Case Study of an Adaptive Reuse Project using Embodied Carbon Visualizations as part of a Holistic Design Process

This paper presents a case study of a small campus building adaptive reuse and preservation project. Embodied Carbon visualizations were used as part of a holistic design process involving undergraduate students and used in conjunction with renderings and pricing to help a college facilities department make decisions about the best pathway forward in the adaptive reuse of the building. This is a replicable process to effectively communicate embodied carbon data alongside more longstanding drawings and renderings to aid design teams and owners to make decisions that consider aesthetics and embodied carbon for a low carbon building future.