This is an open access article under the CC BY license University of Cambridge, Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, United KingdomĮmbodied carbon dioxide equivalent Construction sector Greenhouse gas emissions Industry practice Journal homepage: Measuring embodied carbon dioxide equivalent of buildings: A review and critique of current industry practiceĬatherine De Wolf *, Francesco Pomponi, Alice Moncaster Contents lists available at ScienceDirect This paper recommends that Governments mandate for improved data quality and support the development of a transparent and simplified methodology. The multiple data sources are used to identify the barriers to the effective measurement and reduction of embodied CO2e in practice. Incentives in the available building codes, standards, and benchmarks are also analysed, as are the existing methodologies, tools and datasets. This paper evaluates the current construction industry practice through a review of both academic and professional literature, and through focus groups and interviews with industry experts in the field. While the TC350 developed standardized methods for the assessment of sustainability aspects in construction works and Environmental Product Declarations, there is no consensus on how this should be carried out in practice. Globally, construction industry is developing tools, databases and practices for measuring embodied CO2e in buildings and recommending routes to reduction. Lowering the embodied carbon dioxide equivalent (embodied CO2e) of buildings is an essential response to national and global targets for carbon reduction. Abstract of research paper on Civil engineering, author of scientific article - Catherine De Wolf, Francesco Pomponi, Alice Moncaster