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What is Embodied Carbon in Buildings?

This video explains upfront embodied carbon emissions from buildings, and shows how material selection can make the difference between a building with a huge carbon footprint, or a building that is actually a net carbon sink.

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CLF WBLCA Benchmark Study v2

The Carbon Leadership Forum is currently conducting a multi-year...

The California Carbon Report

Analysis of Embodied and Operational Carbon Impacts of 30 Buildings...

End-of-Life Modeling and Data in North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Tools

At the end of their service lives, building materials are either...

Northeast U.S. & Canada Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies

Policies that address embodied carbon are being proposed and adopted...

3 – Strategies to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Roadway Infrastructure

Roadway infrastructure results in significant greenhouse gas emissions...

2 – Accounting for Embodied Carbon in Roadway Infrastructure

Embodied carbon accounting is critical to identify key contributors to...

1 – Introduction to Embodied Carbon and Roadway Infrastructure

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CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Roadway Infrastructure

Building and operating the wide network of transportation...

Advancing the LCA Ecosystem | September 2023

A Policy-Focused Roadmap for Reducing Embodied CarbonIn this report,...

CALGreen Data Collection

Effective July 1, 2024, CALGreen has mandatory embodied carbon...

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