Portland Carbon Leadership Forum

This course will provide attendees with foundational knowledge of embodied carbon in building materials. We will begin by reviewing the global environmental impact of embodied carbon in construction, and then discuss strategies for how it can be measured, compared, and reduced. The course will identify key impact areas and building systems, and describe best practices [...]

This course will provide attendees with in-depth examples of how project teams are calculating, analyzing, and reducing the embodied carbon of their buildings and portfolios. The first case study will explore the tradeoffs between upfront embodied carbon “costs” and long-term operational energy savings on an historic high school modernization project. The project team will share [...]

This year during the 5th Annual Sustainable Building Week, we'll harness our community knowledge and actions taken to measure and reduce embodied carbon of buildings. Join us for Pecha Kucha style presentations from members of the Carbon Leadership Forum's Portland Hub as they share stories that will enlighten you, educate you, and hopefully inspire you [...]