Jane Anderson

Expert in Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), EPD and Embodied Carbon for construction. Chair BSI B/558, author Green Guide to Specification, OU PhD Graduate

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

"Over half of a low-energy building’s environmental impact occurred before it was even occupied". EU Science for Environmental Policy states we need to focus on embodied impacts. https://t.co/2OkMCKLK6V

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

SME's - have you used, or have you considered using OneClickLCA tools to produce EPDs? If so, MSc student Varshini has a very short survey for her research looking to assess the software's influence on the EPD process.
https://t.co/DUxBRYwctI

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

Good to see that @TimberDevUK has launched its database of EPD for timber products from its members, with a link to the UK generic embodied carbon for timber used in the UK. https://t.co/EmxKyvHden

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

If you have a view on the use of chain of custody approaches [like biomass mass balance] in LCA, and are in the UK, then you can comment on the new proposal for an ISO standard via BSI https://t.co/gtyiCFmKhJ

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

Can’t wait for the discussions about how to allocate the impact of the waste heat between EAF steel and “electric cement”. And as a note of caution, global cement manufacture is 7 times global EAF steel production, so this wont solve the cement problem. https://t.co/a8IEfnpP7l

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

If you're in the UK working on product LCA, you may be interested in a new network being set up by the Henry Royce Institute at Manchester University with Sheffield University and Unilever.
https://t.co/5ZcEBB15Tn

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

A deserving winner!

[Retrofit Action For Tomorrow @retrofitaction]

📌RAFT are delighted to have been selected by Ashden LetsGoZero, as 1 of 5 incredible projects to receive £100k grants!

Our new platform will integrate our deep retrofit experience in an accessible & scalable tool empowering schools & school-estates toward practical action.

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

@rawasmhd The EN 15804 EPD were all valid at the start of 2023.

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

My latest Construction Product EPD Infographic is now available at https://t.co/6A0M9gezmo.
Headline numbers: Over 16,000 registered EPD to EN 15804, over 25,000 EPD to EN 15804 issued from pre-verified EPD tools, and over 130,000 construction product EPD available globally.

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

Survey by @AECOM on the cost of Whole Life Carbon and Embodied Carbon assessments for @luhc closes on 26th January. Please complete, findings will be published. https://t.co/4AFxeJvij5

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

Really enjoyed reading this article from @the_woodlouse and Andrew Simmonds and totally agree with their arguments.

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

There is a useful new Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects produced by @CarbonLeadForum & @AIANational covering:
Introduction to Embodied Carbon
Measuring Embodied Carbon
Carbon Reduction Strategies
Tools for measuring Embodied Carbon.
https://t.co/xG2QOMm8bu

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

Good to see that @innovateuk's call for decarbonising concrete won't fund projects focussed on GGBS, use of alternative fuels and CCS unless the carbon is sequestered in concrete. https://t.co/FLY9GKbUeQ

[TampereUni Architecture @ARCH_TampereUni]

Special issue 'Understanding #demolition', edited by our Satu Huuhka, is out now in @BuildingsCities. It explores the environmental, socio-economic & cultural drivers of demolition, consequences in policy & practice + the possibility to be more sustainable by avoiding demolition.

[Ben Goldsmith @BenGoldsmith]

“Joe Biden plans to ban logging in US old-growth forests in 2025” 👏

(Although it’s astonishing that logging in irreplaceable US old-growth forests isn’t already banned!) https://t.co/YXx9gqKbJr

[Martin Röck @mrtn_rck]

🎉 📢 Join our team! We are currently looking for a #Research #Assistant & a #FullStack #Developer to join EPFL and support our #new project on #global #data collection and #analysis of #resource use and #embodied carbon! 1/10

[Harry Paticas @harrypaticas]

Dear followers, happy to share that I’m co-authoring a book on domestic retrofit with @BobPrewett to be published by @RIBA. We are starting off with a questionnaire to inform the book. Please do contribute and share, thank you.

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

Nature plus online event free for ASBP members 5/12/23 9-11am
Understanding and dealing with the Construction Product Regulation will provide a comprehensive introduction and overview of the CPR and its upcoming revision.
https://t.co/rVaVU2jkyu

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

What will the CO2nstruct Zero Performance Framework Metric for EPD be based on? Check out my latest post. https://t.co/PYZ5Gtmu7D

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

@Ainsdale_Gas @vaillantuk If this is the case, then presumably the COP of a 95% efficient gas boiler = 100+95 / 100 = 195%?

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

Lots for me to talk about at this webinar where I’ll be covering recent built environment LCA initiatives in the UK.

[UCL Inst. for Environmental Design and Engineering @UCL_IEDE]

How will processes like retrofitting and life cycle assessment help us reach net zero? Join us on Wednesday 29 November for a webinar exploring energy saving in the built environment, with Steve Fernandez @Arup and Jane Anderson @constructionlca
https://t.co/hrU5Kbk5Sn

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

I'm looking forward to this face to face workshop on Thursday 9th with IVC Commercial and Edify Content Studio, looking to help those with no or little experience of EPD get to grips with what they are and how to use them. https://t.co/Dz7Hho0Fp1