Carbon-Storing Materials Report

Builders for Climate Action's Director, Chris Magwood, was a co-author of this ground-breaking report from the Carbon Leadership Forum.

The study found that a sizable reduction (~60%) in embodied carbon is possible in two to three years by bringing readily-available low-carbon materials into wider use. Furthermore, this work predicts that fostering a carbon-storing material supply system by investing in the development and manufacturing of nascent carbon-storing materials industries will make a carbon-positive future for individual projects possible in three to five years.
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Achieving Real Net-Zero Emission Homes:
​Embodied carbon scenario analysis of the upper tiers of performance in the 2020 Canadian National Building Code
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Opportunities for CO2 Removal and Storage in Building Materials

This research paper is the basis for the Builders for Climate Action White Paper #1. It contains the complete data set and the full text and charts for over 300 building materials and dozens of low-rise building assemblies.

Embodied carbon videos:

Introduction to embodied carbon emissions and storage from Endeavour Centre
Keynote presentation from 2019 NESEA conference with Jacob Deva Racusin, Ace McArleton & Chris Magwood
Presentation to Boots on the Ground from Passive Buildings Canada

Embodied carbon in the media:

Walrus Magazine:
​The False Promise of Green Housing
Green Building Advisor:
Embodied Carbon Emissions in Buildings
Gates Notes:
Buildings are Bad for the Climate
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