CLF Tools & Data Archives - Carbon Leadership Forum

CLF WBLCA Benchmark Study V2

by andrew.himes | Apr 2, 2022 | All Resources, CLF Tools & Data, Research

The Carbon Leadership Forum is pleased to announce the beginning of a multi-year project to develop a robust and harmonized database of WBLCA benchmarks. The pilot phase of this project is officially underway. About In 2017, the CLF published the Embodied Carbon...

2021 Material Baseline Report

by andrew.himes | Jul 1, 2021 | All Resources, CLF Publications, CLF Tools & Data, Research, Wood

Material Baseline Report | July 2021 In order to set achievable targets, it is necessary to have a baseline from which to compare products within a material or product category. In January, the Carbon Leadership Forum published the 2021 Material Baseline document...

2017 Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study

by andrew.himes | Oct 30, 2020 | CLF Publications, CLF Tools & Data, Research, Tools & Data

Research Question What are the typical magnitudes and ranges of embodied carbon in buildings? About The Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study is the first stage of the LCA for Low Carbon Construction project funded by The Charles Pankow Foundation, Skanska USA and Oregon...

Guide to the EC3 Tool

by andrew.himes | Jul 30, 2020 | CLF Tools & Data, Publications, Tools & Data

By Stacy Smedley Executive Director, Building Transparency In November of 2019, the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool was publicly launched at the Greenbuild Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Just eighteen months earlier, the tool had started as a...

2017 Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study: Data Visualization

by andrew.himes | May 22, 2020 | CLF Tools & Data, Tools & Data

Read the 2017 Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study This reports the embodied carbon per unit area for over 1,000 buildings included in the Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study. You can learn more about this project and download the report from the Project Page. Tips Click the...

EC3 Tool Methodology Beta

by andrew.himes | May 21, 2020 | CLF Tools & Data, Research, Tools & Data

NOTE This beta document has been superseded by the 2021 Material Baselines Report, published in February 2021. The 2021 report constitutes an update to the 2019 Beta Baselines with improved data sourcing, citation, and categories. 2021 Material Baselines Research...