CLF Material Baselines Updated – July 2021
Newly Updated Version of the 2021 Carbon Leadership Forum Material Baselines Report Published Architects, engineers, and builders are often faced...
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States Act to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Public Procurement
by Meghan LewisSenior Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forum States are taking big steps on embodied carbon action this legislative session....
Six Months into the SEI SE 2050 Commitment
Structural Engineers Combine to Share Learning, Resources, and Ambitious Decarbonization Goals By Chris Jeseritz Chris Jeseritz is a project manager...
Carbon Leadership Forum among Finalists Selected for $10 Million 2030 Climate Challenge
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 US Federal Government Takes the Lead on Low Embodied Carbon Buildings
The Green Building Advisory Committee’s adoption of procurement principles will drive federal action on low embodied carbon building materials and...
Zero Carbon: Can Built Environment Education Deliver?
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...
CLF Launches Embodied Carbon Policy Toolkit
Throughout 2020, the Carbon Leadership Forum invested significant resources in developing an array of resources to support effective embodied carbon...
Embodied Carbon: A Clearer View of Carbon Emissions
International engineering firm Walter P Moore has released a groundbreaking stewardship report entitled Embodied Carbon, A Clearer View of Carbon...
Architecture 2030 Open Letter Calls for Revised Carbon Emission Reduction Targets
The letter, written to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change by Architecture 2030 founder Edward Mazria, says that "immediate actions are...
Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront
The World Green Building Council’s pioneering report "Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront: Coordinated action for the building and construction sector...
Buildings & Cities: Embodied carbon in construction materials
Published in Buildings & Cities in the Special Collection: "Carbon metrics for buildings and cities" Publication date: September 2020 Authors:...
New WorldGBC report outlines how the Asia Pacific can build back better by tackling embodied carbon in built environment
By GRESB The World Green Building Council launches a new report outlining the climate and business benefits of tackling embodied carbon in Asia...
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