Decarbonizing the Built Environment with GIS

This internal Esri research project evaluated building forms and their potential for utilizing passive energy strategies, accounting for additional energy usage and operational carbon output throughout a building's lifetime. The implications are vast as buildings account for 40% of global GHG emissions. Using GIS to compute these metrics provides architects, engineers, policymakers, and planners with data-driven insights to decarbonize the built environment through individual building designs and urban-scale planning.