{"id":3396,"date":"2026-06-11T11:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/envoltaglobal.com\/uncategorized\/embodied-carbon-40-of-emissions-that-no-one-counted\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:27:15","slug":"embodied-carbon-40-of-emissions-that-no-one-counted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envoltaglobal.com\/en\/construction\/embodied-carbon-40-of-emissions-that-no-one-counted\/","title":{"rendered":"Embodied carbon: 40% of emissions that no one counted"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3396\" class=\"elementor elementor-3396 elementor-2732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ddd09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4ddd09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e7c34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63e7c34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6657a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d6657a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Embodied carbon: 40% of emissions that no one counted<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f4a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"39f4a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUp to 40% of the carbon a building produces over its lifetime is hidden in its materials. It is the greatest margin for improvement and, for years, the most ignored. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a39cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7a39cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a39e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6a39e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9e59b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb9e59b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e060110 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e060110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Embodied carbon is what is generated in the extraction, manufacture and transport of construction products, plus what comes from the installation and, finally, its dismantling. Unlike the energy consumption in use, it is not seen and does not appear on any bill, but it is equally present in every cubic meter of concrete, in every ton of steel and in every square meter of insulation. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":150,\"335559740\":300}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This impact can be significantly reduced with technical decisions: choosing materials with a low footprint, optimizing structural sections to use less mass, prioritizing products with recycled content and choosing solutions that can be reused or recycled at the end of their useful life. Some renewable materials, such as sustainably sourced wood, can store more carbon than they emit during their production. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":150,\"335559740\":300}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For a manufacturer, knowing and declaring the footprint of their products through an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is no longer an optional added value to become a market requirement: it is the data that specifiers and construction companies need to justify the footprint of the entire building.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6592ca1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6592ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95c4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"c95c4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"3593\" class=\"elementor elementor-3593 elementor-1640 elementor-1640\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43af5810 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43af5810\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e91306 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53e91306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7628bcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7628bcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can we help you?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6897c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6897c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We guide you in sustainability and regulatory compliance so that your business grows with impact and safety.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587e1ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"587e1ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/envoltaglobal.com\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48850d91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48850d91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446bcd50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"446bcd50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up to 40% of the carbon a building produces over its lifetime is hidden in its materials. 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