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Episode 315: Jono Mountfort on how to reduce the carbon embodied in the materials and products used in the built environment

Episode 315: Jono Mountfort on how to reduce the carbon embodied in the materials and products used in the built environment29 Sept43 min

As operational energy efficiency improves, attention is increasingly turning to embodied carbon—the emissions associated with extracting raw materials, manufacturing products, transporting them, installing them, and, ultimately, dealing with them at the end of their useful life. That puts materials and material innovation firmly at the centre of the conversation. Jonathan Mountfort, Creative Director at Autex Acoustics, has more than two decades of experience across design a...