Embodied Emissions in Buildings

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Definition

Embodied Emissions in Buildings. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions associated with the non-operational phase of the project.

This includes emissions caused by

extraction
manufacture
transportation
assembly
maintenance
replacement
deconstruction
disposal and
end of life aspects

of the materials and systems that make up a building.

As defined in^[1]

References

↑ PCAF (2020). The Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry. First edition.

[1] PCAF (2020). The Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry. First edition.

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