Solar / technology
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Steel / low-embodied carbon
A wide range of resources — spanning measurement methods, construction guidance, recycling strategies, and innovative manufacturing techniques — has been developed to unlock steel’s low-embodied carbon potential. Dive in to explore how steel can shape a more sustainable future.
The Carbon Smart Materials Palette features a dedicated section on steel, which outlines its environmental impacts — both positive and negative — and provides design and construction guidance to support the use of low-embodied carbon steel.
American Institute Of Steel Construction (AIOSC) provides a Toolkit that includes a section on transparent reporting of the environmental impacts associated with construction products, as well as facility-specific EPDs that represent products made at a particular mill or manufacturing location.
AIOSC Design Guide 37 offers a multidisciplinary review of the design considerations that impact the structural design of hybrid steel-framed structures with mass timber floors, including fire safety, acoustics, and sustainability.
AIOSC Case Studies explore real-world applications of sustainable steel construction through detailed case studies that showcase how innovative design and steel usage can reduce carbon emissions and support a greener built environment.
AIOSC Myth-busting guide that helps clarify and explain steel’s recyclability, its strength-to-weight ratio, and its reusability.
