by andrew.himes | Aug 24, 2021 | All Resources, Buildings, Owner, Resource Library subpage
WBCSD’s report “Net-zero buildings: Where do we stand?” provides a detailed look at six whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) case studies to illustrate some of the challenges, barriers and opportunities relating to the building industry’s...
by andrew.himes | Aug 24, 2021 | Buildings, Construction, Materials, Owner, Resource Library subpage
Microsoft has committed to becoming a carbon negative company by 2030. This means that reducing Scope 3 emissions, including the embodied carbon associated with construction of their buildings, is critical to reaching their commitment. Microsoft is focused on reducing...
by andrew.himes | Aug 24, 2021 | All Resources, Buildings, EC Education, Owner, Resource Library subpage
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...
by andrew.himes | Aug 4, 2021 | All Resources, Buildings, Construction, Owner, Policy, Resource Library subpage
Low-Cost, High-Value Opportunities Report / July 2021 Authors Rebecca Esau, Matt Jungclaus, Victor Olgyay, Audrey Rempher. Authors listed alphabetically. All authors from RMI unless otherwise noted. Contacts Victor Olgyay Rebecca Esau Buildings account for at...
by andrew.himes | Oct 2, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Buildings, CLF Publication, Construction, Materials, News, Research Report
Published in Buildings & Cities in the Special Collection: “Carbon metrics for buildings and cities” Publication date: September 2020 Authors: Brook Waldman, Monica Huang, Kathrina Simonen Abstract Embodied carbon constitutes a significant portion of a...
by mehdi | Apr 17, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Buildings, CLF Publication, Research Report
Research Purpose: Develop embodied carbon estimates of tornado damage to an interdisciplinary NSF research project. Summary Strong winds such as those produced by a tornado or a hurricane have resulted in billions of dollars in damage annually and continue to threaten...