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Built Environment and Embodied Carbon Emissions

12 October 2017

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WHAT ARE EMBODIED CARBON EMISSIONS,

WHY DO THEY MATTER, AND HOW CAN WE

REDUCE IMPACTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT?

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Kate Simonen is an Associate Professor in the Department of

Architecture at the University of Washington with over 15 years of

professional practice experience as an architect and structural

engineer. Her research is focused on understanding and reducing the

environmental impacts of manufacturing building materials and

products through the use of environmental life cycle assessment.

She is founding director of the Carbon Leadership Forum, an industry

academic collaborative focused on linking LCA to design and

construction practice.

Larry Strain (FAIA) of Siegel and Strain Architects is a past board

member of the Northern California Chapter of the USGBC, is a

member of the AIA Materials Knowledge Working Group, serves on

the boards of the Ecological Building Network and the Carbon

Leadership Forum (CLF) and was on the research team for the

Embodied Carbon Benchmarking project with the CLF.

Today’s Speakers

Today’s Speakers

Jordan Palmeri is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Materials Management

Program at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, where he

coordinates projects around the built environment, life cycle

assessments, and purchasing. He’s worked on building and zoning

codes, rating systems, and served as a technical and policy expert for

small housing initiatives.

Moderator: Wes Sullens, LEED Fellow, Director for Building Codes

Technical Development at the U.S. Green Building Council.

Q & A Session Please type questions into the “question box of GoToWebinar”

Kate Simonen

University of

Washington, Carbon

Leadership Forum

Larry Strain, FAIA

Siegel and Strain

Architects

Jordan Palmeri

Oregon Department of

Environmental Quality

Wes Sullens

US Green Building

Council

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Carbon Leadership Forum

CARBON LEADERSHIP FORUM Advancing Low Carbon Construction through

research, education and outreach

CARBON LEADERSHIP FORUM Advancing Low Carbon Construction through research, education and outreach

Silver Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, Arkin Tilt Architects, Katerra, Loisos + Ubbelohde, SHKS, Sellen, Siegel & Strain

Supporters

Athena SMI, Architecture 2030, CASBA, EBnet

CARBON LEADERSHIP FORUM

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IPCC Global Temperature Projection Scenarios

Business-As-Usual

Emissions Peak 2080

Emissions Peak 2040-2050


Addressing Climate Change is a Time Critical Issue


Net Zero = Zero Carbon??Buildings: Total Lifetime Energy Use

High Performance


Typical Building

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT/

CARBON ACCOUNTING

Rebar (Nucor Steel)

EXAMPLE LCA CHALLENGE: UK Steel Material FLOW

©K. Simonen 2013

EXTRACTIONS

• Raw materials

• Water

• Coal/Gas

EMISSIONS (soil, water, air)

• Fuel combustion

• Polluted water

• Agricultural run-off

• Chemical reactions

LCA Life Cycle Assessment


Standardized (ISO) method of tracking/reporting

environmental impacts of a product (eg. flooring or building)

over the life cycle.

OZONE FORMATION

(smog)

EUTROPHICATION (well

nourished)

Not covered by Type LCA

• Land use impacts

• Land use change

• Local impacts

• Habitat disruption

• Water use (developing)

• Human Health Impacts


ACIDIFICTION

(Low pH)

OZONE DEPLETION

(ozone hole)

NOT JUST CARBON:OTHER

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

MATERIAL to IMPACTS

ESTIMATE OF

QUANTITIES OF

MATERIALS IN

BUILDING

ESTIMATE OF

ENVIRONMNETAL

IMPACTS FOR EACH

MATERIAL

ESTIMATE OF TOTAL ENV.

IMPACT OF BUILDING

MATERIALS

Inventory Impacts

e.g. 100kg steel 0.43 kg CO2e /kg steel 43 kg CO2e

e.g. 50kg glass 1.064 kg CO2e /kg steel 53.2 kg CO2e

etc. etc. etc.

Sum Total Impact

Total


Goal:

What is the object of study?

Why is this study being performed?

What is the desired outcome?

Who is the audience?

Scope:

What is included?

What is excluded?

What are the boundaries of study?

Where is the data coming from?

What impacts will be assessed?


LCA Life Cycle Assessment

Standardized (ISO) method of tracking/reporting

environmental impacts of a product (eg. flooring or building)

over the life cycle.

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Embodied Carbon Material Breakdown (initial construction)

Structural

Envelope

Interiors:Partitions/Doors/Finishes

Exterior site

Fittings/Appliances/Fixtures

MEP

Elevator/Equipment


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Embodied CO2e over 100 year life

Manufacturing Mfr Transport Const Transport Construction Use End of Life

CO2e from initial

material

manufacturing

CO2e from

materials

refurbishing/

repairing

CO2e from

transport and

construction


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©K. Simonen 2014

Points for use of products with EPDs-Manufacture specific (20 products/5 mfr)-Industry average (half credit)-No more than 30% from structure/enclosure

Points for demonstrating whole building improvements

-Architecture 2030 Challenge for Products-Push to deliver low carbon products by 2030

-Manufacturer specific-Industry average

AEC Industry Pushing for Increasing Transparency-HBD: Health Product Declaration-Declare: Living Building Challenge Labeling-Responsible Sourcing Certification in LEED etc.

BUILDING INDUSTRY DRIVERS


BUILDING INDUSTRY TOOLS

LCA EXPERT TOOLS


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Determining Time to Payback

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LCA Case Study


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Consider the difference in embodied carbon of facade systems with different operational energy performance.

High Performance Façade Payback

LCA Case Study


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Estimated the time in which carbon savings would payback the higher embodied carbon of higher performance facade systems.

High Performance Façade Payback

LCA Case Study


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Presenting embodied and operational impacts over time gave better sense of why immediate impacts deserve greater attention.

Embodied vs. Operational on Time Scale

equal approximately

LCA Case Study


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Typically less than 1,000kgCO2e/m2 and commonly between 200-500 kgCO2e/m2.

CLF RESEARCH:

Embodied Carbon Benchmark http://www.carbonleadershipforum.org/data-visualization/

http://www.carbonleadershipforum.org/data-visualization/


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©K. Simonen 2016Defining a Reference Building

CLF RESEARCH:

Environmental Impact of Mass Timber Office Construction


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Figure 8. Effect of number of intermediate beams on volume of beam + slab per SF.

Highlighting impact of configuration

CLF RESEARCH:

Environmental Impact of Mass Timber Office Construction


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CLF RESEARCH:

Environmental Impact of Earthquake Damage Repair

Contribution to COST for each repair activity


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©K. Simonen 2016

CLF RESEARCH:


BEES Environmental Score


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CLF RESEARCH:


CO2e per Component Type

Convened by the Carbon Leadership Forum

www.embodiedcarbonnetwork.org

[email protected]

Embodied Carbon Network

LCA Book

LCA PRACTICE GUIDE LINKCARBON LEADERSHIP FORUM

http://www.embodiedcarbonnetwork.org/

mailto:[email protected]

CARBON LEADERSHIP FORUM Advancing Low Carbon Construction through research, education and outreach

Silver Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, Arkin Tilt Architects, Katerra, Loisos + Ubbelohde, SHKS, Sellen, Siegel & Strain

Supporters

Athena SMI, Architecture 2030, CASBA, EBnet


Time Value of CarbonWhen you save matters, what you build matters, what you don’t build matters:

Build Well - Rebuild Better

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Source: IPCC 2013, Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP); Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), 2013; Climate Analytics and ECOFYS,

2014.

Note: Emissions peaks are for fossil fuel CO2–only emissions.

Business-As-Usual

Emissions Peak 2080

Emissions Peak 2040-2050

- First emissions a building Is responsible for

Commercial1.4 billion ft2

(130 million m2)

Residential4.3 billion ft2

(400 million m2)

U.S. Construction:

~6 billion ft2 / year

(510 million m2 / year)

PORTOLA VALLEY TOWN CENTER Goring & Straja Architects

Design Team Mechanical & Plumbing – Rumsey EngineersElectrical – IDeAsPhotovoltaics – High Sun EngineersStructural – Forrell/Elsesser

Building Materials – Weight – 1670 tons Concrete - 1324 Reinf. Steel - 51

Wood - 119 Engineered Wood - 25

Struct. Steel - 10 Metal roofing - 13

Waterproofing - 3 Insulation - Batt - 0

Insulation - XPS - 1 Fiber Cement Shakes - 1

Steel Doors - 1 Glass - dbl pane - 8

Alum/glass doors - .6 Alum. Clad wndws - .4

Gyp. bd. - 63 Clg. Tile - 6

Ceramic Tile - 4 Carpet Tile - 3

Ceiling Tile - 6 Linoleum - .4

PV System Ducting - 6

Cast Iron pipe - 6 Copper Pipe - 2

Steel pipe - .4 Wiring - .4

Pex Tubing

Concrete

Concrete - 172 Reinf. Steel - 21

Wood Framing - 36 Eng. Wood - 16

Struct. Steel - 7 Metal Roofing - 31


Insulation - XPS - 28 Cem/fiber Shakes - 2


Alum/glass doors - 4 Alum. clad wndws - 3

Gypsum board - 22 Wood - Finish - 17

Carpet Tile - 6 Ceramic Tile - 6

Ceiling Tile - 1 Linoleum - 1

Ducting -11 Cast Iron pipe - 11

Copper Pipe - 5 Steel pipe - 1

Wiring - 8 PEX Tubing - 2

Concrete

Reinforcing steel

Wood FramingStructural Steel

Steel roofing

Finish Wood

Gyp Board

XPS Insulation

Embodied Emissions – 450 tons Concrete - 172 Reinf. Steel - 21

Wood Framing - 36 Eng. Wood - 16

Struct. Steel - 7 Metal Roofing - 31


Insulation - XPS - 28 Cem/fiber Shakes - 2


Alum/glass doors - 4 Alum. clad wndws - 3

Gypsum board - 22 Wood - Finish - 17

Carpet Tile - 6 Ceramic Tile - 6

Ceiling Tile - 1 Linoleum - 1

Ducting -11 Cast Iron pipe - 11

Copper Pipe - 5 Steel pipe - 1

Wiring - 8 PEX Tubing - 2

Concrete

Reinforcing steel

Wood FramingStructural Steel

Steel roofing

Finish Wood

Gyp Board

XPS Insulation

Embodied Emissions – 450 tons

Standard building - 450 tons Our building - 305 tons

Embodied Emissions

GHG Emissions - TotalsBase Case – 1,080 tons As Built – 850 tons: Reduction - 224 tons (21%)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Base Case As-Built

Vehicles

306

290

450 Buildings 305

323 Site 259

Materials

1,080

850

Passive Design Efficient Systems:

- Daylighting - Radiant Slabs – 97% efficient Boilers- Natural Ventilation - Ultra efficient air conditioners – SEER 19- Thermal Mass - 100% outside air ventilation – 30% above ASHRAE- Well insulated shell - Indirect energy recovery between inlet and relief air- External Shading - 76 KW Photovoltaic roof top system - Reflective Roofs - Low-flow fixtures – waterless urinals, dual flush

Construction vs Operating Emissions

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2000

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6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

Operating8,500 tons

Embodied1,194

Embodied854

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Year

Over 20 years, embodied – 50% of operating

Operating1,700 tons

Efficient, Low Carbon Building

Structure 50 – 75%

Envelope 10 – 25%

Interiors 5 – 15%

MEP 5 – 10%

Materials 70-85%

Transport 6-8%

Construction 6-13%

Site 5-10%*

* On large sites it can be much higher

Embodied CO2 by Construction Type

Heavy Buildings 50 – 100 lbs/ft2

Light Buildings 25 - 75 lbs/ft2

Renovation 15 – 25 lbs/ft2

Embodied CO2 by Construction Type & Material

Concrete 25-50%

Wood 10-20%

Drywall 10-25%

Cladding 10--20%

MEP 10-15%

Carpet 10-25%

Tile 10-20%

Furniture 10-25%

MEP 10-20%

Interiors 15-20%

Concrete 50 - 80%

Steel and

Cladding 5-20%

MEP 5 -10%

Interiors 10-15%

AluminumGlass, Steel,Stucco, etc

BrickvinylStucco

Renovation Heavy Buildings Light Buildings

Structure

Structure

No Structure


Concrete 25-60%

Wood 10-20%

Drywall 10-25%

Cladding 10--20%MEP 10-15%

Carpet 10-25%Tile 10-20%Furniture 10-25%Other 10-20%

Other 10-15%

Concrete 25-80%

Steel 25-60%

Cladding 5-20%

MEP 5 -10%

Other 10-15%

AluminumGlassStucco, etc

BrickVinylstuccowood



Concrete 25-80%

Steel 25-60%

Cladding 5-20%

MEP 5 -10%

Other 10-15%

Concrete 25-60%

Wood 10-20%Cladding 10--20%MEP 10-15%

Other 10-15%

Drywall 10-25%Carpet 10-25%

Tile 10-20%Furniture 10-25%Other 10-20%


BaleHaus(with ModCell panels)

Sequestered carbon42 metric tons

White-Design Associates

BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials

Existing Buildings310 billion ft2

2.2 billion tons / year

New Buildings6 billion ft2

350 million tons / year

DPR Office BuildingNet Zero Remodel

Funding by StopWaste.org

Total Carbon Emissions over 20 years

Standard, New Building

(EUI 80)

Net Zero, Remodel

(EUI 23)

Scope 1: Direct emissions Scope 2: Indirect (electricity) Scope 3: Indirect (materials) Total Emissions Eliminated (no gas) Net positive (-124 tons) 70% reduction 97% reduction

• Build New Net Zero Buildings

• Reduce Embodied Emissions

• Upgrade Existing Buildings

New Buildings~6 billion ft2 / yr

35 millionmetric tons

Operating

New Buildings~6 billion ft2 / yr


EmbodiedOperating


New Buildings6 billion ft2 / yr


Embodied

Existing Buildings310 billion ft2

Operating Operating

2,200 millionmetric tons


• Upgrade Existing Buildings to Net Zero

• Reduce Embodied Emissions

• Build New Net Zero Buildings

Resources

Architecture 2030 http://architecture2030.org

Carbon Leadership Forum http://www.carbonleadershipforum.orgEmbodied Carbon Network http://www.carbonleadershipforum.org/embodied-carbon-network/

Circular Ecology http://www.circularecology.com

BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials http://www.bath.ac.uk/ace/research/cicm/

White Design Associates https://www.white-design.com/research/

Ecological Building Network https://www.ecobuildnetwork.org

Government websitesCBECS https://www.eia.gov/consumption/commercial/

RECS https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/

EPA https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks

AIA https://www.aia.org/topics/2976-materials

http://architecture2030.org/

http://www.carbonleadershipforum.org/

http://www.carbonleadershipforum.org/embodied-carbon-network/

http://www.circularecology.com/

http://www.bath.ac.uk/ace/research/cicm/

https://www.white-design.com/research/

https://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/

https://www.eia.gov/consumption/commercial/

https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks

https://www.aia.org/topics/2976-materials

Typically less than 1,000kgCO2e/m2

commonly between 200-500 kgCO2e/m2.

Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study - CLF

Thank YouLarry Strain

Jordan Palmeri

Materials Management Program

Embodied Carbon Policies

Built Environment Webinar

West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum

October 12th, 2017

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=&url=http://www.ocapa.net/&psig=AFQjCNEXtSQEMWNaEk-EBP0moEF0kEIzDw&ust=1455600783380622

Overview

1.Why policy?

2.Material Selection

3.Material Reuse

4.Existing Buildings

5.New Buildings

Why Policy for Built Environment?

https://westcoastclimateforum.com/cfpt



Why Policy for Built Environment?

https://westcoastclimateforum.com/sites/westcoastclimateforum/files/related_documents/TA%20Final.pdf#page=4

https://westcoastclimateforum.com/sites/westcoastclimateforum/files/related_documents/TA Final.pdf

https://westcoastclimateforum.com/sites/westcoastclimateforum/files/related_documents/TA Final.pdf

Embodied complements operational carbon

Commercial energy

reporting

Residential

Energy/Carbon Score

Overview

1.Why policy?


3.Material Reuse


5.New Buildings

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

1. Concrete

2. Gypsum wallboard

3. Wood Products

4. Roofing

5. Steel products

6. Aluminum

7. Flooring

8. Insulation

9. Stone

10.Sanitary ceramics

11.Sealants

12.Building Hardware

13.Cladding systems

14.Doors

15.Etc……

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http://www.elixirenvironmental.com/environmental-product-declaration.php&ei=iS3-VI-LE8v8oASuxYKoBA&bvm=bv.87920726,d.cGU&psig=AFQjCNGG8TKowgiCktEyYY8gv4ld02GCCQ&ust=1426030306726418

California AB 262

EPDs required for:

1. Carbon steel rebar

2. Flat glass

3. Mineral wool

insulation

4. Structural steel.

Buy Clean California -

Spend taxpayer dollars

consistent with California's

climate change goals

http://www.buycleancalifornia.org/

Oregon HB 3161 + 3162

Oregon Concrete EPD Program

http://www.ocapa.net/oregon-concrete-epds

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http://www.mixertrucksales.com/&ei=SDv6VMXvHYOuogTZl4C4BQ&bvm=bv.87611401,d.cGU&psig=AFQjCNFEUXMz_C3-SyFaoC837-j9JwVm9g&ust=1425771679586298







LEED v4

Overview

1.Why policy?


3.Material Reuse


5.New Buildings

City of Portland Deconstruction

Requirements

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/68520



Oregon DEQ Material Reuse Grants

Project Funding Amount Year

City of Portland. Deconstruction Pilot program and workforce

development.

$40,000.00

2016

Habitat for Humanity Columbia Gorge ReStore. Hire staff and market

materials.

$37,005.00

2016

Habitat for Humanity Warrenton Restore. Expand markets for

materials.

$47,730.00 2016

Habitat for Humanity Rogue Valley. Purchase box truck $29,400.00 2016

Habitat for Humanity Harrisburg. Purchase vehicle, equiptment, and

tools.

$45,000.00

City of Roses Disposal. Equiptment and supplies for a reclaimed

lumber processing and distribution center

$117,293.00 2016

ReBuilding Center. Purchase truck. Retrofit equiptment $60,099.00 2016

Overview

1.Why policy?


3.Material Reuse


5.New Buildings

Existing Buildings

Historic preservation

Zoning Code

Overview

1.Why policy?


3.Material Reuse


5.New Buildings

Minnesota – Buildings, Benchmarks and Beyond!

• Went into effect in July 2017

• Requires whole building LCA for state funded new buildings and major

renovations

• 3 paths to compliance: whole building; assembly; material substitution

http://www.b3mn.org/guidelines/3-0/m_1/





Vancouver, BC

http://bylaws.vancouver.ca/Bulletin/G002_2017April28.pdf

May 1, 2017 update to policy for rezonings • Requires reporting of embodied

emissions for all rezoned buildings • Requires LCA process consistent with

LEED v.4 • LCA must include all envelope and

structural elements, footings and foundations, complete structural wall assemblies, structural floors and ceilings, roof assemblies, and stair construction

• Equivalent annual embodied emissions values must be reported alongside operational emissions in kgCO2e/m2/year

• Data collected by city to understand scale of embodied emissions



Netherlands

• New residential and office

buildings greater than 100 m2

seeking permit must submit

estimate of embodied GHG

emissions

• As of 2018, a building’s total

environmental profile will have

an upper limit

• National EPD database

• Standardized method for whole

building LCA and several tools

available

https://www.naturallywood.com/resources/embodi

ed-carbon-buildings-and-infrastructure

https://www.naturallywood.com/resources/embodied-carbon-buildings-and-infrastructure











Germany

• Whole building LCA required for

new federal buildings. Buildings

compared to benchmarks and

points awarded accordingly

• Private sector green building

program with a benchmark

approach too

• National LCA/EPD database

• Free whole building LCA tool














France

• Manufacturer making

environmental claim about

construction product must

submit an EPD to national EPD

database (January 2014)

• National EPD database

• Offers building labels and

incentives for

voluntarily meeting both

embodied carbon

and net-zero energy

consumption targets

–mandatory in 2020














Advancing Embodied Carbon Policy

• Build off other’s success

• Be collaborative – join ECN

and participate in West Coast

Forum

• Measure success

• Fund/support shared

databases and publically

accessible tools

• Provide incentives

• Educate and find political

champions

• Align with other policies /

climate action plans / net zero

Thank You!

Jordan Palmeri

503-229-6766

[email protected]

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