Building the Tuuli Building Decarbonization Strategies Database

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Tuuli
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Employer
(1)
3
Preferred learners
Anywhere
Academic experience
Categories
Environmental sustainability Scientific research
Skills
data collection carbon footprint reduction research
Project scope
What is the main goal for this project?

We are thrilled to present an exciting opportunity for talented students to contribute to our new project, Tuuli Building Decarbonization Strategies Database.


In this project, we will be creating a database of sustainable buildings and the carbon reduction strategies that were implemented to make them low carbon. Students will assist in conducting research, collecting data and compiling findings.


This will involve several different steps for the students, including:

  • Familiarizing themselves with interview procedures and participating in training activities.
  • Reading relevant academic journals and finding case studies of sustainable buildings that include the necessary information (building drawings, bill of materials and completed LCAs) and extract relevant information.
  • Recording, organizing, and storing results according to conventions.
  • Verifying that data is recorded accurately.
  • Compiling summary notes of the buildings' key carbon reduction strategies and features.
What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?

By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:

  • Understanding of sustainable buildings and carbon reduction strategies
  • Collection, documentation and organization of relevant data
  • Verification of data accuracy
  • Compilation of key takeaways from each case study

Bonus steps would include:

  • Suggesting improvements to the process

Final deliverables should include

  • A final report with 15 relevant case studies and any additional carbon reduction strategies researched.


For students: To validate the completion of your work, please submit deliverables as uploaded files with a reflection note at the end of your project. These files can take various formats, including Word documents, PDFs, JPEG images, presentations, and more.

Supported causes
Climate action
About the company
2 - 10 employees
Real estate, Construction, engineering & trades, Technology

Buildings are a significant contributor to the global CO2 emissions crisis, accounting for over 40% of all emissions. As a result, investors and governments around the world have set mandatory carbon targets to reduce building emissions. Real estate developers are struggling to meet these targets and often resort to spending over $200k per project in consulting fees to avoid getting fined. Theyโ€™re then presented with generic and costly carbon reduction strategies, skyrocketing project costs even further. As stricter targets are implemented around the world, it only gets harder for developers to build carbon compliant buildings within their budgets.

That's why at Tuuli, weโ€™re building software to help design teams measure, reduce and monitor the carbon emissions of their buildings and portfolios to meet carbon targets. No matter the stage of design, Tuuli can estimate a buildingโ€™s embodied carbon intensity and suggest cost-effective carbon reduction strategies tailored to the building.