C-PACE Embodied Carbon Policy Primer
Harmonized, flexible, data-backed pathways for including embodied carbon in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing programs.
Hub | 2024
Embodied Carbon Investment Guide
Resources to help developers build business value while reducing embodied carbon in commercial real estate.
By
Aurimas Bukauskas, Anish Tilak
The race to reduce embodied carbon in commercial real estate is on. But how can real estate investors and developers turn this challenge into a business advantage? RMI’s Embodied Carbon Investment Guide hub provides resources to answer this question, and more.
Key insights:
- Real estate investors can drive meaningful climate mitigation by requesting embodied carbon reporting as part of ESG and climate disclosure criteria.
- Reducing embodied carbon can both save developers money up-front and make them more competitive long term.
- Combining integrative design, efficient use of materials and space, retrofits, and circular construction can cut embodied carbon while growing profitability.
- Climate-aligned procurement, reporting, and marketing allows developers to reduce embodied carbon today while creating long-term business value.
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