
Part Z: The Proposed Amendment to the UK’s Building Regulations for Embodied Carbon
Around 40 to 50 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are due to construction, refurbishment and demolition of buildings and infrastructure in the UK. A new building regulation sought to be passed through parliament (Part Z) by Duncan Baker could see the regulation of embodied carbon in the building process by requiring the whole-life carbon emissions of buildings to be reported and emissions limited. So, what is embodied carbon? The materials used in construction are th