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Rapid progress is being made to recognize the opportunities to minimize embodied emissions. These emissions are overwhelmingly produced from manufacturers’ processes and supply chains. Join flooring manufacturer Interface, a renowned sustainable business, to understand how you can play an important role in holding manufacturers accountable for these emissions. Manufacturers have the power to transform building material supply chains until they become a solution that helps us reverse global warming.

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The Embodied Carbon Exchange is our newest initiative, join us for this bi-monthly group discussion event that connects a diverse range of building industry stakeholders, including architects, structural engineers, developers, manufacturers, policy makers, and sustainability consultants. Our focus is on open-ended, informal discussions about real-world, on-the-ground problems related to reducing embodied carbon in building construction projects.

The Embodied Carbon Exchange is our newest initiative, join us for this bi-monthly group discussion event that connects a diverse range of building industry stakeholders, including architects, structural engineers, developers, manufacturers, policy makers, and sustainability consultants. Our focus is on open-ended, informal discussions about real-world, on-the-ground problems related to reducing embodied carbon in building construction projects.

Who would win at the sustainability olympics? Team safer materials or team low carbon products? What if, instead of competing, these two powerhouses worked together? In our upcoming webinar, attendees will hear from experts about the key drivers of material health and embodied carbon using flooring products (carpet and resilient flooring) and drywall products as examples. We will translate those drivers into actionable guidance for project teams to select healthy, low carbon products.

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How Low Can We Go? The Future of Embodied Carbon Reductions (T41)

Location: Level 200 (Room 208/209)

As we look to the future, how can we further reduce the embodied carbon of our buildings? If the future of the planet depends on getting to net zero as quickly as possible, how do we dramatically reduce embodied carbon?

How to Meet the City of Vancouver’s Embodied Carbon Reduction Requirements (T33)

Location: Level 200 (Room 220)

• Architecture
• Construction
• Engineering
• Interior Design
• Property Management
• Sustainable, High Performance & Net Zero Buildings | Zero Waste | Energy Efficiency & Electrification

Theme: Decarbonization & Electrification

City of Vancouver Embodied Carbon Regulations (W35)

Location: Level 200 (Room 216)

Initiated in 2023, the BC Embodied Carbon Awards are a first of its kind in North America. Designed to inspire and inform the possibilities available when embodied carbon is placed at the centre of a project or company's values.

The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of projects in our province. Those that have endeavoured to minimize their material carbon footprint. 

In the inaugural year, there are 5 categories of awards: 

• Small scale projects, located within Metro Vancouver (max. 300m2) 

Initiated in 2023, the BC Embodied Carbon Awards are a first of its kind in North America. Designed to inspire and inform the possibilities available when embodied carbon is placed at the centre of a project or company's values.

The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of projects in our province. Those that have endeavoured to minimize their material carbon footprint. 

In the inaugural year, there are 5 categories of awards: 

• Small scale projects, located within Metro Vancouver (max. 300m2) 

Earlier this year the City of Vancouver announced updates to the VBBL that require embodied carbon calculation and reporting for Part 3 buildings, starting July 2023.

To assist with the reporting process, the City of Vancouver is developing Embodied Carbon Modelling Guidelines including an embodied carbon reporting template. In this Q&A session attendees will have the ppportunity to raise any questions or comments, as well as get a better understand some of the background that went into the development of these guidelines and the reporting requirements.