LCA and Timber Optimization

by Amanda Brown | Aug 6, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, LCA Data & Tools, Materials, Research Report, Wood

Research Purpose: Explore how mass timber buildings can be optimized for material efficiency, and support a regionally-specific LCA case study of an office building in the Pacific Northwest. Report published: February, 2018 About Transitioning construction of low to...

Tools for Measuring Embodied Carbon

by | Aug 6, 2021 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, LCA Data & Tools

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...

2021 CLF Material Baselines Report

by | Aug 6, 2021 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, LCA Data & Tools, Research Report

Carbon Leadership Forum Material Baselines / July 2021 In order to set achievable targets, it is necessary to have a baseline from which to compare products within a material or product category. In January, the Carbon Leadership Forum published the 2021 Material...

EC3 Tool Video Playlist

by | Aug 6, 2021 | Authored by CLF, LCA Data & Tools, Video

This playlist from CLF’s Youtube channel is a compilation of webinars and presentations created by members, contributors, and staff of the Carbon Leadership Forum. View the playlist on Youtube Tip for using playlistsTo see all the videos in a playlist, click the...

LCA Data and Tools Video Playlist

by | Aug 6, 2021 | Authored by CLF, LCA Data & Tools, Video

This playlist from CLF’s Youtube channel is a compilation of webinars and presentations created by members, contributors, and staff of the Carbon Leadership Forum. View the playlist on Youtube Tip for using playlistsTo see all the videos in a playlist, click the...

ECOM: Embodied Carbon Estimator – Structures

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, LCA Data & Tools, Structural

Want to quickly find the embodied carbon order of magnitude of your project or framing scheme?  Use this very simple estimator below that we call ECOM. ECOM stands for (E)mbodied (C)arbon (O)rder of (M)agnitude and is a basic embodied carbon estimator. ECOM allows...