by CLF_NJA_Admin | May 13, 2022 | All Resources, Materials, Policy, Resource Library subpage
Global Efficiency Intelligence Report (September 2021) The United States spends billions of dollars each year on government procurement. In 2018, the United States spent $110 billion in federal non-defense investments in physical capital that among other things,...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | May 13, 2022 | All Resources, Materials, Policy, Resource Library subpage
Climate Works Foundation Report (December 2020) The material economy is how we provide all the physical stuff we need and want—houses, utility lines, roads and railroads, cars and trucks, consumer products—through manufacturing, construction, mining, and waste...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | May 13, 2022 | All Resources, Buildings, Materials, Policy, Resource Library subpage
New Building Institute Report (January 2022) Embodied emissions have been largely ignored until recently by regulators, manufacturers, architects, engineers and builders, but that is fast changing for obvious good reason: they constitute a big part of the climate...
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 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...