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Welcome to the 2026 Q1 Quarterly Forum!

We will start the program in a moment.

We’d love to know who is joining us:

MEP2040 Commitment

Please share your name and company in a chat message. Let us know if this is your first time at an MEP2040 Quarterly Forum!

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2026 Q1

Quarterly Forum

February 12, 2026

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Welcome and Introduction

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Welcome to the MEP2040 Quarterly Forum

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A movement to

radically reduce

total carbon emissions

from building systems

through collective action.

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The Growing Significance of Embodied Carbon

Between now and 2060 the world’s population will be doubling the amount of building floor-space, equivalent to building an entire New York City every month for 40 years. Much of the carbon footprint of these new buildings will take the form of embodied carbon — the emissions associated with building material manufacturing and construction.

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Embodied carbon is an urgent problem

In order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, it is essential that we reduce embodied carbon now and develop a pathway to low-carbon construction on every building project. Transforming the building industry cannot wait.

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CHALLENGE

COLLECTIVE ACTION

COLLECTIVE IMPACT

2025

2040

2021

Dramatically reduce

embodied & operational carbon of MEP systems

Collaborate with manufacturers, owners & industry partners

Achieve whole-life carbon reductions aligned w/ 2040 targets

Life-cycle decarbonization of MEP systems

Signatories, working groups, manufacturers, owners

Whole-life carbon zero by 2040

[Ghina]

So what exactly is MEP2040?

The Commitment began in 2021 as a challenge from within the MEP community

— a recognition that our systems are responsible for more carbon than previously acknowledged,

and that we must take full responsibility for the life-cycle impacts of the equipment we specify, design, and maintain.

Our ultimate challenge is straightforward but ambitious:

to radically reduce total carbon emissions — embodied, operational, and refrigerants — from all MEP systems,

in alignment with whole-life carbon goals by 2040.

We do this through collective action:

practitioners, manufacturers, owners, researchers, and partners

learning and driving change together.

Every firm that signs the Commitment joins a community committed to

transparency, data sharing, innovation, and continual improvement.

Together, we are advancing

tools, standards, EPD access, refrigerant strategies, procurement practices, and real-world case studies

that help the entire industry move faster.

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Who Leads This Work? (Advisory + Steering Committees)

Rob Bolin

CMTA

Kristy Walson

Peter Alspach

Ethan Heil

Julie Janiski

Luke Leung

Andrew Rhodes

Orlin Velinov

BranchPatten

McKinstry

Univ of Virginia Office for Sustainability

Carbon Leadership Forum

Buro Happold

SOM

Amazon

Hilton Hotels

Mike Woolsey

Swegon

Vincent Martinez

Brian Johnson

Ghina Annan

Kayleigh Houde

Rachel Wrublik

Josh Jacobs

Erica Weeks

Architecture 2030

HOK

Stantec

Buro Happold

PAE Consulting Engineers

WAP Sustainability

Paladin

Kristof Irwin

Positive Energy

Jamie Bond

Erin McDade

Nick Pederson

Paul Herron

NextGen Energy

Architecture 2030

Glumac

Sage Craftsmen

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STEERING COMMITTEE

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

CHAIR

VICE CHAIR

CHAIR

VICE CHAIR

Andrew Himes

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SPEAKER SCRIPT (3 minutes)

Our work is guided and supported by two core leadership groups:

the Advisory Committee and the Steering Committee.

The Advisory Committee brings strategic oversight, partnership development, and long-term guidance.

They help set direction, steward relationships across the broader decarbonization ecosystem,

and ensure MEP2040 remains aligned with its mission and values.

The Steering Committee leads day-to-day coordination, ensures working groups have the support they need, and manages the operational direction of the initiative.

These volunteers give their time, expertise, and leadership to ensure this movement continues to grow with integrity, rigor, and purpose.

We’re incredibly grateful for their work — and for the representation they provide across our industry.

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Who Stands With Us? (Signatories and Supporters)

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THANK YOU for being part of this work.

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Signatory MEP firms

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Supporting organizations

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2026 Q1 Forum Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Manufacturers & Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
News and Opportunities
MEP2040 Resources
Key Action Items
Q&A / Discussion

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-FOR PLANNING ONLY—TO BE DELETED-

Target Durations (minutes)

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60

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TOTAL: 90 minutes

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Manufacturers & Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

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Signatory Resources

Refrigerant and EPD template letters for manufacturers
https://www.mep2040.org/calls-to-action-templates

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Signatory Resources

Spec Language Templates
Refrigerant Impact Calculator
https://www.mep2040.org/manufacturers-epds
https://www.mep2040.org/data-analysis-and-reporting

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Goals of Manufacturer/EPD Engagement & Advocacy�in 2026�

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Track existing EPDs/LCAs/PCFs for MEP equipment

Get MEP EPDs Recognized

Education

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There are EPDs in the marketplace!

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https://www.mep2040.org/list-of-epds

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MEP EPDs help in many areas

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New places EPDs and MEP 2040 help

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Living Building Challenge Zero Carbon Certification 1.1

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LEED V5 PILOT CREDIT

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Wes Sullens

Director, LEED

Materials & Resources

USGBC

Lyndsay Watkins

Senior Associate

Decarbonization

USGBC

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LEED v5 Update to Material Selection

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MRc5 Building Product Selection and Procurement

MRc Environmental Product Declarations

MRc Sourcing of Raw Materials

MRc Material Ingredients

MRc5 Building Product Selection and Procurement

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Building Product Selection & Procurement
Low-Emitting Materials

Rewards the selection of eligible interior and enclosure materials from the following product categories:

Paints and coatings
Adhesives and sealants
Flooring
Walls
Ceilings
Insulation
Furniture
Composite wood
Plumbing fixtures

Points are awarded by specifying and installing products with sustainability attributes across entire product categories

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Aligns with industry terminology & momentum

5 “criteria areas” follow AIA & mindful Materials Common Materials Framework

Transparent scoring system for products focuses on multi-attributes

MR Credit:

Building Product Selection & Procurement

Multi- Attribute Score

Human Health

Ecosystem Health

Social Health

& Equity

Circular Economy

Climate Health

USGBC | GBCI

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Building Product Selection and Procurement (BPSP)

This is where products primarily contribute to LEED projects

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Products are given a multi-attribute score based on available sustainability disclosures/certifications up to a max score of 5

All scores in a given product category (ex. insulation, walls, ceilings) are combined according to amount in the building to create a multi-attribute adjusted score

Each category with a multi-attribute adjusted score >100% earns 1 point in the credit, up to a max of 5 points*

*ID+C has a max of 10 points

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BPSP: Achievement Levels by Criteria Area

Human Health

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Climate Health

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Ecosystem Health

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Social Health & Equity

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Circular Economy

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

First step: 1X

Leadership: 2X

Elite: 3X

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MRc4: Building Product Selection & Procurement

�The multi-attribute scoring system will be updated semi-annually through the LEED addenda process.

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BPSP – Product Criteria Scoring

Eligible Product Documentation	Human Health	Climate Health	Ecosystem Health	Social Health & Equity	Circular Economy	LEED Mult-Attribute Score�(max = 5)
Biobased Content, Non-Wood (½ x verified biobased content %)	-	-	-	-	%	up to 1
Cradle to Cradle: Bronze (Version 4.1)	1	-	-	1	%	2+
Cradle to Cradle: Silver (Version 4.1)	2	1	1	1	1	5
Cradle to Cradle: Material Health Certificate, Bronze (v4.1)	1	-	-	-	-	1
Cradle to Cradle: Material Health Certificate, Silver (v4.1)	2	-	-	-	-	2
Declare (v2.0)	1	-	-	-	-	1
Declare: Third-party Verified and Red List Free or Red List Approved (v2.0)	2	-	-	-	-	2
EPD: Product-Specific Type III	-	1	-	-	-	1
EPD: Optimized (>20% reduction in GWP)	-	2	1	-	-	3
EPD: Optimized (>40% reduction in GWP and >10% reduction in 3 addit. impact categories)	-	3	2	-	-	5
Global Green TAG: Product Health Declaration	2	-	-	-	-	2
Green Seal GS-11 Certified	2	-	-	-	-	2
HPD: Pre-Checked for LEED, min 1000ppm	1	-	-	-	-	1
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Example Calcs for This Criteria

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Manufacturers/EPDs�Interested in joining the Working Group?

Every other Wed from 10am - 11am Eastern�

ERIKA WEEKS

Vice Chair

weekse@paladin-inc.net

JOSH JACOBS

Chair

josh@wapsustainability.com

Our next meeting:

February 18 (10-11am ET)

Use the QR code to submit your interest

or email your interest to the Chair/Vice Chair.

Manufacturer/EPD Engagement and Advocacy

Working Group Interest Form

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/TjjnMwFwR7

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News and Opportunities

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A3 Refrigerant Advocacy

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Fundraising

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Fundraising Letter?

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MEP 2040 Working Groups

Manufacturer / EPD Engagement & Advocacy

Engages manufacturers to expand product transparency and advance EPD availability while advocating for embodied-carbon informed codes, standards, and procurement practices.

Data Analysis & Reporting

Develops and refines methods, tools, and frameworks to measure, analyze, and report embodied and whole-life carbon impacts of MEP systems

Industry Education

Creates and curates educational resources, programming, and guidance to build MEP carbon reduction literacy and capability across practitioners, manufacturers, and partner organizations.

Engagement & Communications

Drives clear, consistent messaging across the MEP2040 network and engages signatories, partners, and the broader industry through outreach, communications, and community-building efforts.

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/TjjnMwFwR7

CHAIR

Josh Jacobs

VICE CHAIR

Erica Weeks

Learn more about the EPD Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/AfhgHgKzWa

CHAIR

Kayleigh Houde

VICE CHAIR

Rachel Wrublik

Learn more about the EPD Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/NvjCsU3H3D

CHAIR

Jamie Bond

VICE CHAIR

Nick Pederson

Learn more about the EPD Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/niPDtWQByU

CHAIR

Kristof Irwin

VICE CHAIR

Paul Herron

Learn more about the EPD Working Group

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Manufacturer / EPD Engagement & Advocacy

Next Meeting:

Friday, 12/18 8:00 AM PST (10:00 AM EST)

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Manufacturer/EPD Engagement & Advocacy��

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We’ve updated the EPD Page.

https://www.mep2040.org/manufacturers-epds

Check out how EPDs can help meet building certification compliance or code criteria.

Putting the ‘no EPDs for MEP’ myth to sleep.

We have identified over 100 manufacturers that have EPDs that we will be listing on the MEP 2040 website. We will not become a database, but we will let you know who has got EPDs.

Big Announcements

MEP EPDs updates forLEED v5. (They already count towards EPD criteria in LEED v4 and v4.1)

Living Building Challenge Zero Carbon Cert 1.1 - MEP 2040 firm

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Data Analysis & Reporting

Next Meeting:

Thursday, March 5th

12:00 PM PST (3:00 PM EST)

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Data Analysis & Reporting�Progress�

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1500+ Guide Downloads
20 Pilot Projects Completed
27 Participating Firms
54 Overall DAR Participants

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Data Analysis & Reporting�Scope�

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v2 Guide Underway

v1 Pilot - Gap Analysis and Findings

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Data Analysis & Reporting�Strategy�

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Subgroup: V1 Pilot Gap Analysis and Findings Report

Every Other Thursday at 2pm EST
37 Volunteers

Subgroup: The Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon v2

Every Other Thursday at 2pm EST
24 Volunteers

Wider DAR Meetings every other month

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The Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon v2

Huge thank you to our 18 contributors!

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Changes Being Incorporated

Uncertainty Update: alignment with 240P, calculation template added to pilot (50%)
Project Data Field Updates: % new floor area, units, project construction state (100%)
Metric Inclusion in Formulae: additional Revit formulae, adding insulation thicknesses (90%)
Wiring Takeoff Simplification (90%)
Using the Guide outside of North America (FAQ section) (80%)
Editorial Comments (100%)
District Energy Scaling (FAQ section) (75%)
240P 2nd Draft Updates (A4 etc.) (70%)
Refurbishment Projects (FAQ section) (100%)
Omniclass, RICS, 240P, Guide inclusion comparison table (90%)
Refrigerant Updates (equipment type expansion, GWPs) (70%)
Bookmarks and Clickable Links
Pilot Result Integration: ‘typical’ values by category (A1-A3)
Workflow Enhancement (what to do before you start, matrix of responsibilities)
Typology FAQ (special instructions for Resi, Airports)
Data Entry Template Updates
How to Use TM65 Data (FAQ)
Geothermal (how to integrate in results)

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Working Group Update:

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Industry Education

Next Meeting:

Monday, 2/23

11:30 AM PST (2:30 PM EST)

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INDUSTRY EDUCATION WORK GROUP

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FOCUS AREAS		KEY ACTIVITIES	HOW TO ENGAGE
1	Quarterly Forums	Assessed and updating how we deliver and enhance these forums using input from the community	Offer input: Participate in polls and feedback requests Request topics to cover Reach out about topics to present! Drop real-time thoughts in the chat


2	Educational Material	Compiled existing materials and building targeted educational content about the MEP 2040 movement and components of the Beginners Guide to Embodied Carbon	Join the effort: Share existing educational materials Volunteer as a content reviewer Use and socialize learning materials once published


3	Resource Channels	Evaluated main resource channel (MEP 2040 website) and will be introducing community-friendly website updates populated with key MEP resources for learners and practitioners	Contribute content: Share useful practitioner resources or additional resource channels Provide feedback on existing content Identify resource gaps the MEP 2040 community can help fill

IEWG Interest Form

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INDUSTRY EDUCATION WORK GROUP

Task Leads & Contributors

IEWG Interest Form

Jamie/Nick

The Industry Education Working Group was just formed this year to develop and organize MEP2040 resources for our community of professionals in the built environment. We’re off to a great start, thanks to the energy and enthusiasm of a great team of volunteers!

Today, we want to briefly share a summary of the work that is currently in progress.

We’ve organized our work into three main focus areas: One, The Quarterly Forums; Two, Industry education materials; and Three, channels for distribution

For the Quarterly Forums: we’ve been building a process that will help MEP2040 continue to deliver important content in events like this one today.

For education materials: We’re establishing repositories, templates, and roadshow content so the critical work done by both MEP2040 and industry partners can be more easily shared and delivered.

For distribution channels: We’re gathering the currently available resources to make sure they’re available on the website (www.MEP2040.org), and we’re developing maintenance plans to make sure the resources are up-to-date and useful for all. We’re also watching for important resources from outside of MEP2040 that should be identified in our distribution materials. If you know of helpful resources for reducing embodied carbon, we would appreciate all suggestions!

If you’re interested in joining us to help our community understand how to reduce carbon emissions associated with building systems, please reach out. We appreciate all the input we’ve received so far.

From the Industry Education Working Group, we want to say thank you for joining us today.

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Engagement & Communications

Next Meeting:

Tuesday, 2/17

11:30 AM PST (2:30 PM EST)

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Understanding alone does not have impact in the world

Engagement is essential.

Internalize the knowledge.

Turn knowledge into action.

Change the world.

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Understanding alone does not have impact in the world

Engagement is essential.

Share you ideas!

Use the QR code to submit your interest

or email your interest to the Chair/Vice Chair.

Engagement and Communications

Working Group Interest Form

[Paul]

Let’s talk for a moment about what’s coming up and what we’re doing to to engage our colleagues.

We’re interviewing firm leadership to better understand why they became MEP 2040 signatories… to lay out the business case to the management of firms who have not yet joined our mission, why they should do so.

This Tuesday, February 17th our own Josh Jacobs and Kristof Irwin are reaching out to the AEC and the Reimagine Buildings Collective with an interactive community discussion around MEP, embodied, operational and whole life carbon.

And look for an upcoming episode of the Building Science Podcast on PCAs, LCAs, EPDs… the whole acronym soup of measuring whole life carbon.

And we want your ideas… how can we engage with your peers, your clients, your community?

You don’t have to join our working group… though we’d be happy to have you… snap a picture of this QR Code and put your ideas in the comments. You can also send us an e-mail. Our addresses are on the MEP 2040 website.

Now go out and use your connections, share your knowledge and enthusiasm and Change the world!

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MEP 2040 Working Groups

Manufacturer / EPD Engagement & Advocacy

Engages manufacturers to expand product transparency and advance EPD availability while advocating for embodied-carbon informed codes, standards, and procurement practices.

Data Analysis & Reporting

Develops and refines methods, tools, and frameworks to measure, analyze, and report embodied and whole-life carbon impacts of MEP systems

Industry Education

Creates and curates educational resources, programming, and guidance to build MEP carbon reduction literacy and capability across practitioners, manufacturers, and partner organizations.

Engagement & Communications

Drives clear, consistent messaging across the MEP2040 network and engages signatories, partners, and the broader industry through outreach, communications, and community-building efforts.

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/TjjnMwFwR7

CHAIR

Josh Jacobs

VICE CHAIR

Erica Weeks

Learn more about the EPD Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/AfhgHgKzWa

CHAIR

Kayleigh Houde

VICE CHAIR

Rachel Wrublik

Learn more about the EPD Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/NvjCsU3H3D

CHAIR

Jamie Bond

VICE CHAIR

Nick Pederson

Learn more about the EPD Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/niPDtWQByU

CHAIR

Kristof Irwin

VICE CHAIR

Paul Herron

Learn more about the EPD Working Group

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MEP2040 Resources ��

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MEP2040 Resources

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Spec Language Templates

https://www.mep2040.org/manufacturers-epds

Refrigerant Impact Calculator

https://www.mep2040.org/data-analysis-and-reporting

Refrigerant and EPD template letters for manufacturers

https://www.mep2040.org/calls-to-action-templates

The Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon

https://www.mep2040.org/guide

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Specify Low-GWP Refrigerants

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Request EPDs

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https://www.mep2040.org/manufacturers-epds

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Join us at Quarterly Forums

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https://www.mep2040.org/forums

https://www.youtube.com/@MEP2040Resources

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Be a Part of the Community

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https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/g/mep-2040

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Key Action Items��

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Financial Support

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If each Signatory Firm and Supporting Organization contributes $1,000, we can ensure the continued operation of MEP2040.

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Want to get Active?

Join a working groups using the interest form below.

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Manufacturer/EPD Advocacy

(EPD) Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/TjjnMwFwR7

Engagement & Communications

(E&C) Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/niPDtWQByU

Data Analysis and Reporting

(DAR) Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/AfhgHgKzWa

Industry Education

(IE) Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/NvjCsU3H3D

DAR

IE

E&C

EPD

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Q&A / Discussion ��

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Questions / Discussions

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SIGNATORIES

SUPPORTERS

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2026 Q2 Quarterly Forum

Coming soon….

THEME: MEP Whole Life Carbon Pilot Findings

May 14, 2026

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Erin Mcdade: AR2030 joined the call + Introductions + attending meeting. Inviting her to weekly call with Brian and I on Monday to bringing her up to speed.
Andrew Himes suggesting education and communication group to combine with a single mission to educate, energize and invite the broader network to doing the tech. And reporting work but also transmission line. How do we get the word out to invite more organizations and individual to contribute to the missions?
Irwin - getting the right people into the right seats, engagement?
Nick and Jaimie connected and discussed. When the WG were first set up, it was good to have the idea behind it originally? MEP 2040 2025-26 Committees and Working Groups Responsibilities and Workplans - Google Docs need an Integrated resposnse
Paul - some engineers participating and no idea where to begin from communication. Struggled in extracting activities from them. Contribute to strategy and not implementation.
Josh - Are we caught up on the names of the committees?
Representatives from from each group attending WGs.

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Thank You to our Signatories

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Signatory MEP firms

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Thank You to Our Supporters

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Supporting organizations

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Advisory Committee

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Steering Committee

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Our Vision

We envision a future in which meaningful whole building, whole life carbon studies, inclusive of MEP, are completed in typical construction projects. These studies will lead to understanding trade-offs between passive and active systems and action to reduce whole-life carbon.

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Our Mission

MEP 2040 is a movement to radically reduce total carbon emissions associated with building systems through collective action.

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MEP2040 Working Groups

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Data Analysis & Reporting

Kayleigh Houde Chair

Rachel Wrublik Vice Chair

Industry Education

Jamie Bond Chair

Nick Pedersen Vice Chair

Engagement & Communications

Kristof Irwin Chair

Paul Herron Vice Chair

Manufacturer/EPD Engagement & Advocacy

Josh Jacobs Chair

Erica Weeks Vice Chair

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Complete Working Group Interest Form to Learn More

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Manufacturer/EPD Advocacy

(EPD) Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/TjjnMwFwR7

Engagement & Communications

(E&C) Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/niPDtWQByU

Data Analysis and Reporting

(DAR) Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/AfhgHgKzWa

Industry Education

(IE) Working Group

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/NvjCsU3H3D

EPD

IE

E&C

DAR

Replaced

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2024 Forum Topics

March, Q1: ASHRAE Decarb, OneClick LCA and USGBC Research Panel

June, Q2: In Person, ASHRAE Summer Meeting (“Specifying, Procuring and Meeting Embodied Carbon MEP Requirements”)

October, Q3: Company Plans

January (oops) February, Q4: 2024 Year in Review

Use the Chat to give us your ideas for 2025 Forum Topics

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MEP2040 “On the Podium” in 2024

2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference - ECHO Update

2024 ASHRAE Annual Conference - Specifying, Procuring and Meeting Embodied Carbon MEP Requirements

2024 ASHRAE Decarbonization Conference: Decarbonizing Existing Tall Buildings - MEP 2040 Embodied Impacts While Minimizing Operational Impacts

2024 Greenbuild Conference - MEP 2040: Embodying Whole-Life Carbon

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What MEP2040 Plans to Achieve in 2025

MEP Embodied Carbon Guidance

Support the publication and implementation of MEP 2040’s “Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon” and Case Studies (Publication date: Q1 2025)

Tool Integration

Integrate MEP whole-life carbon data schemas and methodologies into design and analysis tools

Benchmarking

Launch the MEP 2040 Whole Life Carbon Benchmarking Project

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What MEP2040 Plans to Achieve in 2025

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Partnerships

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2030, Inc. / Architecture 2030

MEP 2040 will now operate under the fiscal sponsorship of 2030, Inc. / Architecture 2030

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Opportunities This Creates

Values Alignment

Retain the ability to keep our materials freely available

Fundraising Opportunities

Grants, Donations

Governance Structure, Leadership and Participation

Evolution of Working Groups
New roles in our Steering Committee and new Advisory Committee

Partnerships and Reach

International engagement, strategic partnerships

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Support

MEP 2040

MEP 2040 now operates under the fiscal sponsorship of 2030, Inc. / Architecture 2030.

Donations for MEP 2040 will be processed as tax deductible through 2030, Inc. / Architecture 2030 as the registered 501(c)(3).

The MEP 2040 Advisory Committee works with Architecture 2030 staff to direct funds towards efforts to support the MEP 2040 effort.

Donate here!

mep2040.org/donate

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ECHO Project Update

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UPDATES: Publication Sept & Oct 2024

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UPDATES

New Co-Conveners:

First half of 2025

CLF: Convene and facilitate the Steering Committee meetings
Building Transparency: Convene and facilitate a Schema implementation working group and GitHub governance structure among tool and database developers
ULI: Convene and facilitate a working group to provide public comment on standards and policies
USGBC: Update and expand WBLCA guidance

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New Co-Conveners:

Second half of 2025 (unless first half objectives are not yet complete and get pushed)

CLF: Lead shared database development
Building Transparency: Convene and facilitate a Schema implementation working group and GitHub governance structure among tool and database developers
ULI: Extension for real estate (Schema)
USGBC: Building-specific baselines

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The Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon

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Carbon Leadership Forum: Guide

Carbon Leadership Forum is actively reviewing and contributing to The Beginner's Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon
CLF will be co-authors and will include the Guide in CLF’s Resource Library

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MEP Whole Life Carbon

Pilot

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Audience Q&A

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Data, Analysis and Reporting

Deep dive study into MEP LCA underway using One Click LCA with two “donated” and anonymous BIM projects

Anticipated outcomes include:

better understanding of available EPD’s
Identify some best practice for takeoffs from models
Additional benchmarks from which categories drive

Comments on ASHRAE 240P collated and submitted (with classic Kim Shinn flair)
Collecting refrigerant leakage data and parsing already collected data
Collecting natural refrigerant equipment wishlist from other countries

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SIGNATORIES

SUPPORTERS

Manufacturers + EPDs

Spec Language Templates (Q1-2024)
Manufacturer forum Q2 2024
Refrigerant and EPD template letters for mfr (published)
Manufacturer cohort for development and prioritization of data (underway - PNNL lead)

Looking for manufacturer participants

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Communications

Welcome to ASHRAE support to SteerCo and Communications WG!!!

Website / web publishing
Social media
Quarterly Forums
Maintenance of Signatories/Supporters Lists, etc.�

Upcoming 2024 Decarb-related conferences

April 2-4 Better Buildings Summit, Washington DC
Apr 17-19 ASHRAE International Building Decarbonization Conference, Madrid, Spain
May 7-9 Living Futures Un-Conference, Atlanta, GA
May 21-23 CleanMed, Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 22-26 ASHRAE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN
Sep 17-18 Net Zero Conference, Anaheim, CA
Oct 21-23 ASHRAE Decarbonization Conference - Decarbonizing Existing Tall Buildings, NYC, NY
Nov 12-15 Greenbuild, Philadelphia, PA

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Partnerships

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Audience Q&A

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What You Have Created

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Signatory MEP firms

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Active working group members

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Quarterly forums starting in 2022

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Supporting organizations

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The MEP 2040 Commitment

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Establish a company plan

Request low-GWP refrigerants

Request EPDs

Participate in Forums

May not need.

(can go here or before previous if kept)

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May not need.

(AC/SC already introduced; additional details shown not needed)

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Working Group 1: �Manufacturer/EPD Engagement �& Advocacy ��

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Manufacturers/EPDs�Interested in joining the Working Group?

Every other Friday from 10am - 11am Eastern�

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ERIKA WEEKS

Vice Chair

weekse@paladin-inc.net

JOSH JACOBS

Chair

josh@wapsustainability.com

Our next meeting:

December 12, 2025 (10-11P ET)

Use the QR code to submit your interest

or email your interest to the Chair/Vice Chair.

Manufacturer/EPD Engagement and Advocacy

Working Group Interest Form

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/TjjnMwFwR7

May not need.

information provided on a previous slide

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Working Group 2: �Engagement & Communications��

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Engagement & Communications (EC)

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What we’re doing is far larger than reducing carbon emissions

We are working on “the ultimate project”

MEP2040 is part of what is arguably the most significant issue facing human society.

Removal Recommended

information communicated during welcome

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Later is too late

To protect the people and places you love

Removal Recommended

information communicated during welcome

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Excerpted from the Beginner's Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon. Results based on case study from Wymer Hall at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.

MEP systems account for nearly 80% of whole building whole life carbon.

Replace with WG update (if applicable)

Paul’s slide

So for a while we have known that residential and commercial buildings have accounted for somewhere between 13 and 49 - or more - percent of global carbon emissions. Of course that varies depending upon where you try to silo them in your carbon accounting… and it is a tangled web of interrelationships.

Also for a while our colleagues have been assembling life-cycle assessments of operational and embodied carbon of the enclosure but, almost always with an asterisk… excluding mechanical, electrical and plumbing because environmental product declarations for those products were not available.

And we thought that we were doing a pretty good job assessing carbon emissions.

Because of MEP2040… and the work of the Data Analysis and Reporting Work Group, we now know that MEP systems account for nearly 80% of whole building whole life carbon.

You can find this on page 3 of the Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon.

That’s four-fifths (⅘) of the problem in the building industry! Four-fifths of the between 13 and 49 percent of all global carbon emissions.

The other boot to drop

MEP Engineers have a very specific and impactful role

Expansion of original CLF mandate - Benchmarking, LCA

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Engagement & Communications�Interested in joining the Working Group?�

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PAUL HERRON

Vice Chair

paul

@sagecraftsmen.com

KRISTOF IRWIN

Chair

kristof

@positiveenergy.pro

Our next meeting:

December 16, 2025 (2:30-3:15P ET)

Get involved, join us!

Use the QR code to submit your interest

or email your interest to the Chair/Vice Chair.

Engagement and Communications

Working Group Interest Form

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/niPDtWQByU

May not need.

information provided on a previous slide

[KRISTOF]

Studies, reports and guides are enabling tools but let’s not lose site of the fact that the real goals are action and impact.

If we don’t get engagement out in the industry and society - what is the value?

What next, what now?

Fresh start - lots of mojo for our mission but need to get legs under us.

Listen, Understand, Plan, Do – “Don’t just do something, sit there.”

Initial plans (listen, learn) and direction (definition of “engagement” and what does “communication” mean in ECWG context)

Peek at where we think this may lead (KI)
Ask for engagement!

Save the date - structure ECWG kickoff meeting “Fresh Start”- Paul and Kristof, co-facilitate
QR code to express interest in joining�

Engagement - use your connections, share knowledge and enthusiasm

We have a brainstorming opportunity now

Caution to narrow down too much too soon

Big picture - get out in the world (digital and real) and share perspective

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Working Group 3: �Industry Education��

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Industry Education (IE)�Scope, Progress, Strategy�

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Scope

Progress

Strategy

TOOLS: Repository of practitioner tools and industry resources

CONTENT: Educational collateral and “roadshow” materials

CHANNELS: Quarterly Forum and newsletter planning

IMPACT: Whole life carbon integration (industry standards and policies)

1. Mobilized newly established IE working group

2. Aligned on scope and cross-WG coordination

3. Established 2025-2026 workplan with workstream leads and milestone targets

4. Identified priority industry education and collateral needs

1. Formalize and operationalize input and planning processes

2. Establish framework for identifying IE needs and gaps

3. Inventory and assess existing tools and resources

4. Develop new educational content to address initial gaps

5. Establish feedback mechanisms

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NICK PEDERSEN

Vice Chair

npedersen

@glumac.com

JAMIE BOND

Chair

jamie.bond

@navigating-grey.com

Use the QR code to submit your interest

or email your interest to the Chair/Vice Chair.

Industry Education

Working Group Interest Form

or visit weblink: https://forms.office.com/r/NvjCsU3H3D

Our next meeting:

December 15, 2025 (230-330P ET)

May not need.

information provided on a previous slide

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INDUSTRY EDUCATION WORK GROUP

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FOCUS AREAS		MAJOR TASKS	DELIVERABLES
1	Lead Curation of Quarterly Forums	a) Standard Forum Planning Process	Forum Planning Process Long Range Forum Schedule
		b) Pilot Standard Process	2025-Q4 Forum Artifacts 2025-Q4 Forum Evaluation
		c) Update/Validate/Finalize Process	2026-Q1 Forum Artifacts 2026-Q1 Forum Evaluation
2	Develop MEP 2040 Roadshow and Educational Materials	a) Education Needs Assessment	Defined Audiences for MEP2040 Content Content Gaps Assessment Content Development Strategy
		b) Materials Repository Development	IE Content Repository Organizing Framework Repository Governance
		c) Content Development	MEP Roadshow Content Additional IE Content
3	Establish and Maintain Channel for MEP Resources	a) Resource Channel Improvement	Resources Inventory Existing Channel(s) Assessment Improved Resource Sharing Channel(s)
3	Establish and Maintain Channel for MEP Resources	b) Resource Channel Maintenance	Resources Repository Governance Resources Repository Maintenance Plan