New ICE Database Webinar Series Announced

We are pleased to announce the ICE Database Insights 2025 webinar series, a five part programme designed to support professionals in making informed decisions using embodied carbon data. Whether you’re new to the ICE Database or an experienced practitioner seeking deeper insights, these expert led sessions will explore key challenges, methodologies, and best practices in embodied carbon data handling/cleansing.

This free webinar series offers practical guidance to help you effectively interpret and apply embodied carbon data, ensuring more accurate and responsible decision making.

ICE Database Insights 2025 Webinar Series Schedule

ICE Database Insights: An Introduction to Data Quality Scoring

An overview of the importance of data quality in embodied carbon assessments, and a deep dive into the ICE Database data quality framework.

Thursday, 10th April 2025
13:00 – 14:00 BST

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ICE Database Insights: ICE Analytical Review Processes

An insight into the importance of robust data analysis processes when creating generic embodied carbon factors for the ICE Database.

Wednesday, 30th April 2025
13:00 – 14:00 BST

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ICE Database Insights: Are All EPDs Created Equal?

An insight into the differences between Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) identified during the development of the ICE Database.

Thursday, 22nd May 2025
13:00 – 14:00 BST

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ICE Database Insights: Methodological Challenges Behind the Scenes – Two Case Studies of Biogenic Carbon, and Recycled Content

Join us as we delve deeper into some of the sizable challenges we must overcome when producing data for the ICE Database.

Thursday, 12th June 2025
13:00 – 14:00 BST

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ICE Database Insights: Appropriate Use of Generic Embodied Carbon Data

An overview of what generic embodied carbon data is, what the best practice is, and when generic and specific factors should be applied.

Wednesday, 16th July 2025
13:00 – 14:00 BST

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Stay tuned for further updates.

Meet the Presenters

Dr Craig Jones

Managing Director, ICE Author

Craig is the Director of Circular Ecology with over 20 years of experience in sustainability assessments. He is best known as the author of the ICE Database, a free embodied carbon database for construction materials. Craig has assessed the whole-life embodied carbon of hundreds of buildings and infrastructure projects.

Jon Burrow

Head of Carbon Accounting, ICE Oversight

Jon is the Head of Carbon Accounting at Circular Ecology with over a decade’s experience in carbon reporting and footprint assessments. Over this time, Jon has worked with organisations of all sizes and across many sectors to help them develop carbon reduction strategies. Jon oversaw the development and launch of ICE V4.0 and has a strong background in UK and EU carbon legislative requirements and other voluntary carbon reporting initiatives.

Sophie Vernon

Senior Sustainability Consultant, ICE Project Manager

Sophie is a Senior Consultant at Circular Ecology with experience in leading and delivering projects for many clients from different industries and sectors. Sophie has worked on a number of LCA projects, product carbon footprints and organisational footprints and carbon library development. She also has a background in materials science and engineering. Sophie project managed the analysis and launch of ICE V4.0 and continues this role for future planned updates.

Joe Rouse

Senior Consultant, ICE Category Lead

Joe is a Senior Consultant at Circular Ecology. Joe is experienced in undertaking product carbon footprints and developing free tools to support organisations in measuring their own carbon footprints. Joe has a background in chemical engineering and carbon capture and storage.

Charlie Zhu

Senior Sustainability Analyst, ICE Category Lead

Charlie has led carbon consultancy work for a wide variety of clients situated in the manufacturing, construction, and design sectors. Charlie has also led the delivery and management of data assets to support carbon accounting and life cycle assessment applications, leveraging his quantitative skills in data science and machine learning. With a particular interest in data quality, Charlie has brought this expertise to forefront of analyses and client communications across numerous projects, to help stakeholders better manage the associated uncertainties inherent in their carbon assessments.