

The Carbon Cost Of Demolition
ECONorthwest and Restore Oregon shared with us their recent study: "Understanding the Carbon Cost of Demolition". The link is to the summary. When we get the full report, we'll add it to this post. Or read the full report here at Restore Oregon's website. Here are a few excepts - the summary is worth reading in full: "According to ECONorthwest’s calculations, renovating a 1,500 SF older home reduces embedded CO2 emissions by 126 metric tons, versus tearing down the same st