Research by Max Fordham shows that air source heat pumps with low global warming potential refrigerant risk being penalised under current calculation methods for embodied carbon. The firm’s Lia Minty discusses how upfront carbon differs according to refrigerant type and proposes a fairer methodology
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Evidence of progress: Building Performance Awards analysis
The future of construction is here. Julie Godefroy’s analysis of the 2025 CIBSE Building Performance Awards demonstrates that the principles of performance-based design are gaining widespread adoption
Embodied carbon: Amazon’s mission to measure more
As the pressure to reduce embodied carbon intensifies, Molly Tooher-Rudd finds out why Amazon was happy to share in-house knowledge and contribute to CIBSE’s TM65.3, the methodology for uncovering hidden emissions in logistics buildings