by andrew.himes | Apr 17, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Publication, Materials, Research Report
Washington State Department of Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Project / April 2023 A growing number of federal and state-level policies have started requiring embodied carbon reporting from roadway construction projects. However, few have inventories and/or...
by andrew.himes | Apr 13, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, Data and Tools, Research Report
About In the spring of 2022, ARPA-E announced a cohort of material and building design teams for the “Harnessing Emissions into Structures Taking Inputs from the Atmosphere” (HESTIA) Program. Each team in the program is working on a project to develop a...
by Andrew Himes | Feb 27, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Resource Library subpage
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...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Apr 20, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Primer, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Data and 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...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Apr 12, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Resource Library subpage
The Buy Clean Buy Fair (BCBF) Washington Project was a pilot study commissioned by the Washington State Legislature in 2021. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility of BCBF data reporting requirements and identify areas for improvement in potential...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Apr 5, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Primer, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Publications, Research Report
Design and construction teams have a growing number of strategies and tools to choose from to reduce embodied carbon on their projects. This template provides a checklist for project teams to use and adapt to make it easier for teams to systematically discuss if they...