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Integrating the Landscape Carbon Overlay: delivering low-carbon, multi-functional external works - curated by The Landscape Institute
Achieving reduced carbon construction and maximising project value requires teams to successfully integrate low carbon strategies with multi-functional benefits for the community and environment, all while ensuring effective and financially viable project delivery. This expert session will show how these objectives can be delivered with a landscape-led approach, benefitting people, place and nature across all project types and scales.
We will demonstrate our new Landscape Carbon Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work. This framework details five key actions for reducing the carbon footprint of landscape projects. Through early, integrated action at all stages (from strategic definition to use and reuse), this design approach delivers demonstrable low-carbon outcomes. The session includes short presentations and an interactive panel / Q&A discussion to support operational planning. Content will cover:
• Carbon Reduction in Landscape Projects: The presentation will set out the critical nature of carbon reduction and the significant potential land use offers for achieving net zero. Key principles include: the importance of a landscape-led approach responsive to the environment, protecting existing carbon stores, and minimizing resource use and specifying low-carbon materials across the project lifespan.
• Strategic Methodology and Tool Integration: Learn how to apply the Carbon Overlay's methodology for seamless carbon reduction. The session covers principles for using verified material data (such as Environmental Product Declarations and Product Category Rules) and specialist platforms to inform low-carbon material selection and design decisions, delivering true multi-functional landscape value.
• Real-World Application (Case Studies): Experts will present case studies showing how to use the Overlay, the five key actions, and the tools / processes in practice to deliver cost-effective, climate-resilient projects that maximise environmental benefits.
We encourage professionals from all the whole built environment to attend and ensure reduced carbon delivery on all future external works.
