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 | 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 | Apr 18, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Publication, Data and Tools, Materials, Research Report, Tools & Data
Carbon Leadership Forum Material Baselines for North America / August 2023 The CLF North American Material Baselines Report provides a snapshot of the state of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for North American-produced building materials. This report...
by andrew.himes | Apr 13, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, Data and Tools, Research Report
About In the spring of 2022, ARPA-E announced a cohort of material and building design teams for the “Harnessing Emissions into Structures Taking Inputs from the Atmosphere” (HESTIA) Program. Each team in the program is working on a project to develop a...
by | Aug 6, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Data and Tools, Policy, Publications, Research Report
The Developing an Embodied Carbon Policy Reduction Calculator report summarizes findings from the development of a proof-of-concept calculator and pilot study focused on estimating the carbon savings potentials of city-wide embodied carbon policies. About A growing...
by | Aug 6, 2021 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Publication, Data and Tools, Resource Library subpage, Tools & Data
This list provides a quick overview of available tools for architects, engineers, and consultants to evaluate the environmental impacts of buildings and building materials using life cycle assessment. This is a non-exhaustive list that does not include many tools the...