Advancing the LCA Ecosystem | September 2023

by andrew.himes | Sep 8, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, Policy, Publications, Research Report

A Policy-Focused Roadmap for Reducing Embodied Carbon In this report, the CLF lays out a vision and steps towards an ideal LCA ecosystem optimized for use as a tool for policy and private sector decarbonization action (focusing on the United States and Canada). This...

2 – Embodied Carbon Procurement Policies

by | Aug 6, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Owner Toolkit, CLF Policy Resources, Owner

This document provides an overview of the opportunity for building owners, tenants, and developers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of construction materials through their procurement policies. More information about opportunities for addressing embodied carbon with...

3 – Targeting Net-Zero Embodied Carbon

by | Aug 6, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Owner Toolkit, CLF Policy Resources, Owner

This document provides an overview of three types of embodied carbon reduction targets, and also examples of corporate and other voluntary commitments to reduce embodied carbon.  More information about opportunities for addressing embodied carbon with policy can be...

Pacific Coast Collaborative Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies

by andrew.himes | Feb 27, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, Policy

This document highlights ten case studies of policies driving lower carbon construction across the Pacific Coast. Each case explores the development process, challenges faced, and lessons learned through the policy process. Information was gathered from interviews...

Buy Clean California Limits | February 2022

by | Aug 6, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Policy Resources, Policy, Publications

A Proposed Methodology for Assigning Industry-Average GWP Values for Steel, Mineral Wool, and Flat Glass in California Calculating industry-average values using EPDs, as required by Buy Clean California Act (BCCA), is challenging: the quality and quantity of data...

Developing an Embodied Carbon Policy Reduction Calculator

by Amanda Brown | Aug 6, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, LCA Data & Tools, Policy, Publications, Research Report

The Developing an Embodied Carbon Policy Reduction Calculator report summarizes findings from the development of a proof-of-concept calculator and pilot study focused on estimating the carbon savings potentials of city-wide embodied carbon policies. About A growing...