by CLF_NJA_Admin | Feb 3, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, 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...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Nov 3, 2021 | AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects, All Resources, CLF Publication
Architects can often make large embodied carbon reductions with cost-neutral measures. A 2021 report from RMI found that case studies had embodied carbon savings of 24–46% at cost premiums of less than 1%. Even greater reductions can be achieved through prioritizing...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Nov 3, 2021 | AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects, All Resources, CLF Publication
Measuring embodied carbon is key to evaluating the highest-impact, most cost-effective solutions to reducing embodied carbon on your project. As is often said, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Measuring embodied carbon requires a methodology called life...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Nov 3, 2021 | AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects, All Resources, CLF Publication
Embodied carbon emissions are generated by the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of construction materials used in buildings, roads, and other infrastructure. Introduction As building designers, we have already put significant...
by andrew.himes | Nov 2, 2021 | AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects, All Resources, Authored by CLF, Buildings, CLF Publication, Resource Library subpage, Toolkits
Architects are critical to addressing the climate crisis through reducing both operational and embodied carbon on their projects. The AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects serves to provide architects with an overview and the necessary steps to be taken to...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Jul 8, 2021 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy
An analysis of Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) definitions in Buy Clean and other North American procurement policies A variety of existing and proposed legislation regulating public procurement at the federal, state, and city levels require the collection of...