Reducing emissions in construction and industrial materials
We specialise in measuring, verifying, and financing emissions reductions across the built environment. From early feasibility through to carbon credit issuance, we provide the technical and analytical infrastructure that transforms lower carbon construction into measurable, auditable, and financeable outcomes.
Feasibility Studies
Evaluate whether a material, process, or technology is suitable for carbon accounting. Identify the appropriate registry pathway, data requirements, and commercial viability before committing to a full methodology.
Lifecycle Assessments
Measure the embodied carbon of construction materials across the complete A1 to A5 lifecycle. Our cradle to installation assessments provide comparable data to support procurement and design decisions.
Environmental Product Declarations
Develop standardised Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) that communicate embodied carbon performance to engineers, specifiers, contractors, and procurement team.
Methodology Development
Where innovative technologies deliver measurable climate benefits but no recognised standard exists, we develop robust carbon accounting methodologies that enable scalable participation.
Carbon Finance
Verified credits sold to companies with Net Zero commitments. Revenue flows back to close the cost gap during early adoptions.
Reducing lifecycle emissions across every stage of construction
A lifecycle assessment measures the total environmental impact of a construction material from raw material extraction through to installation. The A1 to A5 boundary, defined by ISO 14044 and the EN 15804 module framework, is the industry standard for assessing construction products. It captures every stage from sourcing raw materials to the point where the finished product is installed on site.
This framework underpins our lifecycle assessments, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), and embodied carbon analysis. It is also the same boundary used by VM0039 to measure the emissions savings delivered by cold recycling compared with conventional hot mix asphalt.
From funding to transformation
Materials we have assessed, with lifecycle data and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) available.
How carbon credits move the market
Cold recycling accounts for less than 2% of US asphalt production. The technology is proven and the economics benefit road agencies. Carbon finance provides the mechanism that closes the remaining commercial gaps and accelerates adoption across the country.
From funding to transformation
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Fund contractors to switch
A cold recycling equipment train costs around $6 million. Contractors often earn better returns continuing to use existing hot mix equipment. Carbon credit revenue helps offset the capital investment and training costs required to transition to cold recycling.
Get it into procurement specifications
More than 39,000 local agencies manage 77% of US road mileage. Many still rely on specifications written before cold recycling became commercially viable. Funded projects generate the engineering data and performance evidence needed to incorporate cold recycling into future procurement standards.
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Contractor adopts cold recycling
Equipment investment required; carbon finance offsets the margin gap
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ClimatePave quantifies and verifies
VM0039 methodology, lab data, third-party Verra audit
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VCUs issued and sold
Corporate buyers purchase verified carbon credits
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Revenue returns to contractor
Direct payment funds equipment, training, and the next project
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Adoption scales, specs catch up
New procurement specs, broader adoption, compound benefits across the industry
Carbon finance closes the contractor gap.
Cold recycling is cheaper for road agencies but requires significant equipment investment from contractors. The margin profile alone does not justify the shift away from established HMA workflows, where incumbent contractors operate with depreciated equipment, integrated supply chains, and a century-old lobby.
ClimatePave closes that gap. Verified carbon credits add a revenue stream tied directly to the emissions reduction a contractor delivers. Combined with project work, the economics support equipment investment and sustained adoption of the cleaner method.
The methodology is the measurement. The credit is the mechanism. The road is the outcome.
Roads are essential infrastructure. Making them less resource intensive to build, more affordable to maintain, and capable of storing carbon represents one of the highest impact climate opportunities within the built environment. Carbon finance is a direct way to influence sectoral transformation.
