Arup pledges lifecycle carbon assessments on all projects

By Tom Lowe2021-11-10T06:00:00

Firm also pledges to withdraw from energy schemes involving fossil fuels

Arup has committed to undertaking whole lifecycle carbon assessments for all its buildings projects – new and retrofit – from next year.

It also announced it will not take on any new energy schemes involving fossil fuels anywhere in the world from April.

The firm said it will withdraw from all jobs which involve the extraction, refinement or transportation of hydrocarbon-based fuels as part of its net zero goals.

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