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What Comes Next: CLF’s New Stategic Plan
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CLF Monthly News
May 2026
A Message from our Director – 2025 Impact Report; Turn 2025 momentum into 2026 action!
CLF Monthly News
April 2026 #2
Carbon Reflections by Mel Chafart; Featured Resource: Embodied Carbon Policy Reduction Calculator; Embodied Carbon News: C.Scale Acquires Tally, Connecting Early Building Design to Detailed Material Specification in a Continuous Workflow, New report: A machine learning-based surrogate model to approximate building carbon footprint in early-stage architectural design, New American Concrete Institute (ACI) training certificate program; Embodied Carbon Events: Promoting Circularity in School Building Products & Materials, Structures Congress 2026
CLF Monthly News
April 2026
Carbon Reflections by Brook Waldman; Featured Resource: Reclaimed and Reused: A Recommended LCA Modeling Approach to Support EPDs for Reused Construction Materials; CLF Resources: EPD 101: Embodied Carbon Accounting for Materials, Deconstruction, Salvage, and Reuse Policies, and Embodied Carbon Policy Training Series – Module 3: Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs); External Resources: The Build Reuse EPD Project; Hub Resources: Boston Deconstruction and Material Reuse Roadmap
CLF Monthly News
March 2026
Carbon Reflections by Rachelle Habchi; Featured CLF Resource: Material Spotlights: Existing and Emerging Strategies to Decarbonize Construction Materials; Embodied Carbon News; Embodied Carbon Events: Design for Freedom, International Sustainability & Energy Efficiency Virtual Summit 2026, Webinar: Climate Smart Wood procurement guidance — procurement options, and  Webinar: Book and Claim for Cement and Concrete with the Center for Green Market Activation and RMI
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CLF Monthly News
February 2026
Carbon Reflections by Meghan Byrne; Featured Resource: Embodied Carbon Pathways to 2050 for the United States; Embodied Carbon News; Events: Design for Freedom ,Leading the Shift: How Canada’s Top Contractors Are Reducing Jobsite Emissions, Application Matters: Key Findings from an Assessment of the GWP of Ready-Mix Concrete EPDs, and Embodied Carbon in Steel: A Structural Engineer’s Introduction; Welcome to CLF, Kristina!
CLF Monthly News
January 2026
Carbon Reflections by Meghan Byrne; Featured CLF Resource: Embodied Carbon Video Training Series; Embodied Carbon News; Embodied Carbon Events: Introduction to the Climate Smart Wood Group; Great Plains Institute 2025 State Legislative Recap Three-part Webinar Series;Â North American Material Baselines Update
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CLF Monthly News
December 2025
Carbon Reflections by Brook Waldman; Featured Resource: International Embodied Carbon Data Availability:Â A Review of Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Availability in Europe, China, and Australia; Events: Launching the C-PACE Embodied Carbon Model Policy Primer and Design for Freedom;Â Spotlight: Advancing life-cycle assessments for global impact by Amy Hattan
CLF Monthly News
November 2025
Carbon Reflections by Rachelle Habchi; Featured CLF Resource: Policy Tracking Map; Embodied Carbon News: CARB AB2446, Survey launched to inform cost-effective decarbonization strategies; Embodied Carbon Events: Implementing Low-Carbon Procurement Stategies, Sector-Specific Deep Dives on Low-Carbon Procurement; Embodied Carbon Spotlight: Advancing life-cycle assessments for global impact
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CLF Monthly News
October 2025
Carbon Reflections by Meghan Byrne; Replay Roundup: 2025 CLF North American Baselines Webinar, Embodied Carbon Reductions Built Project Case Studies Webinar 1 & 2; Embodied Carbon News; Events: Greenbuild International Conference & Expo and FacadesPlus Seattle;Â Viewpoint: From First to Future: How EPDs Are Reshaping Concrete by Chris Erickson
CLF Monthly News
August 2025
Carbon Reflections by Meghan Lewis; Featured CLF Resource: Embodied Carbon Pathways to 2050 for the United States; Embodied Carbon News;Â Embodied Carbon Events:Â CLF 2025 North American Baselines Webinar, Rocky Mountain Natural Building Conference
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CLF Monthly News
July 2025 #2
Carbon Reflections by Aurora Jensen; Featured Resource: Washington State Carbon Emissions Estimation: 2025 – 2050, The CLF Benchmark Explorer; 2025 CLF North American Baselines; CLF Generic Reporting Template for Building LCA Results; Events: CLF Summer Series: Embodied Carbon Reduction: Built Project Case Study Collection Webinars and CLF 2025 North American Baselines Webinar
CLF Monthly News
July 2025
Carbon Reflections by Brad Benke; Featured CLF Resource: CLF Generic Reporting Template for Building LCA Results; Embodied Carbon News;Â Embodied Carbon Events:Â CLF Summer Series: Embodied Carbon Reductions Built Project Case Study Collection Webinars, CLF SUMMER SERIES: Embodied Carbon Reductions Built Project Case Study Collection; CLF Community Calendar
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CLF Monthly News
June 2025Â
Carbon Reflections by Brooke Waldman; New Resource: 2025 CLF North American Materials Baselines Report; Embodied Carbon News; Embodied Carbon Events: Building Lasting Change Conference and Towards Zero Carbon 2025: Summit & Symposium; CLF Community Calendar
CLF Monthly News
May 2025
Carbon Reflections by Aurora Jensen; New CLF Resource: The Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon – Hear from the report authors and contributors!; Embodied Carbon News: U.S. Green Building Council Launches New, More Comprehensive LEED Rating System for Sustainable Buildings, CLF Latin America Regional Hub and CChC Launch the local Guide for Whole Life Carbon Assessment in the Built Environment, and RMI Publishes new report; Embodied Carbon Events: CLF Toronto Regional Hub: Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards Winners Series, CLF Toronto Regional Hub: Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards Winners Series, Towards Zero Carbon 2025: Summit & Symposium
CLF Monthly News
April 2025 #2
Carbon Reflections by Brad Benke; New: Embodied Carbon Benchmark Report; Exciting New WBLCA Publications: WBLCA Benchmark Study v2 Dashboard, Exploratory Data Analysis of a North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Dataset, Material Use and Embodied Carbon Intensity of New Construction Buildings in North America, Embodied Carbon and Material Use Intensity Visualizer; Join the LinkedIn Conversation
CLF Monthly News
April 2025 #1
Carbon Reflections by Michelle Lambert; New CLF Resource: 2025 Embodied Carbon Reductions Built Project Case Study Collection; Embodied Carbon News; Events: Getting to Zero Forum, Living Future: Accelerating Regenerative Action, and AEI Conference: Delivering Future Ready Buildings – An Integrated Approach
CLF Monthly News
March 2025
Carbon Reflections by Mel Chafart; New: WBLCA Public Dataset​; Events: Evaluating and Underwriting Embodied Carbon: Pain and Profit; News; Events: Design for Freedom Summit at Grace Farms, Reporting and Baseline Options for Building Embodied Carbon,Living Future: Accelerating Regenerative Action
CLF Monthly News
February 2025
Carbon Reflections by Brook Waldman; Featured CLF Resource: 2023 Carbon Leadership Forum North American Material Baselines; CLF Member Impact: Martin Escarbelt and John Cays; Embodied Carbon News; Events: Design for Freedom Summit at Grace Farms and NESEA Building Energy Boston Conference
CLF Monthly News
January 2025
Carbon Reflections by Jacob Sanova & Cameron Burkacki; WA Commerce Model Specs & Videos; Events: Structural Engineering Sustainability & From Data to Action: Reducing Carbon Emissions; News: CLF is Hiring, WA BCBF Press Release, EPA C-MORE Program Public Comment, Grace Farms Report, HFO Blowing Agent Release; EC Spotlight: Cambium
CLF Monthly News
December 2024
Carbon Reflections by Michelle Lambert; AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects; CLF BC Hubs: 5 Years as BC’s Embodied Carbon Centre; Viewpoint: Climate Innovation and Better Data Systems; SE 2050 Data Analysis and Findings Report Published; CLF Member Impact: Bailey Vigil; Introducing Rachelle Habchi
CLF Monthly News
November 2024
Carbon Reflections by Jordan Palmeri; Featured CLF Resource: Report on Scaling Buy Clean Policy and Report on Buy Clean Indicators; Exciting New Resources for CLF Regional Hubs!; CLF Member Impact: Michael Mousa and Ben Austin; Introducing Aurora Jensen
CLF Monthly News
October 2024
Mel Chafart: Insights from the CalPortland Plant; Member Impact: Tsandi Chen and Jessie Templeton; Viewpoint: Allen J. Dusault on the Challenge to Innovate; Spotlight: BuiltCold Accelerates Buy Clean; ECHO Project: V.1.0 of Data Schema plus Project LCA Requirements; Feature: 5 Years of the Boston Hub
CLF Monthly News
September 2024
Carbon Reflections by Monica Huang; CLF Member Impact: Jaclyn Lee; Featured CLF Resource: Report on End-of-Life Modeling and Data in North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Tools; MEP 2040 October Forum; CLF’s Kate Simonen selected for 2024 Women in Architecture Award by Architectural Record
CLF Monthly News
August 2024
Meghan Byrne: School’s Out, Sustainability’s In: Empowering Young Minds; Member Impact: Bethany Whitehurst; MEP 2040 Forum October 3: MEP Decarbonization Plans; Featured CLF Resource: Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit; Viewpoint: Ghina Annan on Decarbonizing MEP Systems
CLF Monthly News
July 2024
Carbon Reflections by Andrew Himes; CLF Member Impact: Lloyd Rubidge; Featured CLF Resource: The California Carbon Report (WBLCA Benchmerk Study); UPDATED: Embodied Carbon Policy Toolkit
CLF Monthly News
June 2024
Yang Shen: Whole-life Carbon, the Key to a Zero Emission Building; New and Improved Embodied Carbon Policy Toolkit!; Whole Building LCA Report: California Carbon; Embodied Carbon Spotlight: Thornton Tomasetti
CLF Monthly News
May 2024
Carbon Reflections by Anber Rana; CLF Member Impact: Inspire Others with Your Story!; Spring with Zing; Building Science Podcast; Qflow in the Embodied Carbon Spotlight; Viewpoint by Meghan Byrne; CLF Jobs Open!
CLF Monthly News
April 2024
Kate Simonen: Transition Announced: CLF Launches as Independent Nonprofit Organization; Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Roadway Infrastructure; End-of-Life Modeling and Data in North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Tools; Introducing Karisha Shahnaz Hariadi; HVAC Revolution: Phononic Transforms Refrigeration
CLF Monthly News
March 2024
Carbon Reflections by Ethan Ellingboe; Northeast United States & Canada Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies; New Series of Short Educational Videos on Reducing Embodied Carbon from Buildwell; April Meeting of the NGO/Government Roundtable to Highlight a New Partner: The White House Council on Environmental Quality; CLF Member Impact
CLF Monthly News
February 2024
April Meeting of the NGO/Government Roundtable to Highlight a New Partner: Madeline Reeves, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, The White House Council on Environmental Quality; Introducing Azeezah Sultana Priyota, CLF Research Assistant; Viewpoint: Lindsay Baker on “The Origin of ECHO”; Embodied Carbon Spotlight: Regeneration Field Institute in Ecuador; Member Impact
CLF Monthly News
January 2024
Resource of the Month: AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects; Introducing Michelle Lambert, CLF Researcher; Andrew Himes’ Viewpoint: 2024: Decarbonization on the Agenda; MEP 2040 Reaches 80 Signatory Firms
CLF Monthly News
December 2023
Andrew Himes’s Letter: “A Tipping Point?”; Introducing Mahsa Torabi, CLF Visiting Researcher; Resource of the Month: “2023 Roadmap Report: Advancing the LCA Ecosystem for Policy”; Introducing Oscar Jimenez, CLF Student Intern; December 7 MEP 2040 Quarterly Forum Video Recording; A new page: “The History of the Carbon Leadership Forum. 2009-2023”
CLF Monthly News
November 2023
Chad Evan’s Letter: “Change is the One True Constant”; Member Impact; New CLF Roadmap Report: Advancing the LCA Ecosystem for Policy / September Webinar; Beth Tomlinson’s Viewpoint: Moving Toward Holistic Carbon Accounting for Buildings
CLF Monthly News
October 2023
Meghn Lewis’s Letter: “BIG NEWS: EPA Grant Program to Help Reduce Embodied Carbon for Construction Materials and Products“; Member Impact; Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project; Viewpoint by Natalie Douglas: “A Small Rural Community Leads the Way“; Introducing Anber Rana; Sponsor Spotlight: Tangible
CLF Monthly News
September 2023
Brook Waldman’s Letter: “Cradle to Gate to Cradle”; Member Impact; New CLF Roadmap Report: Advancing the LCA Ecosystem for Policy / August 2023; Introducing Yang Shen; Nickson Otieno’s Viewpoint: Africa Will Lead the World’s Transition Towards a Decarbonized Built Environment; Sponsor Spotlight: SERA
CLF Monthly News
August 2023
Brad Benke’s Letter: “Staying Busy, Staying Cool”; Member Impact; CLF 2023 Material Baselines Webinar; Viewpoint by Kjell Anderson: “The Carbon Balance Challenge”; Introducing Ethan Ellingboe; Garry Cooper’s TED Talk on The Circular Economy & Embodied Carbon
CLF Monthly News
July 2023
Milad Ashtiani’s Letter: “CLF Continues Research on Embodied Carbon from Road Infrastructure”; Member Impact; Material Baselines Webinar; Introducing Brook Waldman; Positive Energy: The Building Science Podcast explores the universe of embodied carbon.
CLF Monthly News
June 2023
Meghan Lewis’s Letter: “From Lockdown to Look Up!”; Member Impact; Sponsor Spotlight: NBBJ; Upcoming Events; “Smoke, Steel, Steam: Embodied Carbon at the University of Washington,” by Radha Iyer; Net Zero Buildings Week
CLF Monthly News
May 2023
Jordan Palmeri’s Letter: “Embodied carbon is springing to life!”; Sponsor Spotlight: DCI Engineers; Viewpoint by Christian Wu: Embodied Carbon, a System-level Challenge; Introducing Mel Chafart; CLF Releases GHG Inventory for Washington State Roadways.
CLF Monthly News
April 2023
Meghan Byrne’s Letter: “Our Constant is Change”; Member Impact; Sponsor Spotlight: Cellulose Insualation Manufacturer’s Assciation; The CLF’s Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Benchmark Study V2: Official Launch of Phases 2-3
CLF Monthly News
March 2023
Monica Huang’s Letter: “Embodied carbon? Perhaps it can embody more”; Member Impact; Sponsor Spotlight: One Click LCA; Alexis Feitel: Embodied Carbon Challenge from a Millennial; Introducing Clare (Vivi) Kondrat.
CLF Monthly News
February 2023
Kate Simonen’s Letter: “Governance and Action”; New CLF Policy Case Studies Published; Carbon Avoided Retrofit Estimator (CARE); MEP 2040 Update; Introducing Chad Evans; Sponsor Spotlight: Nexii.
CLF Monthly News
January 2023
Meghan Kalsman’s Letter: “Happy New Year!”; Member Impact; 2022 Embodied
Carbon Policy—A Year in Review; Introducing Jordan Palmeri; Buy Clean Buy Fair Pilot Study; Introducing Delilah Canales
CLF Monthly News
December 2022
Andrew Himes’ Letter: “Hope, Fear, and Love”; New CLF Research Jobs Open; Member Impact; 2022 CLF Impact Report Published; Introducing Prajin Uttamchandani; Sponsor Spotlight: Arup.
CLF Monthly News
November 2022
Meghan Byrne’s Letter: “Greenbuild Convergence on Embodied Carbon“; Member Impact; New CLF Staff Research Jobs; Sponsor Spotlight on CarbonBuilt: The Age of Incrementalism Must Come to a Close; Introducing Jen Wolf
CLF Monthly News
October 2022
Allison Hyatt’s Letter: “Scaling the Data Mountain”; New CLF Research Jobs Open; Member Impact; MEP 2040 Campaign Update; SE 2050 Campaign Update.
CLF Monthly News
September2022
Milad Ashtani’s Letter: “Mapping the Highway to Low-carbon Infrastructure“; Embodied Carbon Policy Education: New CLF Video Series; New CLF Staff Research Jobs Now Open; Sponsor Spotlight on Sellen: Pushing the Boundaries, Leaving a Legacy; MEP 2040 Quarterly Forum
CLF Monthly News
August 2022
Megan Kalsman’s Letter: “Embodied Carbon Policy Breakthroughts”; New CLF Carbon Policy Video Series; September MEP 2040 Forum; Sponsor Spotlight: Autodesk
CLF Monthly News
July 2022
Meghan Byrne’s Letter: “An Intersectional Endeavor”; Embodied Carbon Policy Education: New CLF Video Series; New CLF Staff Research Jobs Now Open; Sponsor Spotlight on KieranTimberlake: Total Lifecycle Carbon Accounting; MEP 2040 Update
CLF Monthly News
June 2022
Andrew’s Letter: “Secret Sauce of Creative Collaboration”; Introducing Megan Kalsman; Member Impact; New MEP 2040 Website; Sponsor Spotlight: StopWaste
CLF Monthly News
May 2022
Anthony’s Letter: “Three Pillars of Change”; Helping Cities Meet Clean Construction Pledges; Embodied Carbon Checklist for City Projects; Whole Building LCA Benchmark Study; Introducing Meghan Byyrn; History of CLF Seattle Regional Hub
CLF Monthly News
April 2022
Kate’s Letter: “Could Building Be a Carbon Solution?”; ARPA-E $3.7M Grant to Fund Core LCA R&D; Member Impact; MEP 2040 Challenge: Campaign Update; Sponsor Spotlight: SOM
CLF Monthly News
March 2022
Letter from Anthony; IStructE Award for Kate Simonen; MEP 2040 Challenge Campaign Update; CLF Sponsor Spotlight on Softwood Lumber Board; CLF Report – Implementing Buy Clean
CLF Monthly News
February 2022
Kate’s Letter: “Effort and Impact”; Buy Clean California Limits; CLF’s Andrew Himes Calls for System-wide Transformation at TEDxSeattle; Tale of a Toolkit: AIA and CLF Team Up; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
January 2022
Letter from Anthony; MEP 2040 Challenge Campaign Update; CLF Sponsor Spotlight on WSP; CLF Community Poised for Impact in 2022; CLF Positions Now Open
CLF Monthly News
December 2021
Kate’s Letter: “More Urgency, More Action”; MEP 2040 Update; CLF Sponsor Spotlight: Mithun; Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
November 2021
Letter from Anthony; MEP 2040 Challenge Accelerates; CLF Sponsor Spotlight on Interface; New CLF report on Transformative, Carbon-storing Materials
CLF Monthly News
October 2021
“Kate’s Letter: Reducing Embodied Carbon in MEP Systems”; Member Impact; “MEP 2040: CLF Issues a Challenge to Building Systems Engineers”;Â “CLF Sponsor Spotlight: Walter P. Moore”; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
September 2021
Letter from Andrew, CLF Embodied Carbon Policy Webinar October 8; Introducing Brad Benke, new CLF researcher; CLF Sponsor Spotlight on Magnussen Klemencic Associates; Addressing Climate Change through Façade Design with EC3, by Vaclav Hasik
CLF Monthly News
August 2021
“Change Only Begins with Data,” by Anthony Hickling; “Material Baselines June 2021 Update”; “CLF Sponsor Spotlight: Thornton Tomasetti”; “RMI Report: Reducing Embodied Carbon in Buildings”; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
July 2021
Letter from Kate, Healthy Materials Webinar Series, Member Impact, CLF Analysis: EPD Requirements in Procurement Policies, States Act to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Public Procurement
CLF Monthly News
June 2021
“Noticing the Potential,” by Anthony Hickling; “Wisonsin Girl Scouts on a Mission”; “Changing the World One City at a Time”; Member Impact; “Embodied Carbon Challenge for India”; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
May 2021
Letter from Kate, Report on the SE2050 Challenge for structural engineers, Member Impact, CLF Happy Hour, CLF Embodied Carbon Owner Toolkit, By the Numbers
CLF Monthly News
April 2021
“Follow the Numbers: Draving Change with Data,” by Anthony Hickling; “Federal Policy Update”; “2021 Material Baselines”; Member Impact; “Drawdown Building: New Frameworks” by Jacob Racusin; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
March 2021
Building with Biomass, CLF Happy Hour, COP 26, Carbon-Storing Materials, By the Numbers, Member Impact, Introducing Meghan Lewis
CLF Monthly News
February 2021
“Leadership to Enable Communities,” by Anthony Hickling; “CLF Announces New Resource Library”; “Introducing Steph Carlisle”; Member Impact; By the Numbers; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
January 2021
“A Carbon Theory of Change,” by Andrew Himes; “CLF Announces New Embodied Carbon Policy Toolkit”; “Introducing Monica Huang”; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
November 2020
“Tipping Point?” by by Anthony Hickling; “Looking Ahead to Embodied Carbon Policy Action in 2021” by Meghan Lewis; Member Impact; Structural Engineers 2050 initiative launch at Greenbuild November 12; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
October 2020
“Making climate-friendly design central to rebuilding,” by Kate Simonen; “Wood Carbon Queries” by Monica Huang; Member Impact; “Change Agency, Value Change,” by Renee Cheng; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
September 2020
Letter from new CLF Managing Director Anthony Hickling, Origin Story of the Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study, Member Impact, New York Times feature: “Concrete, a Centuries-old Material, Gets a New Recipe,” Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
August 2020
Letter from Kate, EC3 Tool Update, Feature by Donald King on Equity and Decarbonization, Introducing New CLF Managing Director Anthony Hickling, By the Numbers, Carbon Positive RESET!, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
July 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Feature by Mark Jones with Andrew Himes on the Nehemiah Initiative, By the Numbers, Carbon Positive RESET!, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
June 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Feature by Audrey Gray on Ed Mazria, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
May 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Feature by Audrey Gray on Ed Mazria, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
April 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Features, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
March 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Features, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
February 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Features, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
June 2025Â
Carbon Reflections by Brooke Waldman; New Resource: 2025 CLF North American Materials Baselines Report; Embodied Carbon News; Embodied Carbon Events: Building Lasting Change Conference and Towards Zero Carbon 2025: Summit & Symposium; CLF Community Calendar
CLF Monthly News
May 2025
Carbon Reflections by Aurora Jensen; New CLF Resource: The Beginner’s Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon – Hear from the report authors and contributors!; Embodied Carbon News: U.S. Green Building Council Launches New, More Comprehensive LEED Rating System for Sustainable Buildings, CLF Latin America Regional Hub and CChC Launch the local Guide for Whole Life Carbon Assessment in the Built Environment, and RMI Publishes new report; Embodied Carbon Events: CLF Toronto Regional Hub: Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards Winners Series, CLF Toronto Regional Hub: Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards Winners Series, Towards Zero Carbon 2025: Summit & Symposium
CLF Monthly News
April 2025 #2
Carbon Reflections by Brad Benke; New: Embodied Carbon Benchmark Report; Exciting New WBLCA Publications: WBLCA Benchmark Study v2 Dashboard, Exploratory Data Analysis of a North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Dataset, Material Use and Embodied Carbon Intensity of New Construction Buildings in North America, Embodied Carbon and Material Use Intensity Visualizer; Join the LinkedIn Conversation
CLF Monthly News
April 2025 #1
Carbon Reflections by Michelle Lambert; New CLF Resource: 2025 Embodied Carbon Reductions Built Project Case Study Collection; Embodied Carbon News; Events: Getting to Zero Forum, Living Future: Accelerating Regenerative Action, and AEI Conference: Delivering Future Ready Buildings – An Integrated Approach
CLF Monthly News
March 2025
Carbon Reflections by Mel Chafart; New: WBLCA Public Dataset​; Events: Evaluating and Underwriting Embodied Carbon: Pain and Profit; News; Events: Design for Freedom Summit at Grace Farms, Reporting and Baseline Options for Building Embodied Carbon,Living Future: Accelerating Regenerative Action
CLF Monthly News
February 2025
Carbon Reflections by Brook Waldman; Featured CLF Resource: 2023 Carbon Leadership Forum North American Material Baselines; CLF Member Impact: Martin Escarbelt and John Cays; Embodied Carbon News; Events: Design for Freedom Summit at Grace Farms and NESEA Building Energy Boston Conference
CLF Monthly News
January 2025
Carbon Reflections by Jacob Sanova & Cameron Burkacki; WA Commerce Model Specs & Videos; Events: Structural Engineering Sustainability & From Data to Action: Reducing Carbon Emissions; News: CLF is Hiring, WA BCBF Press Release, EPA C-MORE Program Public Comment, Grace Farms Report, HFO Blowing Agent Release; EC Spotlight: Cambium
CLF Monthly News
December 2024
Carbon Reflections by Michelle Lambert; AIA-CLF Toolkit for Architects; CLF BC Hubs: 5 Years as BC’s Embodied Carbon Centre; Viewpoint: Climate Innovation and Better Data Systems; SE 2050 Data Analysis and Findings Report Published; CLF Member Impact: Bailey Vigil; Introducing Rachelle Habchi
CLF Monthly News
November 2024
Carbon Reflections by Jordan Palmeri; Featured CLF Resource: Report on Scaling Buy Clean Policy and Report on Buy Clean Indicators; Exciting New Resources for CLF Regional Hubs!; CLF Member Impact: Michael Mousa and Ben Austin; Introducing Aurora Jensen
CLF Monthly News
October 2024
Mel Chafart: Insights from the CalPortland Plant; Member Impact: Tsandi Chen and Jessie Templeton; Viewpoint: Allen J. Dusault on the Challenge to Innovate; Spotlight: BuiltCold Accelerates Buy Clean; ECHO Project: V.1.0 of Data Schema plus Project LCA Requirements; Feature: 5 Years of the Boston Hub
CLF Monthly News
September 2024
Carbon Reflections by Monica Huang; CLF Member Impact: Jaclyn Lee; Featured CLF Resource: Report on End-of-Life Modeling and Data in North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Tools; MEP 2040 October Forum; CLF’s Kate Simonen selected for 2024 Women in Architecture Award by Architectural Record
CLF Monthly News
August 2024
Meghan Byrne: School’s Out, Sustainability’s In: Empowering Young Minds; Member Impact: Bethany Whitehurst; MEP 2040 Forum October 3: MEP Decarbonization Plans; Featured CLF Resource: Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit; Viewpoint: Ghina Annan on Decarbonizing MEP Systems
CLF Monthly News
July 2024
Carbon Reflections by Andrew Himes; CLF Member Impact: Lloyd Rubidge; Featured CLF Resource: The California Carbon Report (WBLCA Benchmerk Study); UPDATED: Embodied Carbon Policy Toolkit
CLF Monthly News
June 2024
Yang Shen: Whole-life Carbon, the Key to a Zero Emission Building; New and Improved Embodied Carbon Policy Toolkit!; Whole Building LCA Report: California Carbon; Embodied Carbon Spotlight: Thornton Tomasetti
CLF Monthly News
May 2024
Carbon Reflections by Anber Rana; CLF Member Impact: Inspire Others with Your Story!; Spring with Zing; Building Science Podcast; Qflow in the Embodied Carbon Spotlight; Viewpoint by Meghan Byrne; CLF Jobs Open!
CLF Monthly News
April 2024
Kate Simonen: Transition Announced: CLF Launches as Independent Nonprofit Organization; Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Roadway Infrastructure; End-of-Life Modeling and Data in North American Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Tools; Introducing Karisha Shahnaz Hariadi; HVAC Revolution: Phononic Transforms Refrigeration
CLF Monthly News
March 2024
Carbon Reflections by Ethan Ellingboe; Northeast United States & Canada Embodied Carbon Policy Case Studies; New Series of Short Educational Videos on Reducing Embodied Carbon from Buildwell; April Meeting of the NGO/Government Roundtable to Highlight a New Partner: The White House Council on Environmental Quality; CLF Member Impact
CLF Monthly News
February 2024
April Meeting of the NGO/Government Roundtable to Highlight a New Partner: Madeline Reeves, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, The White House Council on Environmental Quality; Introducing Azeezah Sultana Priyota, CLF Research Assistant; Viewpoint: Lindsay Baker on “The Origin of ECHO”; Embodied Carbon Spotlight: Regeneration Field Institute in Ecuador; Member Impact
CLF Monthly News
January 2024
Resource of the Month: AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects; Introducing Michelle Lambert, CLF Researcher; Andrew Himes’ Viewpoint: 2024: Decarbonization on the Agenda; MEP 2040 Reaches 80 Signatory Firms
CLF Monthly News
December 2023
Andrew Himes’s Letter: “A Tipping Point?”; Introducing Mahsa Torabi, CLF Visiting Researcher; Resource of the Month: “2023 Roadmap Report: Advancing the LCA Ecosystem for Policy”; Introducing Oscar Jimenez, CLF Student Intern; December 7 MEP 2040 Quarterly Forum Video Recording; A new page: “The History of the Carbon Leadership Forum. 2009-2023”
CLF Monthly News
November 2023
Chad Evan’s Letter: “Change is the One True Constant”; Member Impact; New CLF Roadmap Report: Advancing the LCA Ecosystem for Policy / September Webinar; Beth Tomlinson’s Viewpoint: Moving Toward Holistic Carbon Accounting for Buildings
CLF Monthly News
October 2023
Meghn Lewis’s Letter: “BIG NEWS: EPA Grant Program to Help Reduce Embodied Carbon for Construction Materials and Products“; Member Impact; Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) Project; Viewpoint by Natalie Douglas: “A Small Rural Community Leads the Way“; Introducing Anber Rana; Sponsor Spotlight: Tangible
CLF Monthly News
September 2023
Brook Waldman’s Letter: “Cradle to Gate to Cradle”; Member Impact; New CLF Roadmap Report: Advancing the LCA Ecosystem for Policy / August 2023; Introducing Yang Shen; Nickson Otieno’s Viewpoint: Africa Will Lead the World’s Transition Towards a Decarbonized Built Environment; Sponsor Spotlight: SERA
CLF Monthly News
August 2023
Brad Benke’s Letter: “Staying Busy, Staying Cool”; Member Impact; CLF 2023 Material Baselines Webinar; Viewpoint by Kjell Anderson: “The Carbon Balance Challenge”; Introducing Ethan Ellingboe; Garry Cooper’s TED Talk on The Circular Economy & Embodied Carbon
CLF Monthly News
July 2023
Milad Ashtiani’s Letter: “CLF Continues Research on Embodied Carbon from Road Infrastructure”; Member Impact; Material Baselines Webinar; Introducing Brook Waldman; Positive Energy: The Building Science Podcast explores the universe of embodied carbon.
CLF Monthly News
June 2023
Meghan Lewis’s Letter: “From Lockdown to Look Up!”; Member Impact; Sponsor Spotlight: NBBJ; Upcoming Events; “Smoke, Steel, Steam: Embodied Carbon at the University of Washington,” by Radha Iyer; Net Zero Buildings Week
CLF Monthly News
May 2023
Jordan Palmeri’s Letter: “Embodied carbon is springing to life!”; Sponsor Spotlight: DCI Engineers; Viewpoint by Christian Wu: Embodied Carbon, a System-level Challenge; Introducing Mel Chafart; CLF Releases GHG Inventory for Washington State Roadways.
CLF Monthly News
April 2023
Meghan Byrne’s Letter: “Our Constant is Change”; Member Impact; Sponsor Spotlight: Cellulose Insualation Manufacturer’s Assciation; The CLF’s Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Benchmark Study V2: Official Launch of Phases 2-3
CLF Monthly News
March 2023
Monica Huang’s Letter: “Embodied carbon? Perhaps it can embody more”; Member Impact; Sponsor Spotlight: One Click LCA; Alexis Feitel: Embodied Carbon Challenge from a Millennial; Introducing Clare (Vivi) Kondrat.
CLF Monthly News
February 2023
Kate Simonen’s Letter: “Governance and Action”; New CLF Policy Case Studies Published; Carbon Avoided Retrofit Estimator (CARE); MEP 2040 Update; Introducing Chad Evans; Sponsor Spotlight: Nexii.
CLF Monthly News
January 2023
Meghan Kalsman’s Letter: “Happy New Year!”; Member Impact; 2022 Embodied
Carbon Policy—A Year in Review; Introducing Jordan Palmeri; Buy Clean Buy Fair Pilot Study; Introducing Delilah Canales
CLF Monthly News
December 2022
Andrew Himes’ Letter: “Hope, Fear, and Love”; New CLF Research Jobs Open; Member Impact; 2022 CLF Impact Report Published; Introducing Prajin Uttamchandani; Sponsor Spotlight: Arup.
CLF Monthly News
November 2022
Meghan Byrne’s Letter: “Greenbuild Convergence on Embodied Carbon“; Member Impact; New CLF Staff Research Jobs; Sponsor Spotlight on CarbonBuilt: The Age of Incrementalism Must Come to a Close; Introducing Jen Wolf
CLF Monthly News
October 2022
Allison Hyatt’s Letter: “Scaling the Data Mountain”; New CLF Research Jobs Open; Member Impact; MEP 2040 Campaign Update; SE 2050 Campaign Update.
CLF Monthly News
September2022
Milad Ashtani’s Letter: “Mapping the Highway to Low-carbon Infrastructure“; Embodied Carbon Policy Education: New CLF Video Series; New CLF Staff Research Jobs Now Open; Sponsor Spotlight on Sellen: Pushing the Boundaries, Leaving a Legacy; MEP 2040 Quarterly Forum
CLF Monthly News
August 2022
Megan Kalsman’s Letter: “Embodied Carbon Policy Breakthroughts”; New CLF Carbon Policy Video Series; September MEP 2040 Forum; Sponsor Spotlight: Autodesk
CLF Monthly News
July 2022
Meghan Byrne’s Letter: “An Intersectional Endeavor”; Embodied Carbon Policy Education: New CLF Video Series; New CLF Staff Research Jobs Now Open; Sponsor Spotlight on KieranTimberlake: Total Lifecycle Carbon Accounting; MEP 2040 Update
CLF Monthly News
June 2022
Andrew’s Letter: “Secret Sauce of Creative Collaboration”; Introducing Megan Kalsman; Member Impact; New MEP 2040 Website; Sponsor Spotlight: StopWaste
CLF Monthly News
May 2022
Anthony’s Letter: “Three Pillars of Change”; Helping Cities Meet Clean Construction Pledges; Embodied Carbon Checklist for City Projects; Whole Building LCA Benchmark Study; Introducing Meghan Byyrn; History of CLF Seattle Regional Hub
CLF Monthly News
April 2022
Kate’s Letter: “Could Building Be a Carbon Solution?”; ARPA-E $3.7M Grant to Fund Core LCA R&D; Member Impact; MEP 2040 Challenge: Campaign Update; Sponsor Spotlight: SOM
CLF Monthly News
March 2022
Letter from Anthony; IStructE Award for Kate Simonen; MEP 2040 Challenge Campaign Update; CLF Sponsor Spotlight on Softwood Lumber Board; CLF Report – Implementing Buy Clean
CLF Monthly News
February 2022
Kate’s Letter: “Effort and Impact”; Buy Clean California Limits; CLF’s Andrew Himes Calls for System-wide Transformation at TEDxSeattle; Tale of a Toolkit: AIA and CLF Team Up; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
January 2022
Letter from Anthony; MEP 2040 Challenge Campaign Update; CLF Sponsor Spotlight on WSP; CLF Community Poised for Impact in 2022; CLF Positions Now Open
CLF Monthly News
December 2021
Kate’s Letter: “More Urgency, More Action”; MEP 2040 Update; CLF Sponsor Spotlight: Mithun; Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
November 2021
Letter from Anthony; MEP 2040 Challenge Accelerates; CLF Sponsor Spotlight on Interface; New CLF report on Transformative, Carbon-storing Materials
CLF Monthly News
October 2021
“Kate’s Letter: Reducing Embodied Carbon in MEP Systems”; Member Impact; “MEP 2040: CLF Issues a Challenge to Building Systems Engineers”;Â “CLF Sponsor Spotlight: Walter P. Moore”; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
September 2021
Letter from Andrew, CLF Embodied Carbon Policy Webinar October 8; Introducing Brad Benke, new CLF researcher; CLF Sponsor Spotlight on Magnussen Klemencic Associates; Addressing Climate Change through Façade Design with EC3, by Vaclav Hasik
CLF Monthly News
August 2021
“Change Only Begins with Data,” by Anthony Hickling; “Material Baselines June 2021 Update”; “CLF Sponsor Spotlight: Thornton Tomasetti”; “RMI Report: Reducing Embodied Carbon in Buildings”; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
July 2021
Letter from Kate, Healthy Materials Webinar Series, Member Impact, CLF Analysis: EPD Requirements in Procurement Policies, States Act to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Public Procurement
CLF Monthly News
June 2021
“Noticing the Potential,” by Anthony Hickling; “Wisonsin Girl Scouts on a Mission”; “Changing the World One City at a Time”; Member Impact; “Embodied Carbon Challenge for India”; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
May 2021
Letter from Kate, Report on the SE2050 Challenge for structural engineers, Member Impact, CLF Happy Hour, CLF Embodied Carbon Owner Toolkit, By the Numbers
CLF Monthly News
April 2021
“Follow the Numbers: Draving Change with Data,” by Anthony Hickling; “Federal Policy Update”; “2021 Material Baselines”; Member Impact; “Drawdown Building: New Frameworks” by Jacob Racusin; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
March 2021
Building with Biomass, CLF Happy Hour, COP 26, Carbon-Storing Materials, By the Numbers, Member Impact, Introducing Meghan Lewis
CLF Monthly News
February 2021
“Leadership to Enable Communities,” by Anthony Hickling; “CLF Announces New Resource Library”; “Introducing Steph Carlisle”; Member Impact; By the Numbers; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
January 2021
“A Carbon Theory of Change,” by Andrew Himes; “CLF Announces New Embodied Carbon Policy Toolkit”; “Introducing Monica Huang”; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
November 2020
“Tipping Point?” by by Anthony Hickling; “Looking Ahead to Embodied Carbon Policy Action in 2021” by Meghan Lewis; Member Impact; Structural Engineers 2050 initiative launch at Greenbuild November 12; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
October 2020
“Making climate-friendly design central to rebuilding,” by Kate Simonen; “Wood Carbon Queries” by Monica Huang; Member Impact; “Change Agency, Value Change,” by Renee Cheng; Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
September 2020
Letter from new CLF Managing Director Anthony Hickling, Origin Story of the Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study, Member Impact, New York Times feature: “Concrete, a Centuries-old Material, Gets a New Recipe,” Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
August 2020
Letter from Kate, EC3 Tool Update, Feature by Donald King on Equity and Decarbonization, Introducing New CLF Managing Director Anthony Hickling, By the Numbers, Carbon Positive RESET!, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
July 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Feature by Mark Jones with Andrew Himes on the Nehemiah Initiative, By the Numbers, Carbon Positive RESET!, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
June 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Feature by Audrey Gray on Ed Mazria, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
May 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Feature by Audrey Gray on Ed Mazria, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
April 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Features, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
March 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Features, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist
CLF Monthly News
February 2020
Letter from Kate, Essays, Features, By the Numbers, Inspiring Action, CLF Member Impact, Action Checklist