Whole-life Carbon, the Key to a Zero Emission Building
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...
Understanding Uncertainty in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Navigating the Unknown
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...
Two Key Practices for Transformative Change
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...
Carbon Reflections: A Tipping Point?
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...