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Embodied Carbon Policy Educational Series

by andrew.himes | Jun 15, 2022 | All Resources, CLF Policy Primer, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publications, Policy

Policymakers are taking the lead from building industry practices, tools, and projects to begin implementing a variety of policies to reduce embodied carbon on government-funded and private sector projects. The CLF Regional Hubs are uniquely positioned to act as local...

Platte Fifteen Life Cycle Assessment

by andrew.himes | May 18, 2022 | All Resources, Buildings, Materials

ThinkWood and Woodworks Case Study Report (July 2021) Authors:KL&A Engineers and BuildersAdolfson & Peterson Mass timber structural systems are relatively new to the North American construction market, but their use is growing rapidly as new manufacturers and...

Embodied Carbon in Climate Smart Buildings

by andrew.himes | May 18, 2022 | All Resources, Buildings, Materials

ThinkWood Report (February 2021) What is it? Embodied carbon for building materials is a measure of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with one or more life cycle stages. Total embodied carbon is attributed to the entire life cycle of the building material,...

The Case for Regulating Embodied Carbon

by andrew.himes | May 13, 2022 | All Resources, Buildings, Materials

UK Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) Report (February 2021) ACAN is calling for the urgent introduction of legislation to regulate embodied carbon emissions generated by construction activities in the UK. Current policy and regulation focus solely on...

Knowledge Infrastructure: The Critical Path to Advance Embodied Carbon Building Codes

by andrew.himes | May 13, 2022 | All Resources, Materials, Policy

ACEEE White Paper (December 2021) Authors Nora Esram and Ming Hu screened over 5,000 published articles, and reviewed 44 articles in extensive detail to identify the current state of knowledge for existing methods, databases, and tools on embodied carbon in buildings....

Federal Buy Clean for Cement and Steel

by andrew.himes | May 13, 2022 | All Resources, Materials, Policy

Global Efficiency Intelligence Report (September 2021) The United States spends billions of dollars each year on government procurement. In 2018, the United States spent $110 billion in federal non-defense investments in physical capital that among other things,...