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This Library publishes a variety of resources. By crowdsourcing and disseminating this information, we aim to accelerate learning and increase knowledge, empowering our members with information needed to advance new ideas and approaches that result in a transformed, decarbonized building industry.
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1 – Embodied Carbon 101
This resource aims to provide a high-level overview of embodied carbon -- how it is defined, its significance in the global climate crisis, and why it is an important consideration for...
2 – What is a Buy Clean Policy?
This resource provides insight into why embodied carbon is an urgent problem, how Buy Clean poses a solution, and an overview of the key policy elements. Buy Clean is a procurement policy...
3 – Guidance on Embodied Carbon Disclosure
This resource aims to guide policymakers and procurement professionals in collecting high-quality embodied carbon data. Policies targeting the reduction of carbon emissions associated with...
4 – Steps to Develop a Buy Clean Policy
This resource provides an overview of the five basic components of Buy Clean and highlights key choices at each step. Version: December 17, 2020Buy Clean is a policy approach that aims to reduce...
5 – Guidance on Implementing Buy Clean
This document aims to provide an overview of key stakeholders and strategies for addressing the implementation challenges related to Buy Clean policy. Version: December 17, 2020Buy Clean is a...
Bill Gates’ Blog: Buildings are bad for the climate. Here’s what we can do about it.
GatesNotes - October 28, 2019 Besides the traffic and the weather, we Seattleites love to talk about all the construction going on in our city. The downtown skyline is full of cranes, and it...
Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront
The World Green Building Council’s pioneering report "Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront: Coordinated action for the building and construction sector to tackle embodied carbon" demands radical...
Building Green: Equity in Design and Construction: Seven Case Studies
From an affordable multifamily building to an iconic museum, these projects are designed and built to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion. by Paula MeltonFirst published in...
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: Brook Waldman, Monica Huang, Kathrina Simonen...
Buy Clean Washington Study
Research Purpose: Review and evaluate embodied carbon policies to limit the embodied carbon of structural materials used in State building projects. About On January 8, 2018, members of the...
C40 Cities Clean Construction Policy Explorer
The Clean Construction Policy Explorer was first released in October 2020 by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. This new tool provides an interactive map for exploring global city-level...
CarbonPositive RESET! 1.5ºC Global Teach-In
The CarbonPositive RESET! 1.5ºC Global Teach-In session recordings are a free resource for architects, planners, engineers, builders, developers and policymakers interested in taking action...
Circular Economy: Opportunities for Local Gov’t Leadership
Circular Economy in the Built Environment: Opportunities for Local Government Leadership provides an overview of opportunities to foster a circular economy, aimed at public policymakers, public...
City Policy Framework For Dramatically Reducing Embodied Carbon
Developed through a partnership between the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, the developers of One Click LCA, and Architecture 2030, this report provides 52 policy solutions for cities looking to...
Climate Emergency Resources for Structural Engineers at IStructE
IStructE, based in London, UK, is the world's largest membership organization dedicated to structural engineering. IStructE members uphold standards, share knowledge, promote structural...
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