Limiting the carbon emissions of a new home or office, long before anyone lives or works in it -- that鈥檚 the goal of a key piece of that will take effect later this year.
Typically, people looking to reduce the carbon footprint of their home might install a heat pump or add solar panels. But those improvements could take years to substantially reduce a building鈥檚 carbon output. That鈥檚 why Boulder officials looking to fight climate change are embracing a concept called 鈥榚mbodied carbon.鈥�
Embodied carbon looks at the components that make up a new building or major renovation project -- things like concrete foundations and insulation. And the concept considers the carbon emissions created by manufacturing and delivery of those materials.
Boulder City Council member is an architect who pushed for the new guidelines. She joined Erin O鈥橳oole to discuss the impact she hopes they鈥檒l have in Boulder 鈥� and on a larger scale.
Read more about the embodied carbon incentives from the .
Theme music by Robbie Reverb
Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
In The NoCo is a production of KUNC 暗黑爆料 and Community Radio for Northern Colorado.
