Integrating Embodied Carbon Estimating in Quantity Surveying Curriculum: A Case Study
摘要
This chapter argues for the need to focus on embodied carbon measurements and management to achieve the 2050 emission reduction targets of the Paris Agreement. In so doing, it highlights the crucial role to be played by Quantity Surveyors in this effort. The paper underlines the gaps and issues in the existing built environment curricula in the UK in equipping students with the necessary sustainability skills and the need for a systemic view to transform education. The chapter presents a real-life case study from a UK university on how such a curriculum transformation can be achieved and Quantity Surveying students can be engaged in the subject of embodied carbon estimating using three exemplars including an interdisciplinary project. The exemplars presented in the chapter provide educators with some practical and easy-to-implement project ideas to embed this emerging competency within the Quantity Surveying curriculum.