A VR tool that analyses and visualises household carbon emissions will be demonstrated at COP26.
Designed by Dr Zaid Alwan, an expert in sustainable construction in Northumbria’s Department of Architecture and Built Environment, and backed by the Centre for Digital Built Britain, the Digital Energy Estimation Tool uses immersive VR to help architects, construction professional developers, planners and members of the public assess where energy (both embodied and operational) is being used within buildings and make changes to make them more environmentally friendly. It can also be applied to larger scale developments, including at a city planning and infrastructure level.
Dr Alwan said: “If you are refurbishing your house and replacing maybe a specific type of wood or considering putting granite worktops in your kitchen, our tool will help you to visualise the carbon impact of this.
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