist. They're all winners really (if that's not too much of a cliché!).
esba.uk
#Passivhaus #EmbodiedCarbon #Reuse #BetterBuilding
June 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I'm heading into London for the Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards.
Good luck to all the shortlist. They're all winners really (if that's not too much of a cliché!).
esba.uk
#Passivhaus #EmbodiedCarbon #Reuse #BetterBuilding
Good luck to all the shortlist. They're all winners really (if that's not too much of a cliché!).
esba.uk
#Passivhaus #EmbodiedCarbon #Reuse #BetterBuilding
What I have never understood:
If you have to use fossil or high emission building materials in some existing buildings because 'the child fell into the well' already, why do you have to do that in new buildings? 'Technology openness' is #climatecrisis through #embodiedcarbon.
If you have to use fossil or high emission building materials in some existing buildings because 'the child fell into the well' already, why do you have to do that in new buildings? 'Technology openness' is #climatecrisis through #embodiedcarbon.
November 26, 2024 at 8:52 AM
What I have never understood:
If you have to use fossil or high emission building materials in some existing buildings because 'the child fell into the well' already, why do you have to do that in new buildings? 'Technology openness' is #climatecrisis through #embodiedcarbon.
If you have to use fossil or high emission building materials in some existing buildings because 'the child fell into the well' already, why do you have to do that in new buildings? 'Technology openness' is #climatecrisis through #embodiedcarbon.
Huge burps of #embodiedcarbon for luxury skyscrapers, ignorant at climate budgets and adamant at biodiversity loss through extraction, useless.
estreltower.com
estreltower.com
July 22, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Huge burps of #embodiedcarbon for luxury skyscrapers, ignorant at climate budgets and adamant at biodiversity loss through extraction, useless.
estreltower.com
estreltower.com
I admit Hamburg has a lot of overly glazed high prestige #embodiedcarbon nightmares. Sustainable building is rare. But this bankrupt 1 by David Chipperfield is a true crime against humanity. There is zero need to build a tall structure like this in the area.
Besides ego, greed.
Besides ego, greed.
September 26, 2024 at 10:45 AM
I admit Hamburg has a lot of overly glazed high prestige #embodiedcarbon nightmares. Sustainable building is rare. But this bankrupt 1 by David Chipperfield is a true crime against humanity. There is zero need to build a tall structure like this in the area.
Besides ego, greed.
Besides ego, greed.
I'm all in favour of firm enforcement of planning rules, but I wonder whether there are better options than to demolish and lose so much #embodiedcarbon.
How about confiscating properties which breach planning regs, and using them as social housing?
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2483910...
How about confiscating properties which breach planning regs, and using them as social housing?
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2483910...
Oxford council orders demolition of houses after developer's appeal fails
Headington homes in Quarry High Street will be demolished after an appeal from the developer failed.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I'm all in favour of firm enforcement of planning rules, but I wonder whether there are better options than to demolish and lose so much #embodiedcarbon.
How about confiscating properties which breach planning regs, and using them as social housing?
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2483910...
How about confiscating properties which breach planning regs, and using them as social housing?
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2483910...
And this is not a way 'down' as the curves suggest.
* This is building better.
Everything else is magic.
#embodiedcarbon
www.agora-industrie.de/publikatione...
* This is building better.
Everything else is magic.
#embodiedcarbon
www.agora-industrie.de/publikatione...
July 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
And this is not a way 'down' as the curves suggest.
* This is building better.
Everything else is magic.
#embodiedcarbon
www.agora-industrie.de/publikatione...
* This is building better.
Everything else is magic.
#embodiedcarbon
www.agora-industrie.de/publikatione...
#CarbonCure is headed to #ClimateWeekNYC!
Meet our interim CEO Kristal Kaye & our delegation in NYC Sept 21–28 to talk low carbon concrete, #EmbodiedCarbon strategies & high-integrity #CarbonCredits.
Let’s connect at Climate Week: bit.ly/3LwxweE
Meet our interim CEO Kristal Kaye & our delegation in NYC Sept 21–28 to talk low carbon concrete, #EmbodiedCarbon strategies & high-integrity #CarbonCredits.
Let’s connect at Climate Week: bit.ly/3LwxweE
September 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#CarbonCure is headed to #ClimateWeekNYC!
Meet our interim CEO Kristal Kaye & our delegation in NYC Sept 21–28 to talk low carbon concrete, #EmbodiedCarbon strategies & high-integrity #CarbonCredits.
Let’s connect at Climate Week: bit.ly/3LwxweE
Meet our interim CEO Kristal Kaye & our delegation in NYC Sept 21–28 to talk low carbon concrete, #EmbodiedCarbon strategies & high-integrity #CarbonCredits.
Let’s connect at Climate Week: bit.ly/3LwxweE