SNC-Lavalin has launched a data-driven solution designed to decarbonise the built environment in a cost-effective way, and accelerate the journey to net zero across the globe. Decarbonomics is said to be an initiative that builds on SNC-Lavalin’s methods and practices to deliver high-performing buildings and developments, interconnected by smart and green systems and infrastructure.
According to a statement, it is being launched as both private and public sectors are looking at ways to reduce their carbon emissions at pace, as the built environment contributes around 40% of global carbon emissions and the majority of the buildings that will exist in 2050 have already been built.
“Creating the net zero communities of the future relies, in part, on effective decarbonisation of existing assets. Decarbonomics is a concrete example of how we can help clients meet their net zero targets and is in line with our comprehensive Engineering Net Zero approach. We provide sustainable solutions by connecting people, data and technology in partnership with clients such as the UK Government Property Agency, delivering decarbonisation for its 450-building portfolio,” said Ian L. Edwards, president and CEO, SNC-Lavalin.
Decarbonomics is said to combine the SNC-Lavalin Group’s expertise and knowledge of building services, engineering design, asset management, project management, cost consulting, data analytics and data visualisations.
Founded on the decarbonisation of existing building portfolios, Decarbonomics is billed as an end-to-end service based on a three-step approach of benchmarking, road mapping and delivery of an organisation’s decarbonisation program. The steps include: Benchmark – develop a carbon baseline; Roadmap – design a cost-effective carbon reduction pathway and Deliver – implement our carbon reduction solutions. The approach is said to be underpinned by Carbon Data Insights, a diverse mix of global open-source benchmark databases, as well as SNC-Lavalin’s own rich building data library.
The result is said to be a decarbonised estate, achieved through the strategy for achieving carbon reduction from behavior change to building retrofit interventions, and measuring progress across the portfolio and asset lifecycle.
“Decarbonomics is founded on the principle of systems thinking and brings our diverse expertise and knowledge of the built environment and buildings together in a way that enables us to make carbon visible at the portfolio level. This empowers our clients in the Middle East to make informed decisions about their investments in decarbonization and accelerating their journey towards net zero,” added Matthew Tribe, managing director, Planning, Design, and Engineering, Middle East for Atkins.
Globally, SNC-Lavalin has developed the ‘Engineering Net Zero’ program which focuses on leading the engineering industry to achieve net zero carbon as rapidly as possible, by helping clients manage climate risks and build climate resilience. In 2021, the company announced its ‘vision for engineering a sustainable society’, containing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets and commitments to achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2030 across corporate activities, the statement concluded.
