Low Carbon

What is the carbon footprint? What are the differences between 'low carbon' and 'standard' buildings?

Core environmental issue that concerns us all

Environmental issues concern us all and they have become more pressing than ever given the acceleration of climatic events and a tremendous raising of awareness. It appears that monitoring carbon emissions and reducing them is the only way to surmount this challenge. Yet the subject is still poorly understood.

A relatively accurate estimate of the carbon emissions of an asset can be made by using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): it shows that the building construction phase is responsible for 60% of CO2 emissions.