The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool was incubated by the Carbon Leadership Forum in collaboration with core development partner C Change Labs and the strong leadership and financial support from Autodesk, Interface, the MKA Foundation, and the Charles Pankow Foundation (lead sponsor and grant manager). Nearly 50 other industry partners and hundreds of individuals joined in providing both financial and in-kind contributions for the EC3 tool. Launched in November 2019, this initiative is an excellent example of what can happen when the Carbon Leadership Forum’s passionate and collaborative network comes together around a shared need for collective impact.

The Carbon Smart Building Day, a day-long conference held in San Francisco, on September 11, 2018, was an initiative of the Carbon Leadership Forum and affiliated with the Global Climate Action Summit.

The conference was designed to inspire building industry professionals to lead the built environment toward Net Zero Carbon, and equip them with the latest tools, resources and programs to help firms thrive in a Net Zero Carbon future. It was attended by architects, structural engineers, contractors, real estate developers, materials manufacturers and policy makers who aspire to reduce the carbon footprint of their projects and make the building industry a big part of the solution to climate change.