On June 23, EMIA’s Carbon Transition Initiative conducted its next webinar dedicated to the role of buildings and construction in carbon transition. Real estate is a significant contributor to GHG emissions. They are generated at various stages of the life cycle of a building, including production of materials, design, construction, operations, and its end of life. 

The invited experts, Andrew Himes from the Carbon Leadership Forum at the University of Washington and Jeff Thiel from Carbon Innovations, spoke about various aspects of this topic. They paid special attention to the often overlooked embodied carbon and talk about new technologies and processes that can reduce and eventually eliminate carbon emissions from buildings. 

This event provided useful information to investors who are looking at this asset class and want to contribute to its transition to a net-zero future.

The webinar was moderated by Pavel Laberko, Director, Carbon Transition Initiative, EMIA.