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CLF Generic Reporting Template for Whole-Building LCA Results

This reporting template aligns with best available practices and standards to create consistency and flexibility for varying LCA reporting efforts.

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This is a generic LCA reporting template to support current and future LCA reporting programs and efforts. This template was developed as a flexible yet consistent framework to suit a wide range of LCA reporting needs. It is an Excel spreadsheet with tabs for entering project information, LCA modeling information, and LCA results. Within it, administrators of reporting programs can set the scope of reporting requirements suitable for their program and distribute the template to their users for the collection of building LCA results. Additionally, it can serve as a starting point for individual practitioners and tool developers for data tracking and database development harmonization.

The template is based on best available practices and standards to create consistency and alignment around LCA reporting. Though it is primarily aimed at mid to late-stage design phase reporting within a North American context, it can be easily customized to suit broader needs. Guidance for both LCA modelers and program administrators is provided throughout the document, including extensive definitions, user notes, and references.

This template is intended to be updated and improved over time. Users should ensure they are using the most recent version, indicated in the document title and on the introduction tab.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the following:

  • The ClimateWorks Foundation and other generous supporters.
  • Meghan Lewis, CLF Program Director, supported the project through funding acquisition, review, and editing.
  • The following individuals who provided or were invited to provide an external review of this document. The inclusion of their names here does not indicate their endorsement or total agreement with the contents of this publication: Amy Leedham, Andrea Cooper, Anthony Pak, Colleen Loader, Erin Mcdade, Forest Borch, Frances Yang, Jack Rusk, Jeremy Field, Jesce Walz, Jessie Templeton, Kathleen Lane, Kayleigh Houde, Kelsey Rose, Kjell Anderson, Lauren Wingo, Lindsay Watkins, Luke Leung, Michael Gryniuk, Pamela Conrad, Ryan Welch, Ryan Zizzo, Ryley Picken, Steph Carlisle, Suzanne Robinson, Vaclav Hasik, Vincent Martinez, Wes Sullens, Zachary Zandona, and Zahra Teshnizi

Copyright

Published under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Reporting Template

Authors

The following individuals from the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) authored this report:

  • Brad Benke, Manager, Low-Carbon Buildings, CLF
  • Aurora Jensen, Senior Manager,  Low-Carbon Buildings, CLF
  • Manuel Chafart, Lead,  Low-Carbon Buildings, CLF

CRediT authorship contribution: Writing — original draft: B.B.. Formal analysis: B.B. and M.C.; Writing — review and editing: B.B., A.J., and M.C.; Methodology – B.B., A.J., M.C.,; Conceptualization: B.B., and A.J.; Project Administration: B.B. and A.J.

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Citation

Benke, B., Jensen, A., and Chafart, M. (2025). The CLF Stock Reporting Template for Building LCA Results (v1.0). Carbon Leadership Forum

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