Tactic
Mitigation
Minimize Embodied Carbon
Limit demand for new material
Options
...by building less.
...by reusing on-site materials.
...by using natural materials rather than ones manufactured and brought to the site.
…by siting development in the project site near to existing infrastructure tie ins.
…by reducing redundancies.
…by using the maximum allowable spacing of welded wire fabric or textile reinforced concrete instead of rebar.
…by using salvaged materials from regional demolition projects or salvage yards
…by limiting waste using minimal cuts, prefab, or dimensioned materials.
Case Study
For a decommissioned airport turned into Ellinikon Park, Sasaki reused approximately 300,000 sq ft of concrete from the runways. Because the 30” thick slabs were poured with golf ball sized marble aggregate and no rebar, various treatments were used to reveal the texture for applications in fountains, retaining walls, furnishings, and hardscape.
