A critical element in the decarbonization of homes is the embodied carbon produced in the manufacturing and shipping of the building materials used in the construction of homes. Many times, the embodied carbon in the home’s building products can equal the carbon produced by the energy consumed in the operation of the home. The current RESNET Carbon Index only covers operational carbon emissions. RESNET in cooperation with the International Code Council is developing an ANSI candidate standard for calculating the embodied carbon in residential building materials. The standard could be used by builders for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) benchmarking. The RESNET Standards Development Committee 1500 – Embodied Carbon is responsible for the proposed Standard RESNET/ICC 1550 to provide a standardized method to calculate and report the embodied carbon impact of homes. RESNET Standards Management Board has appointed the members of the Embodied Carbon Standards Development Committee 1500. Chris Magwood of RMI serves as the Chairman and Brian Shanks of Beazer Home serves as the Vice Chairman. After the SDC 1500 approves the draft standard, it will undergo the RESNET ANSI Standard Development Process including a public review and comment period. SDC 1500 Chairman Chris Magwood SDC 1500 Vice Chairman Brian Shanks A complete listing of the members of the SDC 1500 is at https://www.resnet.us/about/standards/committees/standards-development-committee-1500/ A Technical Working Group of subject matter experts has also been established and is in the process of drafting the ANSI candidate standard. Members of the Technical Working Group are: David Arkin, American Institute of Architects Jane Bindas, Builders FirstSource Erin Bordelon, D.R. Horton Webly Bowles, New Buildings Institute Jeffrey Bradley, American Wood Council Ariel Brenner, New Buildings Institute Mike Browne, Advanced Building Analysis Eden Brukman, City of San Diego Andy Buccino, NEHERS Alliance Nick Cammarota, California Building Industry Association Matthew Cooper, PEG Phil Crone Leading Builders of America Bennett Doherty, Efficiency Vermont David Eisenberg, DCAT Asa Foss, EPA ENERGY STAR David Goldstein, NRDC Charlie Haack, NAIMA Eric Holt, University of Denver Scott Horowitz, NREL Joel Martell, National Grid Henrique Mendonca, Cerclos Alexis Minniti, Building Knowledge Victoria Muharskey, Green Builder Media Jacob Racusin, Builders for Climate Action Anber Rana, Carbon Leadership Forum Ari Rapport, IBACOS Alexander Rees, U.S. Department of Energy Corey Self, Pulte Group Brian Shanks, Beazer Homes Stacy Smedley, Building Transparency Philip Squires, Mattamy Homes Kristopher Stenger, International Code Council Yatharth Vaishnani, Ekotrope Nigel Watts, RHEIA, LLC Brett Welch, Meritage Homes
