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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...
Carbon Leadership Forum Launches as Independent Nonprofit Organization
Press Release: Important CLF Transition Announced  February 1, 2024 Decarbonizing buildings and infrastructure is one of our biggest opportunities to solve the climate crisis....
CLF Unveils Groundbreaking Research on Building Material Life Cycles
The Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) has published a pivotal research document titled “End of Life Modeling and Data in North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment...
Buy Clean, Buy Fair Bill Signed into Law in Washington State
On March 28, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed the landmark “Buy Clean, Buy Fair” (BCBF) legislation, which will address #embodiedcarbon by requiring...
CLF Releases Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Roadway Infrastructure
by Milad AshtianiCLF Researcher Building and operating the extensive network of our roadway infrastructure requires significant flows of energy and material resources. CLF’s...
CLF Releases Policy Case Studies for Northeast United States & Canada Embodied Carbon
by Michelle LambertCLF Policy Researcher Policies that address embodied carbon are being proposed and adopted at all levels of government—federal, state and local—at a rapidly...
Northeast U.S. & Canada Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies
Policies that address embodied carbon are being proposed and adopted at all levels of government- federal, state and local- at a rapidly accelerating pace. This report...
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...
GSA Low Carbon Materials Funding
GSA Announces 150+ Projects with $2 billion in Funding for Clean Construction Materials Primary Authors: Meghan Lewis (Carbon Leadership Forum), Walter Tersch (GSA), Katie...
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...
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...
Carbon Leadership Forum Launches as Independent Nonprofit Organization
Press Release: Important CLF Transition Announced  February 1, 2024 Decarbonizing buildings and infrastructure is one of our biggest opportunities to solve the climate crisis....
CLF Unveils Groundbreaking Research on Building Material Life Cycles
The Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) has published a pivotal research document titled “End of Life Modeling and Data in North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment...
Buy Clean, Buy Fair Bill Signed into Law in Washington State
On March 28, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed the landmark “Buy Clean, Buy Fair” (BCBF) legislation, which will address #embodiedcarbon by requiring...
CLF Releases Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Roadway Infrastructure
by Milad AshtianiCLF Researcher Building and operating the extensive network of our roadway infrastructure requires significant flows of energy and material resources. CLF’s...
CLF Releases Policy Case Studies for Northeast United States & Canada Embodied Carbon
by Michelle LambertCLF Policy Researcher Policies that address embodied carbon are being proposed and adopted at all levels of government—federal, state and local—at a rapidly...
Northeast U.S. & Canada Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies
Policies that address embodied carbon are being proposed and adopted at all levels of government- federal, state and local- at a rapidly accelerating pace. This report...
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...
GSA Low Carbon Materials Funding
GSA Announces 150+ Projects with $2 billion in Funding for Clean Construction Materials Primary Authors: Meghan Lewis (Carbon Leadership Forum), Walter Tersch (GSA), Katie...
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...