CIOB - Early Stage Design Decisions and their impact on Whole Life Carbon

Summary

Explore sustainability, digital innovation and better design practices. Learn, connect and help shape a more sustainable built environment.

Please note: this event is for over 18’s only.

Join us for an insightful CPD session delivered by Catherine Sinclair of Space Architects, exploring their innovative open-access digital tool and the research behind its development.

This session will introduce an easy-to-use design tool that helps professionals make more informed and sustainable decisions during the design process. Built on robust research, the tool supports better understanding and reduction of environmental impact within projects.

Good early design decisions can reduce whole-life carbon by up to 40%. D-CARB ensures these decisions are informed and aligned with best practice from the outset. D-CARB supports architects, engineers, and clients. It sits within Revit and provides immediate whole-life carbon analysis, allowing users to test options and assess carbon implications as their design evolves. Whole-life carbon is locked in long before a building is constructed. Choices made during concept and feasibility stages influence material use, structural solutions, and operational performance for decades. D-CARB supports this stage of the process by bringing clarity where uncertainty is usually highest. With carbon insight available from the start, design teams can explore alternatives with confidence and avoid the hidden carbon costs that often emerge later.

Attendees will gain valuable insight into how the tool works in practice, along with the thinking and methodology that shaped its development. As an open-access resource, it has been created to encourage widespread use across the industry. In return, Space Architects are keen to gather feedback from users to help refine and enhance its effectiveness.

Whether you’re interested in sustainability, digital innovation, or improving your design approach, this session offers a great opportunity to learn, engage, and contribute to a more sustainable built environment

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