Whole Life Carbon Assessment – Callum Nelmes becomes London’s first CIBSE registered WLCA Assessor
Atelier Ten’s Callum Nelmes has become London’s first CIBSE Whole Life Carbon Assessor, joining the new WLCA register.
Recently interviewed by CIBSE Certification, Callum discusses the growing importance of Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) and the need for greater industry competence as carbon measurement becomes an increasingly integral part of the design and delivery process.
Read the full interview here
As the built environment accelerates towards net zero, Whole Life Carbon assessments are playing a critical role in helping project teams understand and reduce carbon impacts across a building’s entire lifecycle. With planning requirements, industry standards, and client expectations continuing to evolve, ensuring assessments are carried out consistently and robustly is more important than ever.
As one of CIBSE’s first accredited assessors, Callum reflects on the skills and knowledge needed to deliver effective assessments, the value of recognised professional competency, and the role Whole Life Carbon can play in supporting better decision-making across the built environment.
“WLCAs are becoming more important every year. Rather than being seen as a compliance or tick-box exercise, they are increasingly being used as a design tool to help project teams understand and reduce embodied carbon throughout a project’s development. Importantly, lower carbon solutions don’t always mean higher costs, and WLCAs help identify opportunities to achieve both environmental and commercial benefits.”
We’d love to continue the conversation – Whole Life Carbon is rapidly becoming a key consideration for developers, architects, engineers, contractors, and asset owners alike. Whether you’re at the start of your carbon journey or looking to strengthen your approach, our team is here to help.
Get in touch with Atelier Ten to discuss Whole Life Carbon Assessment, embodied carbon strategies, and how we can support your project’s path to net zero.