In Europe, where more corporate and public sector building owners are seeking to meet net-zero carbon targets, new tools are emerging that assess and manage embodied and operational emissions in new and existing structures. A Finnish team is integrating carbon data with structural design, while a U.K. firm is offering a one-stop-shop service for retrofitting existing assets.
"I’ve been waiting for [something like this] for as long as I've been in the industry," says Kari Nöjd, sustainability technology manager at engineering firm Sweco Rakennetekniikka Oy, which is designing a roughly $30-million extension to a sports center in Imarat, Finland.