Introducing Megan Kalsman
Policy Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forumby Megan Kalsman I have always been drawn to and fascinated by cities. How we work, play, and move about...
Nov 26, 2020
Policy Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forumby Megan Kalsman I have always been drawn to and fascinated by cities. How we work, play, and move about...
In October, 2019, 60 people packed a meeting room at LMN Architects in downtown Seattle for the first meeting of a new Regional Hub for CLF members...
Engagement and Communications Lead, Carbon Leadership Forum Meghan Byrne works to support collaboration and communication across the CLF Community...
Building and Materials Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forum, University of Washington Milad Ashtiani is a civil engineer and PhD candidate at the...
By Melissa MorancyDirector, Sustainable Knowledge & Engagement, American Institute of Architects (AIA) In 2015, I worked with AIA’s Historic...
Andrew Himes’ 2021 TEDxSeattle talk is an impassioned plea for buildings that help solve climate change instead of contributing to it. With a sense...
by Meghan LewisSenior Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forum 2021 was a busy year for embodied carbon policy, and 2022 looks to be filled with even...
October 27, 2021 Today the Carbon Leadership Forum released a ground-breaking report on the potential for meaningful climate impact through...
Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forum, University of Washington Brad Benke, AIA, is a Research Scientist at the Carbon Leadership Forum focused on...
by Edward Mazria Architecture 2030 is calling on all architects, engineers, planners, and individuals involved in the building sector worldwide to...
Newly Updated Version of the 2021 Carbon Leadership Forum Material Baselines Report Published Architects, engineers, and builders are often faced...
by Meghan LewisSenior Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forum States are taking big steps on embodied carbon action this legislative session....
Structural Engineers Combine to Share Learning, Resources, and Ambitious Decarbonization Goals By Chris Jeseritz Chris Jeseritz is a project manager...
Grant Will Focus on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. by 2030 SEATTLE, February 9, 2021 – Today, Lever for Change announced that the...
The Green Building Advisory Committee’s adoption of procurement principles will drive federal action on low government embodied carbon building...
JOINT EVENT Monday 8 February 2021, 9 – 10 am PST The climate emergency means the built environment will have to be zero carbon. All new buildings...
Throughout 2020, the Carbon Leadership Forum invested significant resources in developing an array of resources to support effective embodied carbon...
International engineering firm Walter P Moore has released a groundbreaking stewardship report entitled Embodied Carbon, A Clearer View of Carbon...
The letter, written to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change by Architecture 2030 founder Edward Mazria, says that "immediate actions are...
The World Green Building Council’s pioneering report "Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront: Coordinated action for the building and construction sector...
Published in Buildings & Cities in the Special Collection: "Carbon metrics for buildings and cities" Publication date: September 2020 Authors:...
By GRESB The World Green Building Council launches a new report outlining the climate and business benefits of tackling embodied carbon in Asia...
Introducing Steph Carlisle and Meghan Lewis Today, the CLF announced the addition of two new staff positions to bolster its mission to radically...
A building block in most construction projects, concrete is responsible for about 8 percent of global carbon emissions. Several companies are...
There has never been a greater urgency for climate action. by Ed Mazria and Natasha BalwitArchitecture 2030 We are in a race to find solutions for...
From an affordable multifamily building to an iconic museum, these projects are designed and built to advance equity, diversity, and...
The June 2020 issue of The Structural Engineer, monthly publication of the UK's Institution of Structural Engineers, was themed "Climate Emergency:...
Nonprofit is created to scale up the impact of the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator In an unprecedented collaboration, five technology...
by Ken Edelstein - May 26, 2020 Kate Simonen has been a leading voice for reducing embodied carbon in buildings for more than a decade. She tackled...
Cross-laminated timber building could help fight climate change. But its threat to ecosystems could make it a mixed blessing. by Peter Fairley Last...
The architecture community is abuzz with talk about reducing embodied carbon in buildings. We asked Jennifer O’Connor, president of the Athena...
2020 Husky Green Award recognizes individuals and groups who have demonstrated leadership, initiative and dedication to campus sustainability at the...
The project uses cross-laminated timber (CLT) to build one of the nation’s largest buildings to contain zero embodied carbon emissions, validated by...
The industry is four times more polluting than air travel. Making it more sustainable is critical to protecting our health and the climate. By Zoë...
Embodied Carbon as a Performance Metric | Tuesday, May 5 | 11:00 - 12:00 PM PCT Walter P Moore will host the online course "Embodied Carbon as a...
Architects Declare recently hosted a 12-part embodied carbon workshop and has made the presentations available online. Based in the UK, Architects...
A White Paper by the Structural Engineering Institute’s Sustainability Committee Carbon Working Group Structural materials (i.e., steel and...
A newly published report on the cross-laminated timber supply chain demonstrates the material's sustainable credentials as it becomes more...
When University of Washington faculty members Dan Schwartz and Kate Simonen face off in a KUOW debate this week, they will assume opposing sides on...
It’s no secret that the construction industry is one of the biggest contributors of greenhouse-gas emissions. The numbers are staggering: Embodied...