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Posted on Apr 8, 2021
The dirty secret of so-called 'fossil-fuel free' buildings
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/03/dirty-secret-fossil-fuel-free-building-embodied-carbon-building-glass-steel-blocks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io&PostID=28042671&MessageRunDetailID= [login to see]
In my opinion a fair and balanced article: Much is made of the proposed energy efficiency of buildings once they are occupied, but so far very little attention has been paid to the carbon emitted in getting them built, and eventually dismantled – from extracting raw materials and manufacturing components, to the toxic byproducts of demolition leaking out in landfill.
Acan estimates that this “embodied carbon” accounts for up to three-quarters of a building’s total emissions over its lifespan, a proportion that is only going to grow as the energy grid becomes increasingly decarbonised with the rise of renewables. With the built environment contributing about 45% of the total carbon emitted in the UK, the embodied energy of construction has become the vital element to focus on
In my opinion a fair and balanced article: Much is made of the proposed energy efficiency of buildings once they are occupied, but so far very little attention has been paid to the carbon emitted in getting them built, and eventually dismantled – from extracting raw materials and manufacturing components, to the toxic byproducts of demolition leaking out in landfill.
Acan estimates that this “embodied carbon” accounts for up to three-quarters of a building’s total emissions over its lifespan, a proportion that is only going to grow as the energy grid becomes increasingly decarbonised with the rise of renewables. With the built environment contributing about 45% of the total carbon emitted in the UK, the embodied energy of construction has become the vital element to focus on
The dirty secret of so-called 'fossil-fuel free' buildings
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Climate Change
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The real effect is still being determined. It is interesting how Climate Change educators rush to judgement, and neglect anything that doesn't fit their teaching. My fear is if the true solution is not wind and/or solar, going down that path will delay our arrival at the solution, because once people start making money off something they are not going to give it up. MHO
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