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...
by andrew.himes | Mar 9, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Resource Library subpage
Policies that address embodied carbon are being proposed and adopted at all levels of government- federal, state and local- at a rapidly accelerating pace. This report highlights nine policies in the Northeast region of the United States and Canada as examples of...
by andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Publication, CLF Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit, Infrastructure
Greenhouse gas emissions released due to the manufacturing, transportation, and installation of products are collectively known as embodied carbon. Embodied carbon can be released during any stage of a transportation infrastructure life cycle including the initial...
by andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Publication, CLF Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit, Infrastructure, Toolkits
Building and operating the wide network of transportation infrastructure requires significant flows of energy and material resources which highlights the critical role of transportation agencies in addressing the climate change impacts of building these massive forms...