# October 2021 Meeting of the Embodied Carbon NGO Roundtable **URL:** \ **Category:** Roundtable: NGO/Government Alignment\ **Created:** [October 15, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/october-2021-meeting-of-the-embodied-carbon-ngo-roundtable/4337 "2021-10-15T21:39:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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CLF’s **[Embodied Carbon Roundtable](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/ngo-roundtable/)** has the following objectives: - Share news, strategic plans, resources, and tools related to embodied carbon. - Report planning and future dates for conferences, webinars, and meetings. - Inspire and facilitate ongoing communication and conversation among key leaders related to embodied carbon. - Encourage convergence on shared embodied carbon terminology, data standards, benchmarks, and targets for embodied carbon reduction. ## Recording of meeting - > **[Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing](https://washington.zoom.us/rec/share/cI4jsYP7pKL4EpqtPEUH-LC7Ln2iUiAsLW0QeqDq04WaA53IIx07C-f8BpB0u7ZK.jolLuymOxhSF0E2m)** > > Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference... # Reports from: 1. Elaine Oneill, CORRIM [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10549811.2021.1894951](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10549811.2021.1894951) full report on trillion trees and how to expand on it through material use and reuse opportunities > **[Carbon Narratives for Design Planning](https://buildhealth.uoregon.edu/carbon-narratives-for-design-planning/)** > > Visit the post for more. > **[Carbon Narratives for Design Planning](https://buildhealth.uoregon.edu/carbon-narratives-for-design-planning/)** > > Visit the post for more. 1. Duncan Cox, LETI – London Energy Transformation Initiative 2. Rebecca Esau, RMI 3. Erin McDade, Architecture 2030 > **[Media – COP26 Communique](https://www.cop26communique.org/media/)** 1. Marnese Jackson, Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1\_F9M-z2g7P8Y0KrrfCREwCESlrn4i6nK/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_F9M-z2g7P8Y0KrrfCREwCESlrn4i6nK/view?usp=sharing) 2. Lori Ferriss, ZNCC and CARE tool [https://carbonleadershipforum.org/care-estimator](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/care-estimator) 3. Mark Brandt, ZNCC [https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/training-skills/online-training/webinars/recordings/webinar-on-building-reuse-is-climate-action/](https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/training-skills/online-training/webinars/recordings/webinar-on-building-reuse-is-climate-action/) 4. Roland Hunziker, WBCSD [Net-zero buildings: Where do we stand ? | WBCSD](https://www.wbcsd.org/Programs/Cities-and-Mobility/Sustainable-Cities/Transforming-the-Built-Environment/Decarbonization/Resources/Net-zero-buildings-Where-do-we-stand) [Decarbonizing construction | WBCSD](https://www.wbcsd.org/Programs/Cities-and-Mobility/Sustainable-Cities/Transforming-the-Built-Environment/Decarbonization/Resources/Decarbonizing-construction-Guidance-for-investors-and-developers-to-reduce-embodied-carbon) 5. Chris Magwood, Endeavour Centre and Builders for Climate Action > **[bfca-enercan-report-web.pdf](https://www.buildersforclimateaction.org/uploads/1/5/9/3/15931000/bfca-enercan-report-web.pdf)** > > 9.57 MB 10. Fin MacDonald, Canada Green Building Council [https://www.cagbc.org/CAGBC/Zero\_Carbon/events\_education/CAGBC/Events/accelerating\_to\_zero/accelerating\_to\_zero.aspx?hkey=7497afbe-7e75-4fac-bb32-cb93f0c5e9b2](https://www.cagbc.org/CAGBC/Zero_Carbon/events_education/CAGBC/Events/accelerating_to_zero/accelerating_to_zero.aspx?hkey=7497afbe-7e75-4fac-bb32-cb93f0c5e9b2) 11. Cliff Majersik, Institute for Market Transformation 12. Dorian Bailey, Port Authority of New York/New Jersey > **[Environmental Initiatives Information | Port Authority of New York and New...](https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/about/Environmental-Initiatives.html)** > > Looking for more information about our Environmental Initiatives? Find out more from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 13. Mic Patterson, Facade Tectonics Institute > **[August / September 2021](https://www.facadetectonics.org/skins/124-august-september-2021)** > > The focus of this issue of SKINS is on embodied carbon -- the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions associated with materials and construction processes… 14. Stacy Smedley, Building Transparency > **[Homepage - Building Transparency](https://www.buildingtransparency.org/)** > > Building Transparency provides open data and tools to inspire actions that positively impact our world. 1. Bruce King, EcoBuild Network – [bruce@ecobuildnetwork.org](mailto:bruce@ecobuildnetwork.org) 2. Reshma Singh, IMPEL and LBNL > **[Home](https://impel.lbl.gov)** > > 6 years of Game-changing technologies > **[BTO Life Cycle Impacts Webinar Series](https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/articles/bto-life-cycle-impacts-webinar-series)** > > Webinars exploring the frameworks and techniques researchers use to evaluate the energy use of buildings over their entire lifespans. 1. Renilde Becque, senior EC lead on projects with multiple organizations [https://one.brand.live/c/builtbynature](https://one.brand.live/c/builtbynature) [https://www.theclimategroup.org/steelzero](https://www.theclimategroup.org/steelzero) [https://www.unido.org/IDDI](https://www.unido.org/IDDI) 1. Tessa DeVreese, C40 > **[C40 Knowledge Community](https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Making-the-Case-for-Clean-Construction-City-Profiles?language=en_US)** 1. Webly Bowles, NBI Quick NBI recap: We are still evolving the embodied code building code language for concrete and steel GWP limits and working to include in ASHRAE 189.1 (along with Bruce King!). We have been providing the language to jurisdictions when requested. [webly@newbuilding.org](mailto:webly@newbuilding.org) 2. Chris Ballard, Passive House Canada 3. Michael Deru, overall NREL intro 4. Pamela Conrad > **[IFLA Climate Action Commitment — International Federation of Landscape...](https://www.iflaworld.com/ifla-climate-action-commitment-statement)** > > IFLA Climate Action Commitment Statement 1. Paul Torcellini, NREL work with Design & Construction Allies [https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/alliance/special-initiatives/design-and-construction-allies](https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/alliance/special-initiatives/design-and-construction-allies) 1. Linda Kogan, International Living Future Institute 2. Frances Yang, SE 2050 > **[SE 2050 Database – SE2050](https://se2050.org/se-2050-database/)** 1. Debbie Weyl, WRI > **[Third Way](https://www.thirdway.org/memo/administrative-pathways-to-a-federal-buy-clean-program)** and this blog (with link to letter to Congress) from NRDC: [https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sasha-stashwick/congress-can-build-back-better-low-carbon-materials](https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sasha-stashwick/congress-can-build-back-better-low-carbon-materials) And two updates directly from WRI, in case folks aren’t aware: we published 2 papers in March on how one might design tradable low-carbon product standards for key products: Cement > **[Toward a Tradable Low-Carbon Cement Standard: Policy Design Considerations...](https://www.wri.org/research/toward-tradable-low-carbon-cement-standard-policy-design-considerations-united-states)** > > SynopsisThis paper outlines design considerations for an effective low-carbon cement standard in the United States, including how to set benchmarks and stringency, how to address leakage and competitiveness, and how to structure cost containment... and Steel > **[Toward a Tradable, Low-Carbon Product Standard for Steel: Policy Design...](https://www.wri.org/research/toward-tradable-low-carbon-product-standard-steel-policy-design-considerations-united)** > > SynopsisSteel production in the United States accounts for around 100 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. Available and emerging technologies have the ability to significantly decarbonize the steel industry. A low-carbon product... 1. Chris Uraine, Energy Solutions 2. Rachel Baker, Washington Environmental Council, [https://wecprotects.org/our-work/areas-of-work/evergreen-forests/carbon-conference/carbonconference2021/](https://wecprotects.org/our-work/areas-of-work/evergreen-forests/carbon-conference/carbonconference2021/) 1. Pamela Conrad, IFLA. The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) has called upon its members from 77 nations representing over 70,000 landscape architects worldwide to assert their leadership and invite governments to do the same ahead of the UN COP26 meetings in Glasgow later this month. This global union and run-up to COP26 is a **significant** leadership move on the part of landscape architects and allied professionals in support of Architecture 2030. This development will be shared at multiple COP26 events. With [IFLA’s Climate Action Commitment](https://www.iflaworld.com/ifla-climate-action-commitment-statement) supporting the [Built Environment Communiqué](https://cop26communique.org/communique/), this segment of the community is showing their commitment and asking governments to step up. At this link you can find the [press release](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/architects-of-the-earth-unite-to-accelerate-climate-action-301399813.html), and here you will find [videos, graphics, and quote images](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1ifJ_3lcWKFKfzrDn11PmNIxmHWev9tba) from many of the contributing team members.