Life Cycle Assessment Index
Stay informed on building-level life cycle assessment (LCA) data for North American wood buildings.
This evolving index is for building designers, owners, and developers interested in understanding the embodied carbon impacts of using wood. To add LCA data for a project, email help@woodworks.org.
For an introduction to LCA and carbon accounting, see Introduction to Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment: The Basics, which links to additional articles that address biogenic carbon, LCA tools, and related topics.