Initiatives

Case Studies

Are you looking for inspiration and lessons learned on other projects? Then explore our list of case studies.

Would you like to share your project? Let us know!

Carbon Storing Building Challenge

Scaling bio-based building materials beyond specialty projects or custom homes is possible and promises healthier outcomes for people, ecosystems, and the climate. In order to test feasibility and potential benefits, a team of architects, builders, and engineers designed a prototype of a building that could realistically exist in Alameda County. 

See the Carbon Storing Challenge page for more information.

Product Innovators

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We are working on a new regional effort to showcase and support low carbon and carbon storing material innovations in Bay Area and Northern California. Stay tuned.

Local Government Policy Support Group​

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CLF Bay Area member StopWaste convenes a support group for Bay Area cities and counties interested in reducing the embodied carbon of the built environment in their jurisdictions. Read more.