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Carbon in the Built Environment 
CoP - Meeting #1 January/26

About the Community of Practice

Launched during World Green Building Week 2025, the Carbon in the Built Environment Community of Practice provides a collaborative space for industry professionals to learn, exchange knowledge and tackle shared challenges related to whole life cycle carbon in buildings.

We are delighted to kick off 2026 on the theme of ‘Embodied Carbon: Where to start?’ This session will explain embodied carbon, life cycle assessment and upcoming regulatory changes in plain English, making it ideal for those confused or daunted by these topics. Details of speakers will be announced shortly.

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What to Expect

This session will include:

An introduction to embodied carbon and life cycle assessment of buildings
Rules of thumb for reducing embodied carbon on projects
Introduction to common tools for measuring embodied carbon
Information on upcoming regulatory changes
A practical case study for reducing embodied carbon

The focus is on turning complex carbon concepts into clear, actionable strategies that can be applied within your projects and organisations.

Why Join?

✔ Learn from leading industry experts
✔ Get to grips with upcoming regulatory changes
✔ Gain insights into real-world lifecycle carbon reduction
✔ Stay ahead of best practice and upcoming industry developments

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Chairs

🟢 Banbha McCann, Sustainability Lead, Henry J Lyons Architects
🟢 John Casey, Director, CORA Consulting Engineers

Expert Speakers
Cathal Heneghan, Sustainability Engineer at Meehan Green
Giorgio Garino, Programme Executive at SEAI
Sardar Ahmed, Henry J Lyon Architects
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