REDUCING EMBODIED CARBON
REDUCING EMBODIED CARBON
Jonathan Lynch, UK Building Products Manager at EGGER UK, explains how specifi ers can reduce embodied carbon through smarter material selections, starting with structural fl ooring.
Reducing our impact on the environment has never been more important, both in terms of the release of carbon emissions into the atmosphere and the use of natural resources. This is something the UK government is really focusing on, with its Building for 2050 research highlighting the increasing need for low-carbon homes. With the ‘Whole Life Carbon Benchmarking Report 2025’ from the Future Homes Hub showing that embodied carbon can make up to 30-70% of a new home’s emissions, early specification choices clearly matter.