LCA Practice Guide – CLF Supplementary Resources

Below are supplementary materials developed by the Carbon Leadership Forum in support of the LCA Practice Guide.  Please note that these materials are a work in progress and are subject to change.

• Guidance on building component life spans
• Comparison of required impact categories per EN 15978, ISO 21930, and USGBC LEED (PDF)
• Comparison of parameters used in building-specific LCA tools (PDF)
• Comparison of building-related LCA methods and reporting requirements:
  • Methodology (PDF)
  • Comparison matrix (PDF)
• How to choose an LCA tool?
• LCA taxonomy