Mirko Farnetani

Associate - Firmwide Embodied Carbon Leader · SOM · company speakers →

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a class="ck-button-one" href="https://london-build-expo-2024.reg.buzz/mirko-farnetani" target="_blank" title="https://london-build-expo-2024.reg.buzz/mirko-farnetani">JOIN MY SESSION - REGISTER YOUR FREE TICKETS TODAY</a></strong></p> <p>Mirko Farnetani, Associate, is the Firmwide Embodied Carbon Leader. Using his eighteen years of experience in the construction industry as a sustainability specialist and fully-qualified architect, Mirko oversees the performance of all of the firm's projects by integrating carbon abatement and regenerative solution strategies into SOM's design approach.</p> <p>Mirko connects these strategies to reduce both operational and embodied carbon whilst also incorporating circular economy principles. His unique expertise plays an instrumental role in SOM's recently launched <a href="https://www.som.com/news/som-launches-whole-life-carbon-accounting-a-new-service-to-accelerate-low-carbon-building-design-and-development/">Whole Life Carbon Accounting</a>, a new standalone service which provides an understanding of a building's true carbon impact and the ability to translate carbon targets into measurable performance outcomes.</p> <p>Mirko is currently involved in the 'State of End of Life Modeling and Data in Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Tools' research project with <a href="https://www.nrel.gov/">NREL</a>, <a href="https://carbonleadershipforum.org/">Carbon Leadership Forum</a> and <a href="https://www.buildingtransparency.org/">Building Transparency</a>.</p> <p>In July 2023, Mirko was appointed by the Westminster City Council (London, UK) as one expert member for the <a href="https://www.westminster.gov.uk/planning-building-control-and-environmental-regulations/design-and-heritage/design-review-panel">Design Review Panel</a> (Specialism: Embodied carbon, circular economy and regenerative design).</p> <p>Mirko is part of the <a href="https://www.leti.uk/">LETI</a> Steering Group and was als

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