The Carbon Working Group (CWG) is pleased to announce the release of their white paper titled, Structure and Carbon: How Materials Affect the Climate. CWG is a dedicated and concerned group of engineering professionals with design, industrial, and academic backgrounds. They are united in passion for addressing the causes of climate change today through professional practice.
The intent of this white paper is to serve as a primer on greenhouse gas emissions, the most important of which is carbon...
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The purpose of the Carbon Working Group (CWG) is to study the carbon impacts of structural materials and systems and to make recommendations for reducing the carbon footprint of the structural system. The CWG has recently produced a white paper intended primarily for
practicing structural engineers that addresses the following topics.
Download it here.
Explain the importance of carbon and the meaning of carbon equivalents.
Describe how, and during which parts of the lifecycle, carbon...
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