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The Embodied Carbon Benchmark Report

The Embodied Carbon Benchmark Report

by Zeenah Ziino | Apr 22, 2025 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research, News

Embodied Carbon Benchmarks Report Embodied Carbon Budgets and Analysis of 292 Buildings in the US and Canada   Read Report The latest report from the CLF WBLCA Benchmark Study V2, which established embodied carbon budgets for buildings and explores the drivers of...
2025 Embodied Carbon Reductions Built Project Case Study Collection

2025 Embodied Carbon Reductions Built Project Case Study Collection

by Zeenah Ziino | Apr 8, 2025 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, News, Policy

This collection of embodied carbon reduction case studies showcases built projects across a wide range of building types from office to high-rise residential to industrial facilities to university buildings to single-family residential homes. They implemented embodied...
Model Embodied Carbon Specifications

Model Embodied Carbon Specifications

by Zeenah Ziino | Jan 13, 2025 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Policy Resources, LCA Data & Tools, Policy, Research Report

Download all Model Embodied Carbon Specifications …or view them individually below. The Model Embodied Carbon Specifications incorporate project requirements for environmental product declarations (EPDs) and global warming potential (GWP) limits for construction...
The California Carbon Report

The California Carbon Report

by andrew.himes | May 13, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research

Analysis of Embodied and Operational Carbon Impacts of 30 Buildings The California Carbon Report is the first in a series of reports to be released as part of the multi-year CLF WBLCA Benchmarking Study (v2). About Actors in the built environment are promoting...
Northeast U.S. & Canada Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies

Northeast U.S. & Canada Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies

by andrew.himes | Mar 9, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, News, Policy

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...
Pacific Coast Collaborative Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies

Pacific Coast Collaborative Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies

by andrew.himes | Feb 27, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, Policy

This document highlights ten case studies of policies driving lower carbon construction across the Pacific Coast. Each case explores the development process, challenges faced, and lessons learned through the policy process. Information was gathered from interviews...
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