von andrew.himes | Jul 2, 2024 | Carbon Reflections, Nachrichten, Viewpoint
by Andrew Himes Director of Collective Impact, Carbon Leadership Forum Several years ago, the concept of embodied carbon was new to me, and I had a simplified notion of how we might go about reducing carbon emissions from building materials and construction. In 2012,...
von andrew.himes | Jun 7, 2024 | Carbon Reflections, Nachrichten
by Yang Shen Research engineer for the Life Cycle Lab at the University of Washington and a Research Affiliate for CLF Recently, the White House released a document titled “National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building, Part 1: Operational Emissions from Energy...
von andrew.himes | May 2, 2024 | Carbon Reflections, Nachrichten
by Anber RanaPost-doctoral Scholar, Life Cycle Lab, University of Washington In March 2024, I began investigating uncertainty in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as researcher on CLF’s POD|LCA project. Despite my extensive experience as an academic researcher in primary...
von andrew.himes | Mar 6, 2024 | Carbon Reflections, Nachrichten
by Ethan Ellingboe Reasearch Engineer, Carbon Leadership Forum As engineers, scientists, and architects, we are trained to solve ideal problems with a limited scope, and just a few variable parameters. However, our quickly changing world and climate present us with...
von andrew.himes | Dec 5, 2023 | Carbon Reflections, Nachrichten
by Andrew Himes Director of Collective Impact, Carbon Leadership Forum I’ve been wondering for years now when we (the North American building industry, to be specific) might reach a tipping point for awareness, capacity, and action to radically reduce embodied carbon...
von andrew.himes | Nov 13, 2023 | Carbon Reflections, Nachrichten
by Chad Evans Operations Manager, Carbon Leadership Forum At the Carbon Leadership Forum, we are an almost entirely remote workplace. To foster collaboration and strengthen working relationships, we meet in person twice a year for about a week. We discuss strategy,...