Optimizing zero-energy building for climate impact[edit] The introduction of zero-energy buildings makes buildings more energy efficient and reduces the rate of carbon emissions once the building is in operation; however, there is still a lot of pollution associated with a building's embodied carbon.[14] Embodied carbon is the carbon emitted in the making and transportation of a building's materia
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