Category Archives: Embodied Carbon

Double or triple glazing? All pane and no gain?

Whether you are designing a new building, completing an extensive refurbishment or just looking to replace the windows in your home with more energy efficient windows then you will be offered the choice of double glazing or triple glazing. But is this a good environmental choice? Intuition tells us that triple glazing should have a […]

The ICE embodied energy and embodied carbon database is now hosted for download by Circular Ecology

The Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE) database is once more available for download. The ICE database has become an important resource in the world of carbon footprinting, with over 15,000 users from all around the world. It is used far and wide and appears in countless reports, carbon calculators, lectures, journals, books and more. […]

Post Event Blog: ‘In the Scale of Carbon’ exhibition

Circular Ecology supported Materials Council (www.materialscouncil.com) on their fascinating ‘In the Scale of Carbon’ exhibition, which was in London from Sept 19-22, see www.inthescaleofcarbon.com. The purpose of the ‘In the Scale of Carbon’ exhibition was to put into perspective what 1 tonne of CO2e really means. The guys at Materials Council used their strong connections […]

Circular Ecology supporting ‘In the Scale of Carbon’ exhibition at Super Brands 2013 in London

Circular Ecology will be supporting Materials Council (www.materialscouncil.com) on their exciting ‘In the Scale of Carbon’ exhibition. If you ever wondered what 1 tonne of CO2e really looks like then this is the exhibition for you. The exhibit will display the volume of material, as a cube, that is equal to 1 tonne CO2e embodied […]