On January 1, 2021, California’s Department of General Services established the Buy Clean California Act (BCCA), designed to reduce embodied carbon by setting purchasing requirements based on environmental impacts such as global-warming potential. CLF has published a policy resource to serve as a guide for how to develop a Buy Clean policy in your state or municipality. EC3 will allow users to search materials related to Buy Clean
California compliance.
AIA COTE published resources for learning about sustainability, including Design for Adaptability, Deconstruction and Reuse and Small Firms and the 2030 Commitment. Submit your high-performing project for a COTE Top Ten Award, which recognizes projects that demonstrate a holistic vision of architecture across all 10
of the framework’s measures.
SE 2050 has launched. Read the announcement to subscribers, which provides a program summary, database update, Greenbuild recap, updated ECOM Embodied Carbon Estimator, and additional resources for structural engineers and others interested in learning more about embodied carbon. Then join the movement!
CLF now has regional hubs in Atlanta, Austin, Australia, Boston, Calgary, Chicago, Denver/Boulder, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, and Yellowstone. Join or start a regional hub now to help expand our network.
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