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Setting goals, commitments, and code baselines before design begins.
Setting goals, commitments, and code baselines before design begins.
[Start here] How Structural Engineers Can Begin (SE 2050):
The same on-ramp as the home page; reinforces where to begin. se2050.org
SE 2050 Commitment Program overview: What the commitment is, and how a firm signs on and builds an Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP). se2050.org
CalGreen Title 24 embodied carbon requirements: As of Jan 1, 2026 the threshold dropped to nonresidential and school projects over 50,000 sf, with three compliance pathways: building reuse, whole-building LCA (10% reduction), or prescriptive GWP limits. Plain-language guide: oneclicklca.com
Early-Phase Integrated Carbon (EPIC) tool (RMI): High-level benchmarking and target-setting at the earliest concept stage, before a design exists. rmi.org tools & calculators
The Business Case for Reducing Embodied Carbon (RMI): Helps frame the “why” for clients and firm leadership at project outset; linked via the UC training page. lowcarbonbuilding.universityofcalifornia.edu/training
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