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How Embodied Carbon and Life Cycle Analysis can support Decisions in an Architectural Project? – ArchDaily
Why is carbon important and why do we, as architects, architecture students, or architecture enthusiasts, have to care about something that seems so intangible?

Bioenergy Research & Demonstration Facility, UBC / McFarland Marceau Architects Ltd. Image © Don Erhardt Photography. Courtesy of naturallywood.com
Yes, we know. We have been talking a lot about carbon. Not only here, but everywhere people seem to be discussing the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, fossil fuels, carbon sequestration, and several other seemingly esoteric terms that have increasingly permeated our daily lives. But why is carbon so important and why do we, as architects, architecture…
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