The building sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for approximately one third of global GHG emissions. However, this statistic doesn’t encompass all emissions relating to construction, leaving out those included in the manufacturing and transportation of building materials known as embodied emission. In this article we give you all the information you need to approach construction carbon accounting related to embodied emissions.

Yesterday, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched their proposal of a new set of rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors.