1st Edition

Targeting Zero Whole Life and Embodied Carbon Strategies for Design Professionals

By Simon Sturgis Copyright 2017
    128 Pages
    by RIBA Publishing

    Embodied and Whole Life Carbon will change the way buildings are designed, yet carbon emissions associated with the construction and life of buildings are not yet wholly understood by the profession. Energy is assumed to be the province of services engineers, yet energy from materials is as big an issue. Architects have the opportunity to take the lead in redefining how buildings are designed to achieve a low carbon future.

    1. A Holistic Approach to Low Carbon Design  2. Recycling, Reuse and the Circular Economy  3. Low Carbon Design - the Macro Scale  4. Low Carbon Design - the Human Scale  5. Measurement

    Biography

    Simon Sturgis, AADip RIBA is MD of Sturgis Carbon Profiling LLP. Simon also sits on various committees such as the RIBA Sustainable Futures Group, and is advisor to UKGBC, Farrell Review, A J Retrofit Awards and is a regular public speaker.