by mehdi | Apr 1, 2022 | Authored by CLF, LCA, Resource Library subpage
CLF’s Whole Building LCA Benchmark Study identifies a need in the industry for standardized and accessible guidance on how to conduct an LCA of a building. The LCA Practice Guide was developed to address this need. The LCA Practice Guide and supporting files...
by mehdi | Apr 18, 2020 | CLF Publication, EC Education, Resource Library subpage
CLF board member Larry Strain developed this white paper for the Carbon Leadership Forum in order to articulate the critical need to reduce embodied carbon quickly and identifying the need for a more urgent emphasis on re-using and retrofitting our existing building...
by mehdi | Apr 18, 2020 | LCA, Resource Library subpage, Tools & Data
About Model specifications can be used to request embodied carbon data for structural materials. The purpose of the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) specifications is to establish recommended product specific LCA reporting data requirements, including the reporting of...
by mehdi | Apr 17, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Buildings, CLF Publication, Research Report
Research Purpose: Develop embodied carbon estimates of tornado damage to an interdisciplinary NSF research project. Summary Strong winds such as those produced by a tornado or a hurricane have resulted in billions of dollars in damage annually and continue to threaten...
by mehdi | Apr 17, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Buildings, CLF Publication, Research Report
Research Purpose: Develop a comprehensive database of structural and non-structural building component repair. About In evaluating the life cycle environmental impacts of buildings, the contributions of seismic damage are rarely considered. This project developed and...