by CLF_NJA_Admin | Apr 1, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, LCA, Resource Library subpage
CLF’s Whole Building LCA Benchmark Study identifies a need in the industry for standardized and accessible guidance on how to conduct an LCA of a building. The LCA Practice Guide was developed to address this need. The LCA Practice Guide and supporting files...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Apr 1, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Publication, LCA, Resource Library subpage
Note: This is an excerpt from Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings: A Practice Guide. Read the Complete Practice Guide How do buildings impact the environment? Constructing a building and using it for many years produces long-lasting impacts on human health and the...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Feb 24, 2022 | All Resources, Case Study, Construction, Materials
Case Study: Pedestrian Crosswalk & Signal Pole Footings & Adjacent Sidewalk This pilot project compared the performance low carbon concrete mix with 50% cement replacement with a 100% cement mix for pole footings. Cost, strength, and finishability were all...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Feb 8, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Publications
Guidance on Implementing Low-Carbon Construction Material Policies and Limits on Public Projects A growing number of government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels are integrating greenhouse gas reduction requirements into their procurement policies for...
by CLF_NJA_Admin | Feb 3, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Publications
A Proposed Methodology for Assigning Industry-Average GWP Values for Steel, Mineral Wool, and Flat Glass in California Calculating industry-average values using EPDs, as required by Buy Clean California Act (BCCA), is challenging: the quality and quantity of data...
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...