Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings (LCA): A Practice Guide

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, LCA Data & Tools

CLF’s Whole Building LCA Benchmark Study identifies a need in the industry for standardized and accessible guidance on how to conduct an LCA of a building.  The LCA Practice Guide was developed to address this need.  The LCA Practice Guide and supporting files...

Life Cycle Assessment (Simonen)

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, LCA Data & Tools

A handbook for architects and building industry professionals with technical information and explanation of life cycle assessment methodology, data, and applications for building practice. Life Cycle Assessment addresses the dynamic and dialectic of building and...

Buy Clean Buy Fair Washington Pilot Study

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Publications, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, Policy

The Buy Clean Buy Fair (BCBF) Washington Project was a pilot study commissioned by the Washington State Legislature in 2021. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility of BCBF data reporting requirements and identify areas for improvement in potential...

LCA of a WeWork TI Project

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, LCA Data & Tools

Research Questions:   What are the environmental impacts of a typical WeWork office? How can WeWork reduce embodied carbon across its construction supply chain? About WeWork (a company no longer in business) provided office spaces around the world and wanted to...

LCA of Katerra’s Buildings

by | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, LCA Data & Tools, Materials, Research Report, Wood

Research Purpose:   Analyze environmental impacts of Katerra’s CLT supply chain, as well as its Catalyst Building. About Katerra commissioned the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) and Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR) at the University of...

Study of Buy Clean Policy

by Amanda Brown | Aug 6, 2020 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Policy Resources, Policy, Research Report

Research Purpose: Review and evaluate embodied carbon policies to limit the embodied carbon of structural materials used in State building projects. About On January 8, 2018, members of the Washington (WA) State House of Representatives introduced House Bill (HB) 2412...