by CLF_NJA_Admin | May 18, 2022 | All Resources, Buildings, Materials, Resource Library subpage
ThinkWood and Woodworks Case Study Report (July 2021) Authors: KL&A Engineers and BuildersAdolfson & Peterson Mass timber structural systems are relatively new to the North American construction market, but their use is growing rapidly as new manufacturers and...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | May 18, 2022 | All Resources, Buildings, Materials, Resource Library subpage
ThinkWood Report: Embodied Carbon in Climate Smart Buildings (February 2021) What is it? Embodied carbon for building materials is a measure of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with one or more life cycle stages. Total embodied carbon is attributed to the...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | May 13, 2022 | All Resources, Buildings, Materials, Resource Library subpage
UK Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) Report (February 2021) ACAN is calling for the urgent introduction of legislation to regulate embodied carbon emissions generated by construction activities in the UK. Current policy and regulation focus solely on...
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 andrew.himes | Nov 2, 2021 | AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects, All Resources, Authored by CLF, Buildings, CLF Publication, Resource Library subpage, Toolkits
Architects are critical to addressing the climate crisis through reducing both operational and embodied carbon on their projects. The AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects serves to provide architects with an overview and the necessary steps to be taken to...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Aug 24, 2021 | All Resources, Buildings, Construction, Owner, Resource Library subpage
The Owners Carbon Action Network (ownersCAN) is a group of developers, users, and managers of buildings that are dedicated to measuring and reducing the embodied carbon of their projects. OwnersCAN was created to raise awareness and provide education on the importance...