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STREAMLINED ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT: AN APPROACH FOR EVALUATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDING MATERIALS
Citation:
Todd, J. STREAMLINED ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT: AN APPROACH FOR EVALUATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDING MATERIALS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-00/002 (NTIS PB2000-101964 A08).
Description:
The report presents the approach that was developed to prepare reports on building materials for the Environmental Resource Guide (ERG), both technical materials reports and applications reports. It also: (1) presents data collection tools that could be used to replicate materials research conducted for the ERG project or to gather and analyze information on additional materials; (2) presents an overview of life-cycle assessment (LCA) concepts; (3) establishes a framework for the approach; (4) discusses the adaptation of LCA concepts for building materials studies; (5) presents the research approach developed for the ERG, including the overall approach to the inventory, impact, and interpretation or improvement stages; (6) describes some of the lessons learned from applying the approach in conducting reserch for the ERG; and (7) presents worksheets and procedures for replicating the ERG approach.