Category Archives: Embodied Carbon

Carbon Footprint, Carbon Mitigation, Carbon Offsetting, Embodied Carbon, Life Cycle Assessment, News, Training Courses

We’re Planting 1,000 Trees for Every New Training Course Subscriber

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20
Jan

We have hit an incredible milestone of planting 100,000 trees! We are passionate about tree planting. In fact, Circular Ecology have embedded tree planting into the core of our activities. We plant trees for every project completed, including our consultancy projects. In a previous article, we talked about the benefits of the work our partner Eden […]

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Buildings, Carbon Neutral, Circular Economy, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Net Zero Carbon, Sustainability

COP26 House – An Embodied Carbon Exemplar

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Inside of the COP26 House
04
Nov

From its inception, a key aim of the COP26 House project from Beyond Zero Homes, was to minimise embodied carbon emissions. Most embodied carbon emissions come from the supply chain of construction products – the extraction of raw materials, processing, transporting and manufacturing. Further embodied carbon emissions come from transporting products to site, installation, repair […]

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Carbon Footprint, Carbon Mitigation, Carbon Neutral, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Net Zero Carbon, Sustainability

COP26 House – Beyond Zero Homes

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16
Sep

Construction of the COP26 House in Glasgow city centre has started. Bringing together a wide range of industry partners, the collaborative group Beyond Zero Homes have designed the COP26 House to demonstrate that very low carbon emissions can be achieved affordably using today’s materials and technologies. Circular Ecology are delighted to be a partner of […]

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Carbon Footprint, Carbon Mitigation, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Circular Economy, Embodied Carbon, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainability, Training Courses

ICE Database Fund Raising – Video Training Courses

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Circular Ecology
22
Mar

Circular Ecology are currently running their video training courses as a fund raiser for the ICE Database. There are three online video training courses: Embodied Carbon in Construction (available end July 2021) Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment Introduction to Carbon Footprinting The Embodied Carbon training course is currently available for pre-order only. All courses are […]

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Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Mitigation, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Embodied Carbon, Energy, Net Zero Carbon, Sustainability

New Carbon Offsetting Requirements for UKGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings

Posted on by Circular Ecology
09
Mar

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) recently released their updated document on Renewable Energy Procurement and Carbon Offsetting: Guidance for Net Zero. The guidance was released alongside a webinar explaining the changes made as a response to feedback for the public consultation draft, which was released in late-2020. The update outlines the pathways for taking […]

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Buildings, Carbon Mitigation, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Net Zero Carbon, Sustainability

UKGBC Net Zero Carbon Offsetting

Posted on by Circular Ecology
03
Nov

UKGBC Task Group On Renewable Energy Procurement & Carbon Offsetting Introduction to the Guidance During 2018/19 the UKGBC brought together a task group to develop a harmonised understanding of what net zero carbon should mean for the UK building sector, as part of the Advancing Net Zero programme. In October 2019, specific sections relating to […]

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Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Construction, Embodied Carbon, News

We are Hiring – Junior Data Analyst – Carbon Footprint

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Circular Ecology
08
Oct

Job Opening: Junior Data Analyst – Carbon Footprint of Construction Products – Fixed Term Join Circular Ecology. A great opportunity is available for an enthusiastic and dedicated Junior Data Analyst, focussed around the embodied carbon footprint of construction materials and products. A key part of this role is related to updating a well-respected embodied carbon […]

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Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Construction, Embodied Carbon, News

We are Hiring – Embodied Carbon and LCA Consultant

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Circular Ecology
02
Oct

Join Circular Ecology. A unique opportunity is available for an enthusiastic and dedicated sustainability professional. Working across multiple projects, predominantly in the construction sector. You will have opportunities to work with progressive clients, helping them achieve measurable sustainability benefits. A key part of this role is related to updating a well-respected embodied carbon database for construction […]

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Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Construction, Embodied Carbon, News

Embodied Carbon Calculator For Concrete Launched

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Low Carbon Concrete
26
May

Circular Ecology are delighted to announce the launch of a new and free embodied carbon calculator for concrete. The online tool allows up to 3 different concrete mixtures to be modelled and compared for their embodied carbon footprint.  Low carbon concrete is often one of the top win embodied carbon reduction measures for green construction. […]

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Carbon Footprint, Embodied Carbon, Life Cycle Assessment, News

Circular Ecology Launch COVID-19 Fundraiser for Businesses

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Circular Ecology
19
Mar

UPDATE: This fund raiser completed on 30th June 2020. A total of £4,075 was raised from our video training courses. It was donated to the WHO covid-19 response fund. We donated it through the Google fund raiser, who top up the donations (up to their threshold). It could therefore have contributed over £12,000. A massive […]

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