📢 Greenbuild Giveaway Alert! 📢 The Building Transparency team is gearing up for the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo 2024 from November 12-15! The multi-day event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with sustainability leaders, gain insights from industry peers, and explore innovative ways to drive widespread decarbonization across the built environment. Everyone can have an impact on reaching climate goals, and guess what? We want YOU to experience all the event has to offer! We’re giving away a full Learning Package (conference pass) to one lucky LinkedIn follower! To enter, simply leave a comment telling us why you’re excited about #Greenbuild2024. We’ll announce the winner after 12 PM ET on Friday, August 16! #EmbodiedCarbon #Sustainability #Collaboration #FreePass #Teamwork
Building Transparency
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Free tools & data addressing embodied carbon emissions in the building industry. EC3/tally/openEPD/materials&ownersCAN
About us
BuildingTransparency.org’s core mission is to provide the open access data and tools necessary to enable broad and swift action across the building industry in addressing embodied carbon’s role in climate change. BuildingTransparency.org currently provides actionable information about embodied carbon in construction via the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool. It provides services including : • Free, easy-to-use database(s) of construction materials and their environmental impacts, utilizing third party verified environmental product declaration (EPDs). • Ability to view and compare embodied carbon impacts of selected materials manufacturers and products based on your geography, performance requirements and materials selections • Free user interface and published methodology that enables clear, transparent embodied carbon limits and reductions to be set, achieved and reported • Security and confidentiality of proprietary and personal data • Transparent, open access software to be used to further supply chain market transformation, to the extent that is reasonable and prudent with respect to security, privacy, licenses, and other obligations. • Digital EPD integration to optimize and accelerate disclosure and reduction of material environmental impacts • User support for fast adoption and easy integration into existing AEC workflows, specifications and procurement documents.
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https://www.buildingtransparency.org/en/
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- 2-10 employees
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- Seattle, Washington
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- 2020
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Employees at Building Transparency
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Anthony Bay
Founder and CEO at Techquity, Board member and Advisor, former Apple, Microsoft, Amazon exec, Co-founder at UPROAR,
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Stacy Smedley
Exec Dir/Building Transparency, Musician/Magnolia Steel Band, Living Building Hero, Grist Top 50 Fixer, ENR Top 25 Newsmaker, Builtworlds Maverick…
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Kelly Simkins
Program Assistant at Building Transparency
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Mikaela DeRousseau
Senior Data and Methodology Manager at Building Transparency
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Building Transparency's Executive Director, Stacy Smedley, is featured in this important documentary spotlighting a cross section of extraordinary women working tirelessly to address carbon emissions. Stacy will be moderating the Q&A directly following the world premier of the documentary in Portland, Oregon on August 14th. See the eloquent description and call to attend from the Carbon Leadership Forum below!
Women of Carbon documentary WORLD PREMIERE!! Hosted by Skanska Produced by sOlar eye communications Directed by Basia Myszynski + Leonard Myszynski Screening followed by Q&A, moderated by Stacy Smedley, Building Transparency. A groundbreaking documentary on women transforming construction while combating climate change. Echoing the spirit of the original Industrial Revolution, these visionary women are on a quest to effect change for a sustainable planet. Their innovative work in the built environment places them at the core of decarbonization, human health and economic opportunity. Directed by Basia + Leonard Myszynski, the film shares their inspiring journeys and collective vision for a better world. The film features many incredible women from across the Carbon Leadership Forum network of carbon leaders and activists, including Stacy Smedley, Mija Hubler, Freya Burton, Laura Hines-Pierce, Tabitha Stine, Rachael Jamison, Anyeley Hallova, Kate Simonen, Cristy Fiander, Rena Simon, Jenny Yang, Lisa Conway, Jennifer Holmgren, Kari Pei, Erica Spiritos, Susan Jones, Yasemin Kologlu, Lola Ben Alon, Leah Ellis, and men as well, including Yet-Ming Chiang, Ben Hayes, Wil V. Srubar III, PhD, and Don Davies PE,SE. #embodiedcarbon https://lnkd.in/gxP4JUHB
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Building Transparency believes in deep collaboration and mutually benefitial integrations within the growing embodied carbon data and tools ecosystem, and everything we do is in support of our mission to make embodied carbon data accessible and actionable. Please to point to another example of this, with Qualis Flow (Qflow)'s announcement of their integration with Building Transparency's EC3 tool. #ec3tool #embodiedcarbon #asbuilts #constructioncarbon #constructiontools #climatetools #climatedata #ecosystem
A data tool for evaluating material and construction waste has been upgraded to offer as-built carbon data reporting too. #construction #caronreporting #data #sustainability #netzero Qualis Flow (Qflow) Building Transparency Stacy Smedley Jade Cohen
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Thanks to one of our lead sponsors and partners Google for their commitment to understanding and reducing the embodied carbon impacts of their buildings and supporting our efforts to bring the data and tools necessary to the entire construction sector.
Sustainability Lead | Net Zero Carbon | Leading supply chains towards carbon and climate resilience | LEED AP
I'm very excited to for the release of the Google's 2024 Environmental Report. This year, we've made significant advancements in our sustainability efforts, including integrating AI to drive positive environmental change. Part of this journey is working to lower the #embodiedcarbon associated with #construction. With collaborators like Building Transparency and data center peers in the iMasons Climate Accord, we are working together to measure and reduce the environmental footprint of our #digitalinfrastructure. Read the full report and learn more about our initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gpN74_y3 #GoogleSustainability #ClimateAction
Our 2024 Environmental Report
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Happy to share this interim report on accounting for carbon uptake in Product Category Rules for cement-based products, which our very own Mikaela DeRousseau co-authored alongsite Pranav Pradeep Kumar, Ph.D., E.I.T., Hessam AzariJafari and Randolph Kirchain at MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub.
Written in collaboration with industry and other academic institutions, our new interim report proposes a framework to account for carbon uptake in Product Category Rules (PCRs) for creating EPDs for cement-based products (CBPs). Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eFjiYqfq Key takeaways: 💡 The proposed method elaborates the multi-level approach adopted to define carbon uptake estimation based on the information available to EPD producers and users. 💡 The report highlights the need for a probabilistic framework to account for uncertainties associated with the input data and modeling approach. 💡 The report also aims to provide guidelines for producers to incorporate carbon uptake estimates into EPDs based on end-use applications and create a baseline for a science-based and transparent method generalizable to other components of a CBP’s life cycle. Authors: Pranav Pradeep Kumar, Ph.D., E.I.T. Mikaela DeRousseau Hessam AzariJafari Randolph Kirchain Affiliations of Members of Carbonation Working Group: Building Transparency, Cement Association of Canada, University of Washington, Portland Cement Association, Heidelberg Materials, University of Toronto, Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI), University of California, Davis, Salt River Materials Group, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association CONCRETE ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering #EPD #PCR #carbonuptake #ccus #concrete #cement #concretemasonry #MIT #research
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Building Transparency reposted this
⭐ Panelist Spotlight: Stacy Smedley ⭐ 👋 Meet Stacy Smedley! Stacy is the Executive Director of Building Transparency, inspiring swift climate action in the building design and construction industry. With 20 years of experience, she leads efforts to reduce embodied carbon through tools like the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) and tallyLCA. 🌍🏛️ Join us TODAY at 3PM ET, where Stacy will join our other amazing panelists to share her expertise on AI and its transformative impact on architectural workflows. 🌱✨ Register now at the link in the comments! 🔗👇 #AIinArchitecture #WorkflowImprovements #PanelDiscussion #ArchitectureInnovation #SustainableDesign #BuildingSmart #TechInArchitecture #FutureOfConstruction #ArchitectsOfTheFuture #AIApplications #DesignEfficiency #ArchitecturalWorkflow #SustainableArchitecture #AIInsights #BuildingBetter
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Very exciting to see this coverage of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s work to drive purchase and procurement of low embodied carbon construction materials in Forbes: https://lnkd.in/gXWqubNK “Momentum is building for this public-private partnership. In November 2022, the EPA announced it is expanding its recommendation list to support federal sustainability goals, highlighting opportunities around climate change and safer chemicals. Early this year, with $100 million authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act, it launched a program to craft an ecolabel for construction materials with substantially lower embodied carbon than industry averages.” It is a great market signal when this type of news begins to go mainstream. #embodiedcarbon #markettransformation #epds #climatepolicy
Using Nudges And Standards To Build Markets For Sustainable Products
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Another example of leveraging Building Transparency's EPD database API to dig into embodied carbon emissions data for construction materials! Great work, FORELL ELSESSER!
Visualization Tools, now available! First, based on your valuable feedback on our "Concrete EPD Availability" dashboard, we've enhanced it further. Now, you can compare availability not only by state but also by zip code, providing even more localized insights. Concrete EPD visualization tool here: https://lnkd.in/gYu_bYzN Second, introducing our latest addition: a groundbreaking tool that compares the GWP impact of manufacturing wood products versus transporting them. Our aim is to shed light on transportation's significant role in total GWP. Explore it now and share your thoughts with us! Mass timber visualization tool here: https://lnkd.in/guCyT6yj Thanks again to Building Transparency for sharing access to EPD data and stay tuned for more updates and innovations as we continue our commitment to sustainability and data-driven solutions. #EmbodiedCarbon #Sustainability #DataVisualization #ForellCNI #ForellMTI
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We are excited to announce that pilot access to Building Transparency's EC3 tool is now available to individual users of the tool: https://www.ec3pilot.org/ Funds received through enabling this access go directly back into fulfilling our mission by further supporting development and testing for deployment of additional categores and features in the public version of EC3. Until today, pilot access and development support has been tied to corporate pilot partnerships. But with the increasing number of material categories now being curated within the EC3 tool - as well as the increasing number of EC3 "power users" suggesting and asking for additional functionality - the team felt the tool and the EC3 user community would both benefit from this decision to increase pilot user access. You can read more on the EC3 pilot landing page, as well as access a full list of FAQ's! #ec3tool #embodiedcarbon #constructioncarbon #epds #buyclean