Construction: Reducing the Carbon Emissions of High-Rise Structures from the Very Beginning

Minimizing carbon emissions and reducing resource consumption in commercial high-rise buildings is an essential component of the building industry reducing its overall footprint. A concise study of design options with three levels of carbon emission production was undertaken for a real project proposed for a site in central Hamburg. The study showed that carbon emission reductions of up to 78 percent could be made by electing to design in hybrid timber as opposed to conventional concrete, and that a 47 percent reduction could be achieved through a concrete-optimization process