The goal of using carbon capture in conjunction with other greener methods like green hydrogen and greener electricity is one we should strive to include more in future projects.

Embodied Carbon Primer.says, ‘Reducing embodied carbon is just as important as reducing operational carbon, if not more so, as its effect on our environment is mostly felt on day one of a building.

Embodied Carbon Primer.has been written to overcome the knowledge gap in the industry of how to reduce embodied carbon and how we can apply these strategies to our current and future projects.’.Bryden Wood’s work on Landsec’s Sumner Street office scheme is featured as a case study because it delivers a significant reduction of embodied carbon intensity versus that of a traditional design.

This efficiency is made possible by using P-DfMA (Platforms approach to design for manufacture and assembly) to optimise the use of materials whilst minimising the construction programme and limiting construction waste.Cundall, an engineering and sustainability consultancy, has produced an independent comparison of the embodied carbon between the traditional and P-DfMA designs, and found a 19.4%* reduction in embodied carbon per m. 2. in the P-DfMA design, a 36.4% carbon reduction in the substructure and a 20.21% reduction in the superstructure and facade..

The platform approach is cost-effective, available to everyone and will play a vital role in reducing the construction industry’s emissions and moving the industry towards the goal of net zero greenhouse gasses by 2050.. Read our.

on our P-DfMA approach.The materials that remain radioactive for the longest periods of time can be stored in deep geological formations.. 13.

With regards to potential radiological impacts on the environment and human health, analyses demonstrate that appropriate measures to prevent occurrence of potentially harmful impacts, or mitigate their consequences, can be implemented using existing technology at reasonable cost.. 14.Provided that all industrial activities in the nuclear fuel cycle comply with regulatory frameworks and related Technical Screening Criteria, measures to control and prevent potentially harmful impacts on human health and the environment are in place to ensure very low impact.. 15.

The average annual exposure of a member of the public, due to effects attributable to nuclear-energy-based electricity production (including mining) is about 0.2 mSv, 10,000 times less than the average annual exposure due to natural background radiation.. 16.Opponents generally agree on this, but argue that sometimes facilities are not managed appropriately and therefore risk can increase.