Editing Skyscraper (section)

===Embodied carbon===

Similar to embodied energy, the [[Embodied carbon emissions|embodied carbon]] of a building is dependent on the materials chosen for its construction. Figures 4 and 5{{Where|date=July 2021}} show the total embodied carbon for different structure types for increasing numbers of stories and the embodied carbon per square meter of gross floor area for the same structure types as the number of stories increases. Both methods of measuring the embodied carbon show that there is a point where the embodied carbon is lowest before increasing again as the height increases. For the total embodied carbon it is dependent on the structure type, but is either around 40 stories, or approximately 60 stories. For the square meter of gross floor area, the lowest embodied carbon was found at either 40 stories, or approximately 70 stories.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Gan|first1=Vincent J.L.|last2=Chan|first2=C.M.|last3=Tse|first3=K.T.|last4=Lo|first4=Irene M.C.|last5=Cheng|first5=Jack C.P.|date=September 2017|title=A comparative analysis of embodied carbon in high-rise buildings regarding different design parameters|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.156|journal=Journal of Cleaner Production|volume=161|pages=663–675|doi=10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.156|bibcode=2017JCPro.161..663G |issn=0959-6526|url-access=subscription}}</ref>