![]() ![]() They said: ‘It’s the combination of lots of small ideas rather than one big idea which makes the biggest impact.’ Elliott Wood has been testing and using a version of the tool for over five years, generally to compare the embodied carbon of alternative structural schemes at an early stage of design (RIBA Stages 1-2) – to assess the impact of ‘incremental changes’. The tool can be used to quickly estimate the embodied carbon of one’s structure, allowing comparisons of up to six options at once and locating embodied carbon hotspots in a design: the idea being that one can target one’s approach to reducing it. She said: ‘We want it in the hands of as many people in the built environment as possible.’ The tool will be available and free to use for the entire built environment sector says Elliott Wood associate Gowler. ![]() This latest tool is a collaboration between engineers Elliott Wood and IStructE as part of their ongoing focus on tackling the climate crisis. Trimsaran Community Primary School by Architype 1. ![]()
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