Transformative Materials

by | Aug 6, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Biogenic Carbon, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, Facades, Materials, Research Report

Accelerating an Ecosystem | October 2021 The potential for meaningful climate impact through materials that serve as carbon sinks now gives such materials a clear advantage, with the potential to reverse the climate profile of buildings from a leading driver of carbon...

Carbon-Storing Materials

by | Aug 6, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Biogenic Carbon, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, Materials, Research Report, Wood

Summary Report | February 2021 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): “Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C will require removing carbon from the atmosphere in addition to reducing emissions.” Authors The research team from the Carbon Leadership Forum at...

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...

AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects

by andrew.himes | Nov 2, 2021 | AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects, All Resources, Authored by CLF, Buildings, 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...

Decarbonizing construction

by | Aug 6, 2021 | All Resources, Buildings, EC Education, Owner

WBSCD’s report “Decarbonizing construction – Guidance for investors and developers to reduce embodied carbon” provides targeted guidance for developers and investors to leverage their unique opportunity to drive transformation at the early stages of building projects...

What is Embodied Carbon in Buildings?

by | Aug 6, 2021 | Video

This video explains upfront embodied carbon emissions from buildings, and shows how material selection can make the difference between a building with a huge carbon footprint, or a building that is actually a net carbon sink. View the video on...