Her research is focused on using environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) and integrated practice to advance low carbon, high performance buildings. She is founding director of the Carbon Leadership Forum, an industry-academic collaborative focused on linking LCA to design and construction practice. She authored a book, Life Cycle Assessment, published in 2014, led the compilation of the largest known database of building carbon footprints, is leading the development of a whole-building LCA practice guide, developing methods to integrate disaster resilience and LCA and is studying the structural and environmental optimization of the use of mass timber construction for larger commercial buildings.