Ep. 11: 11 Minutes on Embodied-Carbon Reduction for Bridges
Here’s How: Embodied Carbon - A podcast by Thornton Tomasetti - Marți
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In this episode, host Amy Hattan talks with structural engineer Elizabeth Brownell about reducing embodied carbon in bridges. Elizabeth discusses the importance of policies like New York’s Buy Clean Concrete and Executive Order 22 and shares insights on how engineers can measure and optimize embodied carbon throughout a bridge’s design and construction. She also emphasizes the need for changes in Department of Transportation specifications to further reduce carbon emissions in infrastructure projects.
