{"id":1452,"date":"2025-08-22T15:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:47:16","slug":"stantec-forma-case-study-how-to-reduce-embodied-carbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/2025\/08\/22\/stantec-forma-case-study-how-to-reduce-embodied-carbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Stantec case study: how to reduce embodied carbon in the schematic design phase\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/forma\/free-trial\" class=\"\n            MuiButtonBase-root MuiButton-root\n            wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\n            \n            \n            \n            MuiButton-contained\n        \">\n\n        <span class=\"MuiButton-label\">\n            \n            \nTry Forma free for 30 days\n\n            \n        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.autodeskforma.com\/?utm_source=adskwebsite&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=formablog\" class=\"\n            MuiButtonBase-root MuiButton-root\n            wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\n            \n            \n            \n            MuiButton-contained\n        \">\n\n        <span class=\"MuiButton-label\">\n            \n            \nAccess your Forma hub\n\n            \n        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stantec + Forma Concept to Carbon: Early Design Insights with AI and Autodesk Forma\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60SSivzAv2U?start=49&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"aspect-ratio:500 \/ 281;width:100%;height:auto;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Early, informed insights during the design phase are crucial for achieving sustainable outcomes in architectural and urban planning projects. Leveraging advanced yet easy-to-use tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/forma\/overview\">Autodesk Forma<\/a> not only facilitates these early insights for architects but also makes the process accessible for everyone involved. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>This blog post based on the Autodesk University 2024 class <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/class\/From-Concept-to-Carbon-Early-Design-Insights-with-AI-and-Autodesk-Forma-2024\">From Concept to Carbon: Early Design Insights with AI and Autodesk Forma<\/a>, demonstrates how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stantec.com\/en\">Stantec<\/a> tested Forma\u2019s embodied carbon analysis\u2013a built-in embodied carbon calculator\u2013on a large-scale, transit-oriented development project in Vancouver to successfully reduce embodied carbon from buildings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dynamic collaboration and real-time insights<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>One of Forma\u2019s advantages is its ability to provide real-time feedback for&nbsp;architects&nbsp;and designers. Traditionally, life cycle assessments involve extensive analysis using third-party software, often requiring days to weeks to complete due to project complexity and specialist knowledge. It&#8217;s a time-consuming process where information typically flowed from the architect to various disciplines and the sustainability team, who then conducted analyses and shared results back. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Forma&#8217;s cloud-based design platform and embodied carbon analysis, interdisciplinary teams can collaborate live as the design evolves. They can view and iterate the same model, run real-time embodied carbon analyses, and interpret results together instantly. This enables them to quickly understand the impacts of different design options on embodied carbon and make informed decisions together to reduce impact.&nbsp; \u201cThe exciting developments with Forma&#8217;s embodied carbon analysis is that it allows for much more dynamic interactions among the architects and the rest of the project design team members,\u201d says Jay Burtwistle, Sustainability Consultant at Stantec.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mixed-use development in Vancouver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to calculate embodied carbon: case study, Vancouver <\/strong>&nbsp;<br>The Vancouver project encompasses more than 20 proposed towers on an infill commercial site, including residential, commercial, retail, and hotel. In Forma, the team optimized the massing and building heights according to the brief, site restrictions, and living qualities such as daylight and sun. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>For the structure and envelope, the Stantec team established these baseline conditions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A hybrid concrete structure&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Glass-fibre reinforced concrete (GFRC) cladding&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>50% window-to-wall ratio&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mixed-use residential and commercial&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Using these initial settings, Forma\u2019s embodied carbon analysis predicted <strong>the total embodied carbon at 723,000 tons of CO2.<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>The carbon intensity (kg\/m\u00b2 CO2) averaged at 409 kg\/m\u00b2 <\/strong>across all buildings. This average provides a baseline for the team to compare designs&nbsp;easier to&nbsp;see&nbsp;the better-performing options immediately and pick the best proposal to move forward with.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_2-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_2-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_2-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_2-1536x934.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Empowering&nbsp;design teams to make data-driven&nbsp;decisions<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Despite being first-time users, the team found Forma intuitive and easy to use, quickly getting up to speed and making iterations in about an hour and a half. They could select multiple buildings, tweak the design, and run analyses within seconds. The visualized results highlighted the relative embodied carbon impact of each building in a clear and simple way using colour gradients. \u201cIt was quick\u2013about 5 to 10 seconds to run the analysis. We&#8217;re able to click on that button and we get our results,\u201d says Burtwistle. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Incorporating mass timber for reduced carbon footprint<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>In a bid to further reduce embodied carbon, the team switched the structure from hybrid concrete to mass timber for the three shortest towers: the office tower, a residential tower, and hotel. This reduced the carbon intensity for these buildings alone significantly, <strong>lowering the average to 394 kg\/m\u00b2<\/strong> <strong>and bringing down the total project embodied carbon to 681,000 tons<\/strong>\u2013<strong>a reduction of 42,000 tons of CO2<\/strong>. \u201cThat\u2019s about a 15 kg\/m\u00b2 drop across the whole site just from shifting those three towers,\u201d adds Burtwistle.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_3-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_3-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_3-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_3-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_3-1536x933.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The structure of the three lowest towers was switched to mass timber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_5-2-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_5-2-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_5-2-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_5-2-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_5-2-1536x902.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Stantec_5-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scaling lessons across projects and teams<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Both the client and Stantec teams were enthusiastic about these outcomes that show how quick, early modelling can help achieve significant embodied carbon savings at an early design stage. With this case study, Stantec takes these lessons forward to set the stage for educating design and sustainability teams across the firm and optimizing sustainable design practices across other projects.&nbsp;<br><br>Imagery courtesy of Stantec.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Early, informed insights during the design phase are crucial for achieving sustainable outcomes in architectural and urban planning projects. 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