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Quantifying and refining carbon as the design firms up
Quantifying and refining carbon as the design firms up
[Start here] Building Life Cycle Assessment in Practice (AIA Guide): Introduces LCA methodology in clear, practical terms; referenced on the SE 2050 “begin learning” page. se2050.org
EC3, the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (free): Free, open EPD database for benchmarking, product comparison, and reduction tracking; focuses on A1-A3. buildingtransparency.org
Tally/tallyCAT (Climate Action Tool): Revit-integrated whole-building LCA; tallyCAT is the free Revit-to-EC3 plug-in. rmi.org tools & calculators
One Click LCA: Paid whole-building LCA platform, widely used for CalGreen WBLCA compliance documentation. oneclicklca.com
Comparing Embodied Carbon Tools (Priopta report, via CLF Community): Explains why the same building gives different results across tools; useful when choosing a tool. community.carbonleadershipforum.org
Understanding EPDs (and how to read GWP). Keep the existing committee doc here, or supplement with EC3's documentation on reading EPDs.
Life Cycle Assessment Practices
Material Start Ups
Understanding Different Types of EPDs
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