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Episode 74 - Starting with 2050

The Structural Engineering Podcast

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How to Get to Zero Embodied Carbon by 2050

It's taking small steps with each of the materials to try to get there by 2050. With concrete, for example, you can start looking into using more supplementary cementitious materials that are going to help bring your overall carbon footprint down. For steel, you can source steel locally or steel that was made with an electric arc furnace versus more traditional basic oxygen furnace. And then timber, again, if possible, sourcing that timber locally can help a lot.

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