by myth29 | Mar 10, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Tools & Data, LCA, Research Report, Tools & Data
The Carbon Leadership Forum is part of a UW team that is currently working on a multi-year project funded by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) agency. This project is called the Parametric Open Data for Life Cycle...
by andrew.himes | Aug 19, 2022 | Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Publication, CLF Tools & Data, Resource Library subpage, Tools & Data
This list provides a quick overview of available tools for architects, engineers, and consultants to evaluate the environmental impacts of buildings and building materials using life cycle assessment. This is a non-exhaustive list that does not include many tools the...
by andrew.himes | Apr 2, 2022 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Tools & Data, LCA, Research Report, Tools & Data
The Carbon Leadership Forum is currently conducting a multi-year project to develop a robust and harmonized database of WBLCA benchmarks. About In 2017, the CLF published the Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study for North American buildings. Since then, the practice of...
by andrew.himes | Oct 7, 2021 | Initiative, Initiatives Front Page, Tools & Data
The CARE Tool is used for calculating and comparing the embodied, operating and avoided carbon impacts and benefits of reusing and upgrading existing buildings or replacing them with new construction. About CARE Renovating an existing structure usually has a much...
by andrew.himes | Oct 6, 2021 | Initiative, Initiatives Front Page, Tools & Data
The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool is a free and easy-to-use tool that allows benchmarking, assessment and reductions in embodied carbon, focused on the upfront supply chain emissions of construction materials. The EC3 tool was incubated at the...
by andrew.himes | Jul 1, 2021 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Publication, CLF Tools & Data, Research Report, Tools & Data
Material Baseline Report | July 2021 In order to set achievable targets, it is necessary to have a baseline from which to compare products within a material or product category. In January, the Carbon Leadership Forum published the 2021 Material Baseline document...