Industry luminary Jeff Robinson, M.AIRAH, passed away suddenly last weekend. Deeply interested in and committed to sustainability, especially as it applies to the built environment, Robinson was involved in many industry organisations and initiatives. Robinson’s boundless capacity to connect, network and share his enthusiasm was reflected in the response to his passing. AIRAH CEO Sami […]
The Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance is hosting free events across Australia on April 18 to highlight building services.
On March 22, the DBI initiative ran a workshop at University of Melbourne to coordinate action on embodied carbon.
The Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) is holding a Spotlight on Mapping Scope 3 Emissions in the Built Environment on Thursday, August 24. “The Greenhouse Gas Protocol provides standards, guidance, tools and training for businesses and government to measure and manage emissions across all parts of an organisation’s greenhouse footprint,” says MECLA. “However, […]
The Material and Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) is promoting the uptake of low-carbon building materials through a new innovation competition. “The built environment accounts for roughly 40 per cent of global emission,” says MECLA. “Using lower carbon and innovative materials in construction is a crucial part of the decarbonisation journey for the industry. Companies […]
The Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) is running its annual update on June 14 at 3pm (AEST). The event is an opportunity for anyone interested in embodied carbon in the built environment to get a broad overview of MECLA activities. The event features short presentations from the chairs of all 10 MECLA working […]
The Material and Embodied Carbon Leaders Alliance (MECLA) is holding a Spotlight event at 3.30pm (AEST) on May 18 to bust myths about embodied carbon. “Low embodied carbon materials continue to be clouded by myths, which prevent large-scale uptake in the built environment,” say the organisers. “Some of these so-called myths claim that low embodied […]
The Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) is hosting a Spotlight event on measuring embodied carbon, featuring industry speakers and panellists discussing present and future challenges and opportunities. Awareness about the importance of embodied carbon has been increasing in recent times, but one of the central questions remains how to measure it accurately. MECLA […]
NABERS is seeking industry input on a new system for measuring and reporting on embodied emissions in buildings. Embodied emissions have become an increasing focus in the built environment as a wide range of stakeholders develop detailed plans for reaching net zero. Although the pathways to reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions – those emissions […]
The Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders Alliance (MECLA) is hosting an online Spotlight event about regenerative materials, and the future of building materials. Featuring speakers from government and industry, the event will explore how different existing materials can adapt, which emerging biophilic and regenerative materials are entering the market, and the role government can play […]