Written by Jay Arehart, PhD v1.0. | Aug 10, 2024 Welcome to a resource page dedicated to introducing structural engineers to embodied carbon. This resource is put together to supplement the annual [Embodied Carbon Bootcamp for Structural Engineers](https://www.colorado.edu/ceae/embodied-carbon-bootcampsymposium-structural-engineers) event: [[About the Bootcamp]] You may have found your way here as a past attendee, somebody shared it with you, or a search engine brought you here. Regardless, welcome! If you have suggestions, edits, fixes, improvements to make to any of the pages within, or things you'd like to see, please reach out to [Jay Arehart](mailto:[email protected]) ([email protected]). # Table of Contents Each page in this repository contains information about a topic or concept. These pages are coupled together under the following headings to provide a suggested reading list. Within each page, additional links and connections are made in the form of a 'wiki', as well as references to external resources (of which there are many). ## Measuring Embodied Carbon 1. [[Why Consider Embodied Carbon?]] 2. [[How to Perform an LCA]] 3. [[Midpoint Indicators to Measure Endpoint Impacts]] 4. [[Life cycle stages and modules]] 5. [[Example Embodied Carbon Calculation]] 6. [[Data Collection Strategies]] 7. [[Environmental Product Declarations]] 8. [[How to Calculate Embodied Carbon (IStructE)]] 9. [[Prestandard for Assessing the Embodied Carbon of Structural Systems for Buildings]] ## Reducing Embodied Carbon 1. [[Engaging the Design Team]] 2. [[Specifications]] 3. [[Design Strategies]] ## Other relevant pages and resources: - [[NCSEA - Design Criteria and Design Constraints for Sustainability and Embodied Carbon]] - [[Basic embodied carbon concepts and terminology]] - [[SE 2050 Commitment Program]] - [IstructE Climate Emergency Resources](https://www.istructe.org/resources/climate-emergency/) - [Carbon Leadership Forum Resources](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/resource-library/) - [Carbon Leadership Forum Online Community](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org) - [Building Transparency Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3)](https://buildingtransparency.org/ec3) - [2023 CLF North American Material Baselines Report](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/clf-material-baselines-2023/) - [Embodied carbon: structural sensitivity study (2020)](https://www.istructe.org/resources/case-study/embodied-carbon-structural-sensitivity-study/) See something that you think should be added? Reach out to [Jay Arehart](mailto:[email protected]).