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SBTi: To Decarbonize, AEC Firms Must “Own” Clients’ Buildings

New decarbonization guidance, once finalized, would require electrification by 2025 and would increase accountability from design and construction firms for operations, refrigerants, and embodied carbon.

by Paula Melton

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Published August 7, 2023

Melton, P. (2023, July 27). SBTi: To Decarbonize, AEC Firms Must “Own” Clients’ Buildings. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/news-analysis/sbti-decarbonize-aec-firms-must-own-clients-buildings

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