Mark Chen, National Carbon Manager at Skanska, a global construction and development firm. Mark has over nine years of industry experience and has worked on a range of projects with high sustainability goals, including LEED, ILFI Living Building Challenge, and Zero Carbon certifications.
Mark also brings expertise in corporate emissions reporting, corporate emissions reduction strategy, embodied carbon accounting and reduction strategy utilizing the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, and construction activity embodied carbon accounting and reduction strategy.
His most recent project experience includes managing the sustainability strategy for a multi-billion-dollar campus redevelopment project, a multitude of data center projects, and many other project types across the country.
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- Air quality issues in Southern California fostered a lifelong interest in sustainability and the desire to improve the built environment.
- Leading initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and drive sustainability efforts as the National Carbon Manager at Skanska.
- Skanska’s climate commitments:
a. 70% emissions reduction by 2030, net-zero by 2045.
b. Use of alternative clean fuels, research on electric and hydrogen-powered equipment.
c. Focus on embodied carbon in construction - Tracking emissions across projects, with varying levels based on client requirements.
- Providing embodied carbon assessments for structural materials on all projects using EC3 tools.
- Decarbonization in construction material manufacturing, innovation in electric and hydrogen equipment, digital footprint concerns
- Use of alternative clean fuels, research on electric and hydrogen-powered equipment.
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