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Embodied carbon in building services: A calculation methodology for the United Arab Emirates provides detail of alternative assumptions to be made when using the CIBSE embodied carbon methodology to calculate the embodied carbon impact of building services equipment installed in UAE. This is not a standalone document, and cannot be applied without first understanding Embodied carbon in building services: A calculation methodology (TM65).
The creation of this document followed steps laid out in the companion publication Embodied carbon in building services: Using the TM65 methodology outside the UK (TM65LA).
The CIBSE embodied carbon methodology now includes several publications, digital tools, free-to-all data-gathering forms, training courses and webinars. All of these can be accessed from www.cibse.org/tm65.
1 Introduction
1.1 Context
1.2 The TM65 methodology in the United Arab Emirates
1.2.1 How to use the TM65 methodology in the United Arab Emirates
1.2.2 How TM65 relates to the United Arab Emirates
2 Local assumptions relevant to the UAE
2.1 Collecting and reporting data
2.2 ‘Basic’ calculation assumptions
2.3 ‘Mid-level’ calculation assumptions
3 Additional actions
3.1 Moving forward: actions engineers can take
3.2 Considerations beyond carbon
Appendix A: Summary of TM65: Embodied carbon in building services: a calculation methodology
A.1 The TM65 basic calculation method
A.2 The TM65 mid-level calculation method
Appendix B: Worked example (UAE) — basic calculation method
Appendix C: Worked example (UAE) — mid-level calculation method
Appendix D: Sensitivity analysis
D.1 Building services equipment installed in the UAE
D.2 Sensitivity with product carbon intensity
D.3 Testing against UK results
D.4 Sense checking with local EPDs
Appendix E: The CIBSE building services taxonomy
Appendix F: Key carbon definitions
Appendix G: Creation of the local addendum for the UAE
G.1 Local working group industry representatives
Lead Authors: Dr Francisco Sierra, Ahmed Hagras (UWE), Balsam Nehme (DAR) and CIBSE UAE Technical Committee
Contributors: Isaac Coker (WSP and Chairperson, CIBSE UAE Technical Committee), Dr Anastasia Mylona (CIBSE), Carlos Amaya (Head at Department of Energy Abu Dhabi), Farah Naz (AECOM), Akshay Datar (Ras Al Kahimah Municipality), Dr Hassan Ali (De Montfort University UAE), Nic Byczynski (AESG), Yasser Ali Khan (WSP), Deidre Wolff (AESG), Zakria Osman (El Seif Engineering Contracting), Christopher Laborde (LAB Data Solutions), Jeff Fox (PhillipsPage Associates Ltd), Hassan Younes (GRFN), Furqan Mian (ENGIE Solutions Middle East), Natasha Das and Johanna Jarvinen (Bionova Ltd./One Click LCA).
Peer reviewers: Rowan Bell-Bentley and Sarah Bousquet (Arup), Joe Jack Williams (FCBStudios), Lia Minty and Kiru Balson (Max Fordham)
The Institution gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the local working group representatives.