MVRDV releases free CarbonSpace tool for architects to estimate building carbon emissions
By
Amy Peacock
If you only eat one bagel today, this is the bagel.
Summary
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released its CarbonSpace web-based tool to the public for free. The tool helps architects estimate the embodied carbon of buildings during early design phases, enabling more sustainable decision-making from the start of projects. By making this tool publicly available, MVRDV aims to promote data transparency and help the architecture industry make environmentally conscious choices at the beginning of the design process.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledDutch studio MVRDV has made its CarbonSpace web-based tool, which can be used to estimate the embodied carbon of a building at the early design phases, free to the public.
By making the web-based tool publicly available, MVRDV aims to help architects make the most sustainable decisions at the beginning of the design process, as well as encourage data transparency.
You might also wanna read
Experimental Timber Pavilion Features Mycelium Insulation by Myceen and Estonian Academy of Arts
Myceen and the Estonian Academy of Arts have collaborated to create PAKK Pavilion, an experimental timber structure in Tallinn that showcase
Dezeen·8mo ago
KlimaKover Pavilion Offers Low-Energy Cooling Alternative on Governors Island
Henning Larsen and the University of Pennsylvania have installed a modular pavilion called KlimaKover on Governors Island in New York that p
Dezeen·9mo ago
Drafted launches AI-powered instant home design tool on Product Hunt
Drafted is an AI-powered home design tool that lets users draw a footprint, choose rooms, and instantly generate complete floor plans, eleva
Product Hunt·3d ago
UWE Bristol student projects feature sustainable agriculture factory and accessible art kit
This article from Dezeen School Shows highlights several student projects from UWE Bristol, including a proposal for a sustainable agricultu
Dezeen·21d ago
Yokohama International Port Terminal: An early landmark of parametric architecture
This article examines the Yokohama International Port Terminal, designed by Foreign Office Architects (FOA) and opened in 2002, as a landmar
Dezeen·24d ago
Patrik Schumacher on parametricism's slower adoption and its future as a universal architectural style
Patrik Schumacher, principal of Zaha Hadid Architects, discusses the slower-than-expected adoption of parametricism as an architectural styl
Dezeen·25d ago