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Inviting MEP to the Embodied Carbon Party

MEP engineering firms and others are encouraging MEP equipment manufacturers to report on the embodied carbon of their products.

Cumulative embodied carbon over 60 years

Chart: Cumulative embodied carbon of initial construction, MEP, TI, and use over 60 years

Cumulative embodied carbon of initial construction, MEP, TI, and use over 60 years.

Carbon Leadership Forum
MEP systems contribute to both the initial construction and lifetime embodied carbon footprint of an example office building. This MEP footprint begins at construction and grows over time is due to operations, refrigerant leakage, and replacement.

The Sustainable MEP Leaders group, organized by BuildingGreen, is a group of motivated individuals, representing many of the leading engineering firms in North America, including most of the signatories on this letter. Our teams include tens of thousands of MEP engineers practicing in the US market.

Below are some relevant links for anyone who wishes to learn more and join in the conversation:

  • Please use this Google form to sign on to join this effort and be notified about follow-up activities.

Published March 22, 2021

(2021, March 22). Inviting MEP to the Embodied Carbon Party. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/blog/inviting-mep-embodied-carbon-party

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