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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #280 Measuring carbon in materials and projects: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Net Zero Champion — BCIS Built Environment Carbon Database
Description: We delve into the critical role of the built environment in addressing the climate emergency, and how our Engineering Matters Awards Net Zero champion the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) is helping decarbonise the industry. Created by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), the BECD is a comprehensive initiative to collect and share data on carbon emissions from construction projects. With contributions from various professional bodies and industry experts like James Fiske of BCIS and Fabrizio Varriale from RICS, the episode explores the database’s development, purpose, and the importance of tr...