On 27 February 2025, the Build4People Work Package “Sustainable Building” leader Prof Dr Schwede presented during a networking session focused on embodied carbon in buildings, organized by HEAT International as part of the Asia Low-Carbon Building Transition (ALCBT) initiative at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) in Phnom Penh.
The session was organized by HEAT, a key consortium member of ALCBT, which has been developing the so-called Building Emission Assessment Tool (BEAT) — a web-based platform designed to assess embodied and operational carbon in buildings. Ahead of a planned training session in September 2025 in Cambodia, HEAT’s intention was to engage with engineers and architects to better understand the local needs and expectations.
Among others, Dirk Schwede provided general insights why the analysis of embodied carbon and the life-cycle thinking is relevant. Furthermore, he presented results of his research as leader of the Vietnam based CAMaRSEC project, funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the field of life-cycle assessment and development of building labels for building materials.
More information on the ALCBT project:
- ALCBT Cambodia: https://alcbt.gggi.org/cambodia/
- HEAT’s ALCBT Project: https://www.heat-international.de/project/asia-low-carbon-buildings-transition-alcbt/
- BEAT LCA Tool: https://alcbt.gggi.org/lca-tool/
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