The structural system can account for as much as 62% of the embodied carbon associated with the production of an office building and 51% of a hospital or a school. Graphic courtesy S. C. Kaethner, J.

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Across India, ancient architecture continues to offer clues about early engineering, metallurgy, and scientific thought.