{"id":11083,"date":"2022-11-27T20:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T19:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/news\/architecture-decarbonization-conference"},"modified":"2022-11-27T20:44:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T19:44:58","slug":"architecture-decarbonization-conference","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/en\/news\/architecture-decarbonization-conference","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Decarbonization Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jornadas-descabornizacion-aus-coac-jade.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jornadas-descabornizacion-aus-coac-jade.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jornadas-descabornizacion-aus-coac-jade-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jornadas-descabornizacion-aus-coac-jade-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jornadas-descabornizacion-aus-coac-jade-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jornadas-descabornizacion-aus-coac-jade-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On November 17, more than 300 architects gathered at the first <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture Decarbonization<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Conference, where we shared the tools to move toward <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=emisionescero&#038;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6999630198623080448\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o-emission construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conference was organized with the collaboration of the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/AH8q3dGK2f2vLZVgbRfLTjQPySe2yRaJHs_oqZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AuS<\/a> Architecture and Sustainability Group<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects&#8217; Association of Catalonia &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/arquitectos-el-collegio-de-arquitectos-de-catalunya-coac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COAC<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher Council of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/consejo-superior-de-colegios-de-arquitectos-de-espa-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleges of Architects<\/a> of Spain<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and featured the participation of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mitmagob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry<\/a> of Transport, Mobility, and Urban Agenda<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our partner, Jade Serra, gave a presentation summarizing the research conducted over the past year with the decarbonization working group of the AUS Association \u2013 Architecture and Sustainability \u2013 of the Architects&#8217; Association, where she is a member of the board of directors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the presentation, Jade explained the pattern detected in various countries as a decarbonization strategy for the construction sector and analyzed success stories through a review of the roadmaps of France, Denmark, and Finland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, you will find a summary of the presentation and the full video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/829596924?h=e01e4b4a69&#038;badge=0&#038;autopause=0&#038;player_id=0&#038;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"DECARBONIZING ARCHITECTURE _ The great challenge _ sustainable materials and bioclimatic strategies - copy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">HOW TO DECARBONIZE A COUNTRY?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the study of numerous decarbonization roadmaps in different European countries, a 5-phase pattern has been identified:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Experimental Phase \u2013 Benchmarking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Regulation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Databases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Life Cycle Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Baseline and timeline of limitations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fases-de-descarbonizacion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fases-de-descarbonizacion.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fases-de-descarbonizacion-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fases-de-descarbonizacion-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/fases-de-descarbonizacion-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">1. Experimental Phase &#8211; Benchmarking<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decarbonization roadmaps in Europe begin with experimental phases that essentially involve &#8220;STARTING TO COUNT EMISSIONS.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To count emissions, we need steps three and four, which are a database of material emissions and a life cycle assessment methodology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, as steps three and four are not defined in this first phase, generic databases or methodologies are typically used, which usually come from technological institutes or universities that already have them under development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This experimental phase is extremely important for three main reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Testing tools <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Knowing how much <span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\">CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/span> buildings emit to establish a starting point<\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. Awareness. The moment I ask architects to start counting emissions, even on a voluntary basis, I initiate a revolution in the sector. A revolution that involves the implementation of processes, resources, and research.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">2. Regulation of CO<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span><\/span> calculation<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the experimental phase is complete, the first regulations are published and <\/span><b>mandatory CO<\/b><strong><span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span><\/strong> calculation begins to be required<b><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This regulation is necessarily linked to the development of steps three and four defined below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">3. Emissions database<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The publication of an official material emissions database is necessary\u2014either through manufacturers&#8217; EPDs (DAP) or a generic emissions database based on material typology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">4. A standardized Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The methodology must define:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>scope of the life cycle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, defining which phases will be taken into account in the calculation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> software <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">validated to carry out the calculation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">5. Timeline of limitations<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From this point, I am ready to define a timeline of progressive CO<span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span> limitations to reach neutrality by 2050 (or earlier).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do this, I will start from the baseline defined in the experimental phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a reference, European baseline averages of approximately 600 kg CO<span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span>\/m<sup>2<\/sup> over 50-year life cycles are being used.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"title\">DECARBONIZATION ROADMAPS UNDERWAY<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Europe, many countries have roadmaps underway, but for this presentation, we have analyzed only three countries. All of them are in the <\/span><b>mandatory calculation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> phases and have <\/span><b>limitation timelines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reach zero by 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4894 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cuantos-kg-de-co2-emite-un-edificio-copenhagen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cuantos-kg-de-co2-emite-un-edificio-copenhagen.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cuantos-kg-de-co2-emite-un-edificio-copenhagen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cuantos-kg-de-co2-emite-un-edificio-copenhagen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cuantos-kg-de-co2-emite-un-edificio-copenhagen-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">HOW HAS EACH OF THESE COUNTRIES DEVELOPED EACH PHASE?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle\">1. EXPERIMENTAL PHASE<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FRANCE<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In France, the experimental phase stems from the work of a technological institute (CSTB), which began calculating emissions in 2016 through a voluntary &#8220;Positive Energy Carbon Negative&#8221; certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an open-source certification carried out using ELODIE software, which has been under development since 2014 with the support of CYPE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">DENMARK<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark starts from an 8-year experimental\/benchmarking period using the DGNB certification, which is a certification of German origin adapted to the Danish system by the GBC together with the BUILD Technological Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this period, in <\/span><b>2020, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Ministry of Housing implemented the <\/span><b>Voluntary Sustainability Class, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also supervised by BUILD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FINLAND<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finland, like Denmark, is a country with a population of about 5 million inhabitants, which gives it great flexibility when implementing experimental processes and regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The experimental phase was proposed following a decarbonization roadmap suggested by the Ministry of the Environment in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This materialized in a 2-year experimental period from 2019-2021, coordinated by the Association of Architects and supervised by the GBCE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentially, architects are asked to start counting freely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To carry out the LCA, the following can be used:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An EXCEL spreadsheet provided by the Association of Architects<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private programs such as One Click LCA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or even some firms, such as the HELST studio, which develop and market their own tools <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">2. REGULATION<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once these countries close their experimental phases, they move on to regulation, which involves initiating mandatory CO<span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span> calculation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FRANCE<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In France, the new construction regulation was published in 2020 and came into force in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This regulation includes improvements related to energy efficiency, but also incorporates inhabitant comfort factors and, for the first time, introduces life cycle assessment regulation to measure Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">DENMARK<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark approved the new sustainable construction regulation in 2021, establishing five impact areas and introducing terms such as resource efficiency, health, and, of course, CO<span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span> calculation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Denmark is among the first countries to start using the term Carbon Budget, which is the available carbon budget per capita to avoid exceeding 1.5 degrees of warming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FINLAND<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, Finland closed the experimental phase, and the new Low Carbon Buildings regulation is expected to appear between the end of this year and early 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The regulation will include the national database, the LCA, and a timeline of limitations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle\">3. DATABASES<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We move on to understanding how these regulations materialize. We start with databases, which must be free and open access. As we will see, some are based on standardized data through EPDs (DAP) provided by manufacturers, while others use generic emissions data according to material typology. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FRANCE<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France has managed the creation of the database again through the CSTB Technological Institute. It is a database of standardized data through EPDs for materials and so-called PEPs, which are data for installations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"small-title\">DENMARK<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark does not use its own database but instead uses the one proposed by the German Ministry of Housing, managed by a private software company. Unlike France, this database provides both standardized EPD data and generic data. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FINLAND<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finland is using two databases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A public database managed by the Syke Institute and the Ministry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An unofficial but open-source private database that holds the EPD registry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle\">4. LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we transform all this data into an emissions calculation over a 50-year lifespan?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We need to define LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodologies, <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on one hand, the scope\u2014which phases we will take into account in the calculation (from material production to use and demolition)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and on the other hand, the authorized software.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FRANCE<\/h3>\n<p><b>Methodology:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They start from the methodology used in the experimental phase, which they believe will help the transition to the new methodology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is worth noting that the new methodology includes a new factor: Dynamic Carbon, which is the biogenic carbon stored in materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Software<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Regarding software, the ministry has published a list of authorized programs validated again by the CSTB, and we find 3 types of programs: those exclusive to energy analysis, those exclusive to environmental analysis, or those covering both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">DENMARK<\/h3>\n<p><b>Methodology:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Denmark defines the LCA methodology based on 9 impact categories, including the GWP index \u2013 Global Warming Potential (CO<span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span> and other gas emissions), acidification, energy use, ozone, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Software: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These nine indicators are included in the official software. It is the LCAbyg program developed by AAU \u2013 BUILD. Its use is recommended but not mandatory.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, it is noted that beyond the 9 indicators, there may be associated impacts that must be considered, such as effects on human health, radiation, and land use, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DINAMARCA_lca2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DINAMARCA_lca2.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DINAMARCA_lca2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DINAMARCA_lca2-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FINLAND<\/h3>\n<p><b>Methodology:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For their part, the Finns have planned an LCA methodology that distinguishes between building emissions and emissions from the sub-structure and groundworks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, what the French call the dynamic carbon index, they call the carbon handprint, which refers to the negative emissions of biogenic carbon stored in materials or the reuse of materials through circular economy strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle\">5 TIMELINE OF CO<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span><\/span> LIMITATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, we review the CO<span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span> limitations established by each of these countries:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FRANCE<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limit values have been in effect since 2022, starting from 640 kg \/ CO<span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span> \/ m<sup>2<\/sup> with limitations every 2 or 3 years and a total reduction of 35% by 2031.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">DENMARK<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limitations will begin in 2023, distinguishing between mandatory and voluntary limits, the latter being more restrictive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has the peculiarity of providing data in annual values instead of multiplying it by a 50-year lifespan, because they understand that for certain buildings, the life cycle can extend to 80 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In any case, they start from values similar to France, which would be 600 kg \/ CO<span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span> \/ m<sup>2 <\/sup>and anticipate a total reduction of 30-35% by 2029.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FINLAND<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Finnish Parliament approved carbon neutrality by 2035 and carbon negativity from 2040 onwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding the forecast of limitations, mandatory calculation is expected to begin in 2023 with limitations starting in 2025, reaching reductions of around 60% by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4980 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FINLANDIA_datos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1123\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FINLANDIA_datos.jpg 1123w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FINLANDIA_datos-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FINLANDIA_datos-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FINLANDIA_datos-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1123px) 100vw, 1123px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">CONCLUSIONS<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Returning home, in Spain we have the Climate Change Law, which addresses the decarbonization of construction materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cConstruction materials must have the lowest possible carbon footprint\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have an active GBC with a developed roadmap and a VERDE certification that has been collecting data for years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have technological and scientific institutes such as ITEC with the BEDEC sustainability database, the Eduardo Torroja Institute, and the CSIC with the OPENDAP database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have the tools, and it is urgent that we get to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\">INFORMATION SOURCES<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">GENERAL SOURCES<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c.ramboll.com\/lets-reduce-embodied-carbon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study by the Build Institute together with Ramboll consultancy on roadmaps<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneclicklca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EU-Regulations-Review-Ready-to-Publish.pdf?vgo_ee=rVQepVhZihy%2Bj60iu7MGk00W7d9ypmHVN%2BIKR%2BU%2BMmw%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbon regulations \u2013 ONE CLICK LCA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">SOURCES REGARDING FINLAND&#8217;S DECARBONIZATION ROADMAP<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ym.fi\/vahahiilisen-rakentamisen-tiekartta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roadmap<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/341881358_Reduced_carbon_footprints_of_buildings_new_Finnish_standards_and_assessments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reduced carbon footprints of buildings: new Finnish standards and assessments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/co2data.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CO<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"><sub>2<\/sub><\/span><\/span> database<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elinkaarilaskenta-fi.translate.goog\/?_x_tr_sl=fi&#038;_x_tr_tl=es&#038;_x_tr_hl=es&#038;_x_tr_pto=wapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public website for low-carbon construction advice (Ministry of the Environment + GBC Finland)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www-lausuntopalvelu-fi.translate.goog\/FI\/Proposal\/Participation?proposalId=0b297461-cdee-4657-9a4e-d2791315257d&#038;_x_tr_sl=fi&#038;_x_tr_tl=es&#038;_x_tr_hl=es&#038;_x_tr_pto=wapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official regulation during the pilot phase<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mrluudistus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bionova_MinEnv_Finland_embodied_carbon_limit_values_report_FINAL_19JAN2021_ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study commissioned to ONE CLICK LCA regarding the regulation to be applied<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi\/bitstream\/handle\/10024\/161796\/YM_2019_23_Method_for_the_whole_life_carbon_assessment_of_buildings.pdf?sequence=1&#038;isAllowed=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public guide for the preparation of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private programs for LCA preparation<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jokotai.oopeaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JOKOTAI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">   <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneclicklca.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One click LCA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ymparisto.fi\/download\/noname\/%7BD4EE18D2-E07C-48A2-88A5-D266705A0498%7D\/149235?_x_tr_sl=fi&#038;_x_tr_tl=es&#038;_x_tr_hl=es&#038;_x_tr_pto=wapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public programs for LCA preparation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">DENMARK<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgnb-system.de\/en\/system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DGNB Denmark<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dk-gbc.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GBCE Denmark<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/build.dk\/Assets\/Whole-Life-Carbon-Assessment-of-60-buildings\/BUILD-Report-2021-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Build \u2013 whole life carbon report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/im.dk\/Media\/637602217765946554\/National_Strategy_for_Sustainable_Construktion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Strategy for Sustainable Construction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reductionroadmap.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduction roadmap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xn--bredygtighedsklasse-lxb.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voluntary Sustainability Class<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xn--bredygtighedsklasse-lxb.dk\/cases\/casebank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Case bank<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.build.aau.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AAU BUILD \u2013 Aalborg University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small-title\">FRANCE<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/recherche.cstb.fr\/fr\/offres\/expertises\/analyse-cycle-vie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Cycle Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cstb.fr\/rapport-activite\/2016\/articles\/echelle-batiment\/environnement\/mobilisation-collective-ec.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSTB Activity Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software: <a href=\"https:\/\/boutique-cstb-fr.translate.goog\/logiciels\/668-elodie-by-cype.html?_x_tr_sl=es&#038;_x_tr_tl=en&#038;_x_tr_hl=es&#038;_x_tr_pto=wapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ELODIE BY CYPE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e_za2wMnjEk&#038;ab_channel=CSTB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E+C explanatory video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM4Nv5rFKZAAC4f4LWGOrQ_-r42w1kpTv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSTB video list<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inies.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INIES Database<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt-batiment.fr\/IMG\/pdf\/guide_re2020_dhup-cerema.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RE2020 Regulation \u2013 Ministry for Ecological Transition<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/download\/file\/LBxKOX3Duk3h0j_ck_WBwvf9HBYDu3aSYhPKEIm97w4=\/JOE_TEXTE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official Journal of the French Republic &#8211; No. 189 of August 15, 2021<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LCA Software: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt-batiment.fr\/logiciels-a619.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">List of validated RE2020 software<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batiment-energiecarbone.fr\/contexte-a2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E+C experimental program<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5176 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/presentacio-jade-aus-coac-descarbonizacion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/presentacio-jade-aus-coac-descarbonizacion.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/presentacio-jade-aus-coac-descarbonizacion-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/presentacio-jade-aus-coac-descarbonizacion-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowstudio.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/presentacio-jade-aus-coac-descarbonizacion-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 17, the first Architecture Decarbonization Conference took 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