• Local leadership. States and cities have been the leaders on embodied carbon since 2017 and  will continue to create demand for reductions and high-quality embodied carbon data. These resources are broadly useful across public (and private sector) projects. 
• Policy Implementation. As more policies come into effect, CLF has a growing focus on policy and ensuring policies translate into measurable emissions reductions.
• Collaboration. These training videos and model specifications are the result of joint efforts between CLF staff, UW Life Cycle Lab staff, and architects and engineers in the CLF network; These collaborations are vital to our work, and we are excited to continue building on these partnerships in 2025.

Das Model Embodied Carbon Specifications incorporate project requirements for environmental product declarations (EPDs) and global warming potential (GWP) limits for construction products. These model specifications were developed for the Washington Department of Commerce to support compliance with the WA Buy Clean and Buy Fair (BCBF WA) legislation.  However, these specifications are useful for a broader range of projects/geographies and are offered here as a template to adapt to your needs.  

This introductory video series includes five modules on the following topics:

1. Verkörperter Kohlenstoff 101
2. Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
3. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
4. Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment
5. Embodied Carbon Policy Strategies

These pre-recorded video training modules were originally developed for an audience of government staff and managers in Washington State. However, the content is applicable to a much broader audience and is offered here as a resource to the entire CLF community.  The training videos are intended to be modular, allowing them to be presented in isolation or as an ongoing training series.

By Ben Christensen, Co-Founder and CEO of Cambium

When Cambium was founded, we set out to make a significant impact in the fight against embodied carbon. For many companies, even those in the digital space, an inevitable carbon footprint is tied to their products or services. Cambium’s mission, however, is to store carbon and reduce emissions by creating products that divert wood from the waste stream while locking away carbon for the entire lifespan of those materials.

• CLF is hiring an Operations Senior Associate (part-time, 20hr/wk)
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• EPA’s low embodied carbon materials program, C-MORE: Construction Material Opportunities to Reduce Emissions, welcomes input on Technical Documents for Cleaner Construction Materials and Shares Action Plans for 2025
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Über das Carbon Leadership Forum

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• The Carbon Leadership Forum accelerates transformation of the building sector to radically reduce the embodied carbon in building materials and construction.
• We pioneer research, create resources, foster cross-sector collaboration, and incubate member-led initiatives to bring embodied carbon emissions of buildings down to zero.
• We are architects, engineers, contractors, material suppliers, building owners, and policymakers who care about the future and take bold steps to eliminate embodied carbon from buildings and infrastructure.

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