Here’s How: Embodied Carbon

Thornton Tomasetti
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Eliminating embodied carbon – the emissions from the manufacture, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials – is key to addressing climate change. This podcast explores how designers of buildings and communities can apply fresh thinking and best practices to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment.

  1. Ep. 01: 7 Minutes on Concrete Improvements

    EPISODE 1

    Ep. 01: 7 Minutes on Concrete Improvements

    Host Amy Hattan engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Patrick Kenny, a structural engineer and co-leader of the Materials Working Group in Thornton Tomasetti's Embodied Carbon community of practice. They explore effective strategies structural designers can use to reduce the embodied carbon footprint of concrete.

    7 min
  2. Ep. 02: 7 Minutes on Greener Steel

    EPISODE 2

    Ep. 02: 7 Minutes on Greener Steel

    Host Amy Hattan talks with Michael Cropper, co-lead of Thornton Tomasetti's Embodied Carbon community of practice. Michael sheds light on how structural engineers can reduce embodied carbon in their designs through thoughtful selection of steel for their projects.

    6 min
  3. Ep. 03: 7 Minutes on Engaging the Supply Chain

    EPISODE 3

    Ep. 03: 7 Minutes on Engaging the Supply Chain

    Host Amy Hattan and her colleague Duncan Cox explore the importance of supply chain engagement in the process and provide practical advice on how to effectively leverage this aspect for optimal results. Duncan is a trailblazer in the field of embodied carbon assessment and reduction and the leader of Thornton Tomasetti's life cycle assessment team.

    7 min
  4. Ep. 04: 7 Minutes on Resilient Thinking on Carbon

    EPISODE 4

    Ep. 04: 7 Minutes on Resilient Thinking on Carbon

    Host Amy Hattan sits down with Julie Pietrzak, the leader of Thornton Tomasetti's Resilience practice, to delve into the application of resilient thinking in design. They discuss how this approach can contribute to embodied carbon reductions in the built environment.

    7 min
  5. Ep. 05: 6 Minutes on Carbon Capture and Storage

    EPISODE 5

    Ep. 05: 6 Minutes on Carbon Capture and Storage

    Host Amy Hattan talks with Emily Kunkel, an expert in decarbonization strategies, about an innovative approach to tackling industrial carbon emissions. They will explore the impactful role of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) in substantially reducing emissions from cement manufacturing.

    6 min
  6. Ep. 06: 12 Minutes on the ABCs of EPDs

    EPISODE 6

    Ep. 06: 12 Minutes on the ABCs of EPDs

    In this episode, host Amy Hattan talks with Erin Gallagher, a senior sustainability consultant at Thornton Tomasetti. Erin explains the “ABCs” of environmental product declarations, or EPDs, and they discuss ways to access and use EPDs to lower embodied carbon in building designs.

    12 min
  7. Ep. 07: 11 Minutes on the LCA Three Ways

    EPISODE 7

    Ep. 07: 11 Minutes on the LCA Three Ways

    In this episode, host Amy Hattan talks with Heather Walters, a vice president in our Sustainability and Resilience practice. Heather, an expert in sustainable design, shares insights from a project using three LCA tools: Beacon, One Click LCA, and EC3. These assessments revealed varying results in embodied-carbon reduction, highlighting the importance of understanding the purpose of each study.

    11 min
  8. Ep. 08: 6 Minutes on Portland-Limestone Cement

    EPISODE 8

    Ep. 08: 6 Minutes on Portland-Limestone Cement

    In this episode, host Amy Hattan talks with Patrick Kenny, a structural engineer who co-leads our Embodied Carbon community of practice’s materials working group. Patrick explains how using portland-limestone cement (PLC) as an alternative to traditional portland cement offers a 5-10% reduction in embodied carbon. The conversation highlights the potential for substantial environmental benefits from widespread adoption of PLC.

    6 min
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Eliminating embodied carbon – the emissions from the manufacture, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials – is key to addressing climate change. This podcast explores how designers of buildings and communities can apply fresh thinking and best practices to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment.

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  • Creator
    Thornton Tomasetti
  • Episodes
    17
  • Seasons
    1
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    Clean
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