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Case Studies and Guides

Our resources are aimed at helping designers, policy-makers, consultants, businesses, and building owners reduce embodied carbon.

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The Low-Carbon Material Sourcing Guide

December 1, 2023

News: Open – Apply for the BC Embodied Carbon Awards 2024

November 29, 2023

The City of Vancouver’s Embodied Carbon Guidelines

November 23, 2023

Exploring Circular Strategies to Extend the Life of Existing Commercial Buildings

November 22, 2023

Newsletter: Nov 2024

October 26, 2023

Newsletter: Oct 2024 & Past Issues

October 16, 2023

News: We’re Hiring! Program Manager, CLF BC (Embodied Emissions)

September 29, 2023

Embodied Emissions Case Study: Inlet View

September 28, 2023

Case Study: Passive House and Embodied Carbon

September 19, 2023

Concrete: A Pragmatic Approach to Lowering Embodied Carbon

August 16, 2023

Making the Case for Building Reuse

July 26, 2023

Carbon Storing Buildings: A Gateway to Justice and Belonging

June 13, 2023

Embodied Emissions Case Study: Nelson Laneway

November 23, 2023

Exploring Circular Strategies to Extend the Life of Existing Commercial Buildings

September 29, 2023

Embodied Emissions Case Study: Inlet View

Meeting 2030 Goals, Today In combination, building operations and construction are responsible for 39 percent of global CO2 emissions. Estimates vary depending on the scope of […]

September 28, 2023

Case Study: Passive House and Embodied Carbon

Can we have energy-efficient homes that are also low in embodied carbon? Because the City of Vancouver requires new homes to be highly energy-efficient, the city […]

September 19, 2023

Concrete: A Pragmatic Approach to Lowering Embodied Carbon

June 13, 2023

Embodied Emissions Case Study: Nelson Laneway

Summary Reducing the whole life carbon of buildings is crucial to meeting Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate goals. Currently, buildings in BC alone are responsible for […]