Building Transparency Announces New Embodied Carbon Action Series

Video Series to Provide an Inside-Look into the Nonprofit’s Impressive Roster of Team Members and their Industry Expertise

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Building Transparency, a nonprofit organization that provides open access data and tools to foster a better building future, today announces its seven-part Embodied Carbon Action series, which aims to provide a glimpse into the organization’s mission through the eyes of its internal team. Each episode will be led by a different team member, sharing their expertise on Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), Data Accountability, Environmental Policy, Low-Carbon Material Procurement, and more.

The live video series will spark conversation about the built environment’s overall carbon impact and the importance of driving embodied carbon action throughout the architecture, design and construction industry.

“Each Building Transparency team member brings a unique set of skills and expertise that we’re excited to share with those eager to learn,” said Stacy Smedley, Executive Director of Building Transparency. “Our goal with this series is to provide an educational and collaborative experience, diving deep into embodied carbon and its impact on the world while also putting faces to the Building Transparency name. We want attendees to leave feeling emboldened to take action and as though they have a solid grasp on the state of the industry.”

The first session of the series will be led by Stacy Smedley on August 3^rd at 12 PM EST.

The other sessions will also take place at 12 PM EST and topics include:

• August 10: Save Money, Save the Earth: Why Embodied Carbon Should Be Your Best Friend Before the Build w/ Francesco Pomponi
• August 31: Mythbusting Embodied Carbon Policy: Lessons Learned and What’s Coming Next w/ Katie Poss
• September 14: Diving Deep on Embodied Carbon: Addressing Emissions Across Design and Construction Stages w/ Vaclav Hasik
• October 12: Good PCRs, Trusted EPDs, Effective Policy: Why We Need a High-Quality Embodied Carbon Data Pipeline w/ Mikaela DeRousseau
• November 2: Fueling Decarbonization Innovation: How Embodied Carbon Data Can Change the Game w/ Phil Northcott
• November 16: Know Your Materials with EPDs: Understanding Construction’s Nutritional Labels w/ Stacy Smedley & Phil Northcott

To sign up for the first session with Building Transparency, please sign up here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7090020402311147521/comments/

About Building Transparency

Building Transparency is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides open-access data and tools that support broad and swift action across the building industry in addressing embodied carbon’s role in climate change. Formed in 2020, Building Transparency hosts manages and maintains the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, which provides thousands of digitized EPDs in a free, open-source database, and tallyLCA, the nonprofit’s life cycle assessment tool. Building Transparency strives to provide the resources and education necessary to shape a better building future through promoting the adoption of the EC3 tool and tallyLCA, establishing the official materialsCAN and ownersCAN program, and working with global policymakers.