steelTalks is a monthly series on topics of interest to the global steel community. The lectures are presented in a webinar format with a guest lecturer. This presentation proposes to discuss elementary concepts about CO2 emissions, such as the Carbon Footprint and Embedded Carbon, as well as how to review the stages of a Building Life Cycle and its relationships with the scopes defined by the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Scopes 1,2 and 3).
Description
The control of emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases is one of the great challenges facing society for sustainable development.
Construction plays a central role in this process, since materials and raw materials are usually the main sources of CO2 emissions throughout the life cycle of a building, according to studies in the Instructe Guide.
Under this scenario, this presentation proposes to discuss elementary concepts about CO2 emissions, such as the Carbon Footprint and Embedded Carbon, as well as how to review the stages of a Building Life Cycle and its relationships with the scopes defined by the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Scopes 1,2 and 3).
In addition to this, according to the perspective of one of the main steel producers on a global scale, a special focus will be made on Structural Steel and more specifically on Hot Rolled Sections produced according to the ASTM A913 (HISTAR®) standard – we will try to demonstrate how the production of steel from scrap & EAF (Electric Arc Furnaces), associated with the use of renewable electrical energy (XCarb™) and processes that deliver higher performance steels, allow us better performance of Steel Structures, with optimisation of its consumption and reduction of carbon emissions of the Projects.
Course content
Learning Outcomes
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Understands what a carbon footprint is and why it matters.1
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Understands terms like carbon footprint, CO₂e, Scope 1 and 2 emissions.1
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Designs carbon data management systems and reporting frameworks.3
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Understands reduction levers (e.g., energy efficiency, fuel switching, renewable integration).3
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Can design carbon data systems and manage data integrity.3
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