# Bill Gates on Embodied Carbon & Buildings

**URL:** <https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/bill-gates-on-embodied-carbon-buildings/145>\
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**Created:** [February 21, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/bill-gates-on-embodied-carbon-buildings/145 "2020-02-21T02:02:31Z")\
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[GatesNotes: Buildings are bad for the climate](https://crm.carbonleadershipforum.info/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=304&qid=24257)- Bill Gates gave a shout out to the launch of [EC3](https://crm.carbonleadershipforum.info/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=291&qid=24257) in this blog post where he breaks down the importance of embodied carbon and sustainability in the building industry.

> **[Buildings are bad for the climate.](https://www.gatesnotes.com/Energy/Buildings-are-good-for-people-and-bad-for-the-climate)**
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> Green concrete, heat pumps, and other innovations.