Low-carbon materials — Architect & Urban Planner · Pretender
A fictional youth centre wants a building with a small carbon footprint. Making some materials releases a lot of CO₂; others store carbon or can be reused.
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Your role
You're the architect (in this game).
Your goal
Sort each material: stores carbon, reused or recycled, or high carbon (use less).
What you know
- Cement and steel production cause a big share of the world's CO₂ emissions.
Limits
- Some concrete is still needed for foundations.
Success looks like
- Stores carbon — You spotted the plant-based materials.
- Reused — You gave old materials a second life.
- High carbon — You know where to use less.
Skills you used
- Responsibility — Knowing when to act and when to ask for help.
- Logical thinking — Following steps and rules precisely.
In real life
Architects and engineers now calculate a building's 'embodied carbon' and choose timber, reused parts or low-carbon concrete to reduce it.
Architect & Urban Planner
Design buildings and streets people love to live in.
Explore next
- Environmental Engineer — Keep water, air and energy clean for everyone.
- Project Manager — Lead a team from idea to finished project.
- Game Designer — Invent rules and levels that are fun and fair.
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