General guide for life cycle assessment detailed guidance first edition v such are seen as the most appropriate solutions for enabling the efficient use of reliable and robust life cycle approaches in small and medium enterprises sme. Environmental life cycle assessment is a pivotal guide to identifying environmental problems and reducing related impacts for companies and organizations in need of life cycle assessment lca. A guide to best practice book online at best prices in india on. Conducting a life cycle assessment lca there are four main phases of the lca process. Read chapter life cycle assessment for paper products. Beginning as merely energy analysis and expanding to a comprehensive environmental burden analysis in the 1970s, fullfledged life cycle impact assessment and life cycle costing lcc models were introduced in the 1980s and 1990s, and sociallca and particularly consequential lca gained ground in the first decade of the 21st century. I the history and context of life cycle assessment lca with its central role as quantitative and scientificallybased tool supporting societys transitioning towards a sustainable economy. Three frameworks studied by the committee evaluate whether life cycle concerns indicate a need for a life cycle assessment, while three other frameworks suggest or require consideration of factors, such as greenhouse gas emissions, that would normally be addressed through a life cycle assessment. A comparative life cycle assessment of two book options is an analytical report comparing books and ereaders using life cycle assessment by greg kozak. Pdf a life cycle assessment of ebooks and printed books in south. Life cycle, performance, and economic considerations a. A life cycle assessment lca calculates impacts of products and services. A guide to best practice 1st edition by walter klopffer author. Lifecycle assessment for paper products wood in our.
Iii a wealth of information on a broad range of lca applications with dedicated chapters on policy development, prospective lca. Following a general introduction on the philosophy and purpose of lca, the reader is taken through all the stages of a complete lca analysis, with each step exemplified by reallife data from a major lca project on beverage packaging. The first book of its kind, the lca handbook will become an invaluable resource for environmentally progressive manufacturers and suppliers. Life cycle assessment is a guide for architects, engineers, and builders, presenting the principles and art of performing life cycle impact assessments of materials and whole buildings, including the need to define meaningful goals and objectives and critically evaluate analysis assumptions. This first handson guide to isocompliant life cycle assessment lca makes this powerful tool immediately accessible to both professionals and students. Lca compendium the complete world of life cycle assessment. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Environmental life cycle assessment of goods and services. A guide to best practice and millions of other books are. Mechanical engineering, india, and professionally useful diplomas, diverse work experience as researcher in industrial ecology, sustainable developm. Life cycle assessment 1st edition kathrina simonen. It is a very comprehensive report comparing books and ereaders in various lca perspectives.
Social life cycle analysis an introduction about the author dedicated, driven, goaloriented, doctoral degree holder industrial ecology, norway, with two masters degrees industrial ecology, germanysingapore. Following a general introduction on the philosophy and purpose of lca, the reader is taken through all the stages of a complete lca analysis, with each step exemplified by reallife data from a major lca project on beverage. Ii all there is to know about lca methodology illustrated by a redthread example which evolves as the. Environmental life cycle assessment of goods and services book.
A systematic set of procedures for compiling and examining the inputs and outputs of materials and energy and the associated environmental impacts directly attributable to the functioning of a product or service system throughout its life cycle. Book description life cycle assessment addresses the dynamic and dialectic of building and ecology, presenting the key theories and techniques surrounding the use of life cycle assessment data and methods. Life cycle assessment lca is the quantitative environmental assessment of a product over its entire life cycle, which includes raw material acquisition, production, transportation, use and disposal. Lca, a unique sustainability tool, provides a framework that addresses a growing demand for practical technological solutions. The development of the ilcd has been coordinated by the european commission and has. A life cycle assessment of ebooks and printed books in south africa article pdf available in journal of energy in southern africa 272. Lifecycle assessment or life cycle assessment is a methodology for assessing environmental impacts associated with all the stages of the lifecycle of a commercial product, process, or service. Lca compendium the complete world of life cycle assessment has become the recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and human health impacts connected with the complete life cycle creation, use, endof life of products, processes and activities, enabling the assessor to model the entire system from which products are derived or in which processes. Quantitative approaches for decisions that matter 8 this book like its predecessor is about life cycle thinking and acquiring and generating the information to make sound decisions to improve environmental quality and sustainability. As part of the pocketarchitecture series, the book includes both fundamentals and advanced. Free textbook and other learning resources for the global lca community.
This chapter provides an overview of the different applications of lca and of. Essentials of environmental life cycle assessment aiche. My overall impression of the book is that of a rich source of lca information offered by a large group of lca experts in their respective fields. Life cycle assessment lca complete beginners guide ecochain. Life cycle assessment lca is a technique or a tool to evaluate and quantify the environmental impact of a product or service. Pdf this paper presents the results of a study comparing the life cycle environmental impacts and cumulative energy demands of reading. Lca analyses the impacts of products from cradle to grave taking into account life cycle stages beginning with raw materials extraction, manufacturing, use and end of life stage with transport and distribution. For instance, in the case of a manufactured product, environmental impacts are assessed from raw material extraction and processing, through the products manufacture, distribution. A guide for environmentally sustainable products, edited.
This paper presents the results of a study comparing the life cycle environmental impacts and cumulative energy demands of reading printed books. Life cycle assessment theory and practice michael hauschild. Life cycle sustainability assessment the evolution of environmental management strategies from endofpipe control to life cycle based sustainability. Handbook on life cycle assessment operational guide to. Developed alongside the book are a series of free tools to help understand how lca data and methods are used to produce results for studies. Environmental assessment and management in the food. After his studies of chemistry at the university of graz austria he was working for nearly thirty years at the battelle institute e. Environmental life cycle assessment crc press book. Pdf on dec 1, 2014, philip nuss and others published life cycle assessment handbook. Life cycle assessment in the built environment 1st. This student version of the popular bestseller, life cycle assessment handbook, is not a watereddown version of the original, but retains all of the important information and valuable lessons provided in the first book, along with helpful problems and solutions for the student learning. Life cycle assessment department of environmental affairs. Life cycle assessment lca is the calculation and evaluation of the environmentally relevant inputs and outputs and the potential environmental impacts of the life cycle of a product, material or service sabs iso, 1998.
The need for life cycle assessment to inform environmental design within the built environment is critical, due to the. This student version of the popular bestseller, life cycle assessment handbook, is not a watereddown version of the original, but retains all of the important information and valuable lessons provided in the first book, along with helpful problems and solutions for the student learning about life cycle assessment lca. The nook book ebook of the life cycle assessment handbook. This first handson guide to isocompliant life cycle assessment lca. Printed scholarly books and ereader reading devices. Life cycle assessment captures the whole supply chain from cradle to grave with its individual stages. A life cycle assessment of ebooks and printed books in. The handbook on lifecycle assessment is a guidance document and handbook, one that covers everything from the best choice of methods for all phases of an lca study to detailed scientific discussion on methodological issues. This book is a uniquely pedagogical while still comprehensive stateoftheart description of lcamethodology and its broad range of applications. Walter klopffer is consultant for life cycle and chemicals assessment in frankfurt germany.
This first handson guide to isocompliant life cycle assessment lca makes this powerful tool immediately accessible to. Life cycle assessment lca is an internationally standardized method for analysing the environmental impacts of materials, products and services. Lifecycle design, assessment, and maintenance of structures and infrastructure systems is a stateoftheart comprehensive report outlining the current status and research needs in the life cycle of civil structure and infrastructure systems. The united states produces 25% of the worlds wood output, and wood supports a major segment of the. The book will become a bridge between lca implementation and life cycle management lcm and provide discussion on how lca development will be in the. Life cycle analysis institute of the environment and. Life cycle assessment enables the identification of a broad range of potential environmental impacts occurring across the entire life of a product, from its design through to its eventual disposal or reuse. Whereas whole building life cycle assessment wblca is a relatively new application of life cycle assessment lca, this book aims to guide and encourage structural engineers to take an active and meaningful role in green building development. The book provides introduction and substantive quantitative examples for all components of life cycle assessment. Goals and scoping3 the scoping step determines which processes will be included, which environmental concerns will be included, what economic or social good is provided by the goods or services in question, resolves any technical issues and. Life cycle sustainability assessment integrates the information from lca, life cycle costing and social life cycle assessment in the decision making process. From rawmaterial production, production, distribution, transportation, use and disposal of a specific product or service. Ilcd handbook general guide on lca detailed guidance.
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