Up to now Environmental Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) can't be done for construction projects until materials have been chosen, which is too late in the Architecture process to make positive changes. Here I discuss a method of having initial baseline LCAs early in the process.
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#lca #lifecycleanalysis #sustainability #Architecture #constructionindustry #construction #circulareconomy #circularmaterials #sustainablefuture #environmentalimpact
Up to now Environmental Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) can't be done for construction projects until materials have been chosen, which is too late in the Architecture process to make positive changes. Here I discuss a method of having initial baseline LCAs early in the process.
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#lca #lifecycleanalysis #sustainability #Architecture #sustainable #constructionindustry #construction #circulareconomy #circularmaterials
Is it just me, or does current Lifecycle Analysis miss something important: how long the good actually lasts.
It's all great if Good A consumes 10% fewer resources to produce, use and recycle... But if it lasts half as long, that's a net loss for the planet.
I would love to see analysis more in line with fuel efficiency for cars: The emissions PER YEAR of this product (Aka lifecycle emissions divided by expected lifespan) - so that I as a consumer can make more informed choices, and companies can't game the system by producing shitty short-term products.
Or, another way of thinking about it: what would the emissions be if I used this product for 100 years?
#ClimateChange #ClimateSolutions #CarbonEmissions #LifeCycleAnalysis #GHG #LongTermThinking
Can you actually #degrowth in America and still be happy? Lockyer 2017 examines an #ecovillage in northeastern Missouri, Dancing Rabbit, where they have cut consumption to roughly 10% of national average and maintain a high degree of life satisfaction. #TheCommons #LifeCycleAnalysis
#Gasstoves have become a hot news item recently. During cold winter snaps, one can see and smell the signs of yet another indoor #airquality disaster: #woodburning #fireplaces.
The worst of the worst: a traditional open fireplace, which doesn't just pollute but actually doesn't #heat the home and are waste energy even when there isn't a fire.
https://getenergysmartnow.com/2023/02/15/its-not-just-gasstoves-open-wood-fireplaces-are-an-energy-climate-and-human-health-disaster/ #Energy #EnergyEfficiency #LCA #LifeCycleAnalysis
Long-term and Europe-wide partnerships for #sustainablebatteries 🇪🇺🔋 are the goal of @TwinVectorEU. ITAS contributes its expertise in the field of #lifecycleanalysis to the new EU project.
https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/2023_004.php
@HorizonEU @AITtomorrow2day @BayFOR @VTTFinland
Vandaag de eerste plenaire bijeenkomst van ons EPD-project, te gast bij Genexis #duurzaamdigitaal #Duurzaamheid #circulariteit #environmentalproductdeclaration #lifecycleanalysis
