ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Life-cycle embodied carbon of structural systems is often considered with respect to traditional, orthogonal, homogenous material applications of wood, steel, or concrete. Large-scale data collection of embodied carbon intensities has revealed that structural system selection is very important and perhaps more influential than material selection. Furthermore, hybrid material structural systems reveal far greater embodied carbon reductions than traditional systems. This investigation reports data mining results clarifying how engineer should consider embodied carbon and new languages of structural systems which mitigate embodied carbon while enhancing the quality of life in our urban centers.
