We need a better way to measure carbon savings when reusing materials, UKGBC says

By Tom Lowe2022-08-12T06:00:00

Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims

The built environment urgently needs a more consistent approach to measuring how much carbon is saved by reusing materials when demolishing and rebuilding projects, the UK Green Building Council has said.

The lack of an agreed method to measure and report how much carbon is saved by the reuse of materials such as steel and timber is “an important gap in industry knowledge”, the group added in a new report.

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