Embodied carbon in temporary worksDocument, TWf2023:001; Published, February 2023
The construction industry is a heavy carbon emitter. Those working in it have the responsibility and opportunity to decarbonise. This extends to the full spectrum of the industry including those considering temporary works.
The purpose of this guidance is to assist those modelling carbon associated with temporary works (TW) to calculate and quantify subsequent reductions in embodied carbon. The guidance provides commentary on achieving this with consistency across the industry against a backdrop of a great many tools and methodologies for calculating embodied carbon. The tools and methods described in this guidance serve no purpose other than to inform decisions to decarbonise.
The quantification of embodied carbon points to the simple truth: we must use less material to progress to net zero.