# October 2023 Meeting of the NGO/Government Roundtable on Embodied Carbon **URL:** \ **Category:** Roundtable: NGO/Government Alignment\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/october-2023-meeting-of-the-ngo-government-roundtable-on-embodied-carbon/7254 "2023-10-13T21:46:54Z")\ **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. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/carbonleadershipforum/original/2X/1/196a3d0355857efa494a4a8e57f3e165b6ac699c.jpeg "October 2023 - NGO Government Roundtable on Embodied Carbon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1aVRugg2xo) ## Presenters - Andrew Himes — Intro and Welcome from CLF - Kate Simonen and Michelle Lambert on the [ECHO – Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization Project](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/echo-project/) — CLF - Katie Poss — Building Transparency - Lauren Alger – SE2050, Infa2050, STV - Luke Leung – MEP2040 - James Kitchin - Mass Design Group - Cecilia Wandiga - Center for Science and Technology Innovations - Irene Dominguez - Bellona Europa - Alex Krowka – US Energy Association - Maura Mooney – RMI - David Lehrer – Center for the Built Environment (CBE), UC Berkeley - Nickson Otieno - NicoGreen ## Kate Simonen – CLF [From the newsletter](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/civicrm/mailing/view/?id=340&reset=1): - [EPA Grant Program](https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/grant-program-reducing-embodied-greenhouse-gas-emissions-construction-materials-and) – due in the new year, up to 40 grants for developing new EPDs and other EPD related resources - [Advancing LCA Data Ecosystem](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/advancing-lca-ecosystem/) – Can help with roadmap for applying to EPA grants, where is there room for collaboration - [ECHO – Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization Project](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/echo-project/) – group of organizations that issue, host, or convene challenges and commitment programs ## Michelle Lambert – CLF - ECHO Project Lead from CLF - CLF is facilitating this group - ### Sign up for [news about ECHO](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/echo-project/) ## Katie Poss – Building Transparency - ECHO Involvement - common reporting schema for WB carbon results and WBLCA results - Collected individual schemas that commitments and certifications are using, evaluated, combined, conducted 7 work groups to understand how data is collected - Developed a first draft of the schema, hope to have it published for public comment review in early 2024 ## Lauren Alger – SE2050, Infa2050, STV - ECHO involvement - Infrastructure systems baselines gaps - Project addresses the lack of aligned data in industry - Working groups – bridges, tunnels; looking for case studies and best practices published ## Luke Leung – MEP2040 - ECHO Involvement - Working with national lab for PCRs for EDP development - LCA of the building for B4 replacement cycle, now looking at B1 reporting ## James Kitchin - Mass Design Group - Excitement about growth of commitment and groups - [Email](mailto:jkitchin@mass-group.org) ## Cecilia Wandiga - Center for Science and Technology Innovations - [CSTI](https://www.csti.or.ke/web-of-science) - UNESCO Associated scientific trust - Chemistry perspective to climate change, looking to support industry and built environment as point of engagement - Looking at emissions – toxicity and carbon intersection - [Restor](https://restor.eco/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1aOpBhCOARIsACXYv-cKzeTiy7AhxIqPOb6h7zumbD99cL5HZzA3U899C_RF5c-syoGqJT4aAkeOEALw_wcB&lat=26&lng=14.23&zoom=3) ## Irene Dominguez - Bellona Europa - Brussels - climate policy and decarbonization - EC work: - raising profile of EC in EU - Zero emissions construction sites, EC in products - Procurement and low carbon materials - Launching comms campaign for regional report about EC in Europe - Europe Update - Energy Performance for Building Directive - Whole Life Carbon Provisions - Whole Life Carbon Roadmap ## Alex Krowka – US Energy Association - Cooperative agreement with US DOE – Domestic and international consensus on needs or carbon management technology - Program: Utilization Procurement Grants Program - Funding state and local governments, public agencies and utilities, procurement that uses carbon oxides in their manufacturing processes, building materials focus - Subcontractors are allowed - receive funds through working with one of those agencies - LCA must be submitted to NETL to show that carbon oxides is lower than incumbent materials to[apply to grants](https://www.netl.doe.gov/upgrants) - Carbon oxides in building materials - it’ll help lower the EC within the material, similar to CarbonCure - [Email](mailto:akrowka@usea.org) ## Maura Mooney – RMI - Advance Building Construction Collaborative - DOE and their Advancing Building Construction Program - Advancing industrialized construction methods, focus on low EC materials and decarbonization - Embodied Carbon Working Group for cities and states will be November 8, 9:00 am PT/ 12:00 pm ET - [Email](http://mmooney@rmi.org) ## David Lehrer – Center for the Built Environment (CBE), UC Berkeley - Industry Consortium - 50 different companies, design professionals, manufacturers, etc… - Collaborate and fund work ## Nickson Otieno - NicoGreen - Working on CLF Kenya - [NicoGreen](https://nikogreen.com/)- think tank, developing guides, pushing embodied carbon agenda - Developing EPDs - LCA work - Exploring reduction of construction waste and created a reuse platform