by | Aug 6, 2024 | Buildings, Construction, Materials, Owner, Resource Library subpage
Microsoft has committed to becoming a carbon negative company by 2030. This means that reducing Scope 3 emissions, including the embodied carbon associated with construction of their buildings, is critical to reaching their commitment. Microsoft is focused on reducing...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Construction, EC Education, Materials, Resource Library subpage, Reuse
International engineering firm Walter P Moore has released a groundbreaking stewardship report entitled Embodied Carbon, A Clearer View of Carbon Emissions. The report focuses on an issue of relevance for all material specifiers, which is the reduction of greenhouse...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | All Resources, Policy, Resource Library subpage
This working paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) explores the idea of setting a low-carbon product standard for steel in the United States. It offers recommendations on how to set an effective standard that can drive decarbonization in the steel industry,...
by andrew.himes | May 12, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, Data and Tools, LCA, Research Report, Tools & Data
The Carbon Leadership Forum is currently conducting a multi-year project to develop a robust and harmonized database of WBLCA benchmarks. The first CLF Benchmarking Study (v2) report is now available. Please visit the California Carbon Report webpage for more...
by andrew.himes | May 1, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Policy, Policy Toolkit landing page, Resource Library subpage, Toolkits
Policy is an essential step towards creating the scale of action required to rapidly reduce embodied carbon in construction. The Embodied Carbon Policy Toolkit is a collection of resources designed to provide policymakers with tools to understand the current landscape...
by andrew.himes | Mar 30, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Publication, Data and Tools, LCA, Research Report, Resource Library subpage
At the end of their service lives, building materials are either recovered (e.g., reused, recycled, incinerated) or disposed of in landfills. In life cycle assessment (LCA) terms, the environmental impacts due to material recovery or disposal are accounted for within...
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