How Bad for the Planet Are Your Building Materials?


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Green architecture is all the rage. But do you know exactly how much the specification of different building materials affects the environment?

Created by the Materials Council, the “In the Scale of Carbon” infographic shows visual representations of materials according to the amount of carbon dioxide (CO²) that is produced during their manufacture. Each square illustrates the volume of material that can be produced for one tonne of CO² emissions, relative to other materials commonly used for architectural constructions.

The infographic highlights the high impact of manufacturing metals like steel and aluminum, while illuminating less impactful raw materials such as clay, sandstone and wood. Clay and softwood come out on top in the “green” stakes: it’s possible to produce 9.8 cubic meters of those materials per one tonne of CO², while just 0.02 cubic meters of stainless steel can be made for the equivalent emissions.

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