by CLF_NJA_Admin | Apr 1, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Publication, LCA, Resource Library subpage
A handbook for architects and building industry professionals with technical information and explanation of life cycle assessment methodology, data, and applications for building practice. Life Cycle Assessment addresses the dynamic and dialectic of building and...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Apr 1, 2022 | All Resources, 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 CLF_NJA_Admin | Apr 1, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Publication, LCA, Resource Library subpage
Note: This is an excerpt from Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings: A Practice Guide. Read the Complete Practice Guide How do buildings impact the environment? Constructing a building and using it for many years produces long-lasting impacts on human health and the...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Feb 8, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Publications
Guidance on Implementing Low-Carbon Construction Material Policies and Limits on Public Projects A growing number of government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels are integrating greenhouse gas reduction requirements into their procurement policies for...
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 | Feb 1, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Resource Library subpage, Video
Andrew Himes is CLF’s Director of Collective Impact. His 2021 TEDxSeattle talk is an impassioned plea for buildings that help solve climate change instead of contributing to it. With a sense of hope, Andrew asserts that working together to solve the climate...