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Embodied energy of a building which is often ignored as the emphasis is on energy efficiency of a buildings operational phase, can be achieved by using engineered timber components.

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Why is it important?

To ensure the total carbon efficiency of a building focus is also needed along construction materials and manufacturing chains in part because the energy required to construct a building becomes increasingly important as operating energy efficiency increases.

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This page is a summary of: Promoting building materials that have lower embodied carbon and energy in public procurements, Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal, September 2016, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/meq-07-2015-0154.
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