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Carbon versus CO2

Carbon versus CO2

This is often a point of confusion when reading about climate change. The Landscape Carbon Calculator is measuring Carbon Dioxide. It is typical for Carbon and CO2 to be used interchangeably in daily conversation. Carbon is often used as “short” for carbon dioxide, but they are indeed different, vastly different.

Calculator Integration

Calculator Integration

Recently, a design-build firm sent in their question to us, and we thought some of you might be thinking about this as well. “..we are already pretty busy. How can I most efficiently insert this into my workflow?I am going to break this into two categories: design and LA firms and contracting firms. I am also going to assume this is for pre-build estimating and not post-build analysis. I’ll cover post-build analysis in a future blog.

Sequestration Simplified

Sequestration Simplified

After diving deep into two scientific studies, it appears that a lawn sequesters at a similar rate as a wild meadow. However, the lawn’s NET sequestration rate includes fertilizer, mowing, water, etc. The Wild meadow needs none of this and provides a similar NET carbon function without any inputs or management!

F*@k 2-cycle.   Get off the juice already!

F*@k 2-cycle. Get off the juice already!

Good for humans and the economy or good for the planet. This is a false binary. We cannot build systems that are considered suitable for humanity and the economy if they do not consider the planet we inhabit. Colonizing Mars is great and all, but……