📢 NEW REPORT! As urgent action is needed on Whole Life Carbon (WLC) emissions, we here show "How to establish Whole Life Carbon benchmarks" as the basis for rapid emission reduction 👇

Get most valuable insights for WLC in Europe and lessons learned within the #INDICATE pilot with our partners in Ireland, Czechia, and Spain.

Read the full report here: https://www.bpie.eu/publication/how-to-establish-whole-life-carbon-benchmarks-insights-and-lessons-learned-from-emerging-approaches-in-ireland-czechia-and-spain/

🏛️ Policy background

Read the full report here: https://www.bpie.eu/publication/how-to-establish-whole-life-carbon-benchmarks-insights-and-lessons-learned-from-emerging-approaches-in-ireland-czechia-and-spain/

Bravo to the authors of this report and the wider team behind #INDICATE!
Zsolt Toth Rutger Broer Lisa Graaf Martin RÖCK BPIE - Buildings Performance Institute Europe KU Leuven

#WholeLifeCarbon #WLC #EPBD #INDICATE #LIFEProgramme

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- Ensure the 2027 Delegated Act provides clear guidance for consistent GWP measurement. We’ve identified *12 key elements* that the COM must provide guidance on to ensure *reliability and comparability* of Member States results – notably, EU countries need guidance to ensure consistent implementation of existing environmental standards such as EN 15978, EN 15804 and Level(s).
- Adopt *common reporting templates* and approved tools for WLC assessments to ensure transparency and comparability.

This is crucial for meeting 2028 regulations and setting effective reduction targets.

💡 Key recommendations for EU Member States:
- Start developing WLC methodologies now – there’s no time to waste!
Follow proven policy design frameworks from the frontrunning countries and INDICATE pilots.
- Focus on *consistency* in WLC assessments, even with imperfect data.
Align WLC reduction with net-zero goals.

🌐 Recommendations for the European Commission:

- The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (#EPBD) mandates life cycle Global Warming Potential (GWP) measurement by 2028. While time is short, the INDICATE team has identified a *workable policy framework* that can be adopted quickly and fast-track progress.
- After two years of work in Czechia, Spain, and Ireland, we here show how these countries are developing WLC frameworks by learning from frontrunning countries.

🤓 Want to learn more about our study supporting the development of an EU roadmap for reducing #WholeLifeCarbon emissions of #buildings?! Check out my public talk at the #WSBE24: https://youtu.be/n1W4xfgM3Xk 🎬

Through the use of our newly developed #SLiCE data model, we were able to scale high-definition building LCA results up to the building stock level. We investigated both the baseline situation in year 2020 as well as different scenarios for future development of the EU building stock. Learn more about our findings in the presentation and related publications! https://youtu.be/n1W4xfgM3Xk

#WholeLifeCarbon #SustainableConstruction #EmbodiedCarbon #ClimateChance #Buildings #Construction #EuropeanUnion #EPBD

💡 In this study, we conducted a detailed bottom-up analysis of the EU building stock, using building archetypes modelled for four EU regions, three buildings types, two energy performance levels, and various material variants. We deployed our parametric modelling of hierarchical life cycle inventory and an impact assessment based on generic #LCA data.

🗣 Therein I am presenting our research at the science to #policy interface. Particularly, on insights from our study supporting the development of an EU roadmap for reducing #WholeLifeCarbon emissions of #buildings. The study was contracted by the https://twitter.com/EU_Commission DG ENV and carried out with partners at https://twitter.com/ramboll and https://twitter.com/BPIE_eu together with our expert team at https://twitter.com/KU_Leuven.

🤓 Want to learn more about our study supporting the development of an EU roadmap for reducing #WholeLifeCarbon emissions of #buildings?! Check out my public talk at the #WSBE24: https://youtu.be/n1W4xfgM3Xk 🎬

👏♻️ Thank you all for the insightful exchange at La Defense yesterday during our '#WholeLifeCarbon data for policy' workshop hosted by the US GBC, Enniscorthy Forum, UK Gov Dep Energy Security. A great opportunity to advance the discussion!

🙏✏ Thanks to an amazing group of experts facilitating the break-out group discussions around making 'open WLC data the normal by 2030'.

#BuildingToCOP #WholeLifeCarbon #Materials #EmbodiedCarbon #ClimateAction #Buildings #ScienceToPolicy #SustainableConstruction

🌍🌱 Now onwards for the two main days of the Buildings and Climate Global Forum in #Paris!

Stacy Smedley, Lindsay Baker, Melanie Jans-Singh, Liz Beardsley, Victoria Falcone, Anne DeKeukelaere, Karen Scrivener, Nigel Tonks, Marta Bochard, Martin RÖCK

💡🤔 Special kudos to folks in my group, who provided valuable perspectives on their individual experience on WLC-related #data use, barriers and opportunities to resolving data/information demand and supply from/to other actors in the value chain. Kimberly Dowdell Will Wild and many more!

🗼🎉 Bonjour #Paris! Next week I am at the Buildings and Climate Global Forum #BCGF. There are many exiting events happening and the ones during the pre-forum are open to the public (registration required)!

🌍🌱 Make sure to check out our pre-forum workshop on 6th March around 'Engaging policy to advance low carbon, resilient communities and quality of life'.

👋🍷 I hope to see many familiar as well as new faces in Paris! Feel free to ping me for meeting up, build connections and exchange on the next steps for advancing LCA/WLC data and environmental policy.

#BuildForClimate #SustainableConstruction #LifeCycleAssessment #WholeLifeCarbon #ClimatePolicy #Buildings #Construction #EmbodiedCarbon #INDICATE https://twitter.com/unep https://twitter.com/laudes_fdn

♻📊 I am leading the workshop session and table discussion on "Workshop on Data for Whole Life Carbon Policy" (1:20-2:35) on behalf of the GBDI - Global Building Data Initiative for reducing resource use and upfront embodied carbon of buildings. The session will facilitate discussion on the barriers and opportunities for generation and best use of LCA/WLC data across the value chain.

💡👉 Find further info on the whole day including registration links (!) here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10TQLO_ISrsxenUWboS47LXS9JXNlQFp4/view

European Commission, Smith Innovation, Green Building Council España (GBCe), Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), KU Leuven, University of Galway, Czech Green Building Council, Czech Technical University in Prague, Irish Green Building Council

via World Green Building Council

🏢♻ The building and construction sector accounts for approximately 40% of global carbon emissions. #INDICATE pushes for policy and industry to tackle the reduction of both operational and embodied carbon – known as ‘whole life carbon’ (WLC).

💡 Learn more about the #INDICATE approach: https://bit.ly/3SF4v3l

#HorizonEU #Indicate #BuildingTheTransition #SustainableConstruction