Carbon hotspot
Embodied Carbon: Developing a Client Brief, published by the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) in March 2017, defines a carbon hotspot as: ‘The carbon significant aspect of a project which should be targeted for reduction. Carbon hotspots represent not only carbon-intense or high volume elements but also quick wins, where measurement data is more easily available and where carbon reductions are possible.’
Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3, published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, defines a carbon hotspot as: ‘the elements of the built environment at different scales that encompass high or intense levels of carbon emissions and that can be targeted for readily available carbon reductions.’
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