From October 2023, NSW architects and developers must measure embodied carbon in their designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The requirements are part of the new Sustainable Buildings State Environment Policy, a shift from energy emissions to reducing embodied carbon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The push to measure embodied carbon is part of a global push towards Scope 3 emissions<\/a> – indirect carbon and greenhouse gas emissions from an organisation’s supply chain.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the case of construction, this could include the\u00a0embodied carbon from the production and transport of concrete, steel, and timber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Australia, MECLA (the Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders Alliance) <\/a>has committed to reducing scope 3 emissions by 12.% to 25% by 2030 with a 1MT\/year reduction in scope 3 materials by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Funded by the NSW and South Australian State Governments, MECLA is managed by WWF, Presync, and Climate-KIC Australia and has a\u00a0dedicated Engineered Timber working group (5f).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n