Buy Clean Buy Fair Washington Pilot Study

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, Policy

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...

LCA of a WeWork TI Project

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, LCA Data & Tools

Research Questions:   What are the environmental impacts of a typical WeWork office? How can WeWork reduce embodied carbon across its construction supply chain? About WeWork (a company no longer in business) provided office spaces around the world and wanted to...

LCA of Katerra’s Buildings

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, LCA Data & Tools, Materials, Research Report, Wood

Research Purpose:   Analyze environmental impacts of Katerra’s CLT supply chain, as well as its Catalyst Building. About Katerra commissioned the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) and Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR) at the University of...

Study of Buy Clean Policy

by Amanda Brown | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Policy Resources, Policy, Research Report

Research Purpose: Review and evaluate embodied carbon policies to limit the embodied carbon of structural materials used in State building projects. About On January 8, 2018, members of the Washington (WA) State House of Representatives introduced House Bill (HB) 2412...

LCA of MEP and TI in Buildings

by Amanda Brown | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, LCA Data & Tools, Research Report

Research Question: What are the typical ranges of embodied carbon (and other impact measures) for mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and tenant improvement (TI)? About This study is an extension of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Low Carbon Construction...

Embodied Carbon in Construction

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Construction

Published in Buildings & Cities in the Special Collection: “Carbon metrics for buildings and cities” Read the Complete Research Paper Publication date: September 2020 Authors: Brook Waldman, Monica Huang, Kathrina Simonen Abstract Embodied carbon...