{"id":12975,"date":"2022-02-16T21:06:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T21:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=12975"},"modified":"2022-02-16T21:09:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T21:09:01","slug":"getting-a-greener-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/getting-a-greener-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting a Greener Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sustainability\u2014Key Terms &amp; Concepts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sustainability conversation has brought up a whole new vocabulary. Here are definitions of a few of the terms to help clarify the discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions<\/strong> are considered to fall in one of three categories (\u201cscopes\u201d):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Scope 1<\/em> emissions are those that come directly from sources owned or controlled by an organization. Examples include emissions associated with direct use of vehicles, furnaces, boilers, etc.<\/li>\n<li><em>Scope 2<\/em> emissions are indirect and come from the energy an organization buys (heat, cooling, electricity, steam)<\/li>\n<li><em>Scope 3<\/em> emissions are those from activities outside an organization\u2019s control or ownership but that are impacted indirectly by the organization\u2019s value chain. Examples includes emissions generated by sources like the organization\u2019s employees, suppliers, and all upstream and downstream \u201cvalue chain emissions.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The scopes are important because they help businesses identify where most of their emissions are generated, allowing them to focus improvement efforts to have the greatest impact. More information is available on the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/climateleadership\/ghg-inventory-development-process-and-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/climateleadership\/ghg-inventory-development-process-and-guidance<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carbon Capture and Storage\/Sequestration (CCS) <\/strong>is the process of capturing CO<sub>2<\/sub> before it reaches the atmosphere, then transporting and storing it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carbon Capture Utilization\/Usage and Storage (CCUS)<\/strong> is the process of capturing CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions from large sources like industrial plants and power stations, or from the atmosphere, and transporting it to either be reused or stored in deep subsurface formations (such as depleted gas and oil reservoirs) where it can be stored permanently<\/p>\n<p><strong>Embodied Carbon <\/strong>is the total amount of carbon arising from a building\u2019s construction, to include extraction and refinement of raw materials, and the manufacturing, transport, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental Product Declaration (EPD<\/strong><strong>\u00ae)<\/strong> is a report that documents a product\u2019s measured environmental impact. EPDs are developed in accordance with ISO standards and guidelines, are valid for 5 years, and provide an independent, third-party assessment of a product\u2019s impact on the environment. In construction, they are used by consumers, designers, architects, developers, engineers, and others to create more sustainable buildings. (See also Life Cycle Assessment)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)<\/strong> is an analysis of the environmental impact of a product throughout its entire life cycle\u2014i.e., from extraction of raw material through manufacturing, distribution, transport, use, maintenance, and eventual disposal or recycling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainability\u2014Key Terms &amp; Concepts The sustainability conversation has brought up a whole new vocabulary. Here are definitions of a few of the terms to help clarify the discussion. 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