6 – Embodied Carbon and Building Codes
This factsheet provides a high-level overview of building codes, explains the ways in which code can address embodied carbon and provides a number of case studies. Building codes are a comprehensive set of interconnected regulations that are designed to govern new...
7 – Deconstruction, Salvage, and Reuse Policies
This factsheet provides an overview of reuse concepts and how government policies and programs can contribute to a circular building and material reuse ecosystem. Reusing buildings and materials reduces embodied carbon and waste, while promotingenvironmental and human...
The California Carbon Report
Analysis of Embodied and Operational Carbon Impacts of 30 Buildings The California Carbon Report is the first in a series of reports to be released as part of the multi-year CLF WBLCA Benchmarking Study (v2). About Actors in the built environment are promoting...
CLF WBLCA Benchmark-Studie v2
The Carbon Leadership Forum is currently conducting a multi-year project to develop a robust and harmonized database of WBLCA benchmarks. Embodied Carbon Benchmarks Report Embodied Carbon Budgets and Analysis of 292 Buildings in the US and Canada Read Report...