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How do we measure a building's impact on biodiversity?

Carbon is necessary but insufficient. REGEN develops methods that trace site-specific biodiversity loss through construction supply chains and that quantify ecosystem services a project can provide. The aim is to make biodiversity impacts as decision-relevant as carbon already is.

Key points

  • Site-specific biodiversity impact attribution along the supply chain.
  • Ecosystem service provision as a positive design metric.
  • Integration with LCA and emerging EU restoration / Net Gain regulation.

Sources

We make impacts visible and accountable, to measure, trace, assess and prioritise, through biodiversity/ecosystem impact measurement beyond carbon, life-cycle + supply-chain tracing.
REGEN — Applied Science Towards a Regenerative Built Environment · BLOXHUB, 2025 · Two-pager · p. 1
Quantifying and addressing site-specific biodiversity impacts in construction supply chains.
Assessing Buildings' Contribution to Biodiversity Loss in a Life-Cycle Perspective · Manja Nørrekær Lund, 2025 · PhD proposal

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