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On average, it costs 48% less to recycle one ton of material compared to sending it to a landfill or
incinerator.
Structural Alternatives
Structural Alternatives
Embodied Carbon for Differents Superstructures (A1-A5)
Foundations, roof and enclosure are excluded
Beam and Columns
Slabs
Biogenic
Concrete Frame + RC slabs
76
Steel Frame + Composite Slabs
72
Steel Frame + CLT Slabs
(133)
Glulam Frame + CLT Slabs
(137)
21
33
57
Steel podium with 2 floors above of wood framing
26
(25)
(150)
(31)
(100)
(20)
(50)
(10)
-
82
-17
Steel podium with 2 floors above Light Gauge Metal Framing
kg CO₂e/m² (200)
lb CO₂e/ft² (41)
-42
78
49
(38)
22
83
17
Wood Stud Framing
179
107
72
Light Gauge Metal Framing
186
110
115
58
36
50
10
37
100
20
150
31
200
41
Calculations based on a 3-story building 1500m². structural grid 9x9m
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