I’ve been getting more questions from real estate owners/developers about how to calculate and compare the whole life carbon emissions implications for new construction versus retrofit projects. E.g, Is there a case in which existing building is so inefficient that is it a better life cycle choice t…

Any tips on Whole Life Carbon Comparisons for Retrofit vs New Build?

anthony.hickling (Anthony Hickling) August 24, 2021, 6:43pm 2

Tagging @lstrain here- he’s building an easy calculator called 2 Build or not 2 Build that helps developers answer this exact question.

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