This article is published with open access at abstract. Data sources for forest harvest, harvested wood product production, and international trade were used to allocate harvested wood to hwp production. Also known as life cycle analysis, lca is a standardized framework iso 2006a, 2006b that can improve our understanding of the impacts of a system or product through the stages of its manufacturing, utilization, and disposal. International journal of life cycle assessment article life. A reassessment and product policy implications 93 table 1 relationships between export success measures and industry stage in the international life cycle iplc stage. It supports the calculation of indicators for different impacts such as climate change, ozone depletion, photochemical ozone formation, respiratory inorganics, ionising radiation, acidification, eutrophication, human toxicity, ecotoxicity, land use and resource depletion for use in a common integrated framework, such as life cycle assessment. International journal of life cycle assessment special.
Life cycle management lcm, the international journal of. Lca has become a recognized instrument to assess the ecologica. A life cycle assessment shall include the phases goal and scope. Monetary valuation methods in this document can also be used to value actual or potential changes in natural capital, e. Sinason and normand 2006 studied the systems development life cycle and the real world application for omni furniture company. Mar 10, 2016 multifunctionality in life cycle assessment lca is solved with allocation, for which many different procedures are available. The 5th international conference on sustainable energy information technology. International organizations, governmental and nongovernmental, in liaison with iso, also take part in the work. Jan 16, 2015 join us for the stakeholder consultation on the creation of a global life cycle impact assessment method april 30, 2020 a message to the life cycle community in the times of covid19 april 20, 2020 unep paris recruiting a homebased consultant. Apr 23, 2010 international reference life cycle data system handbook international reference life cycle data system handbook heinrich, almut 20100423 00. Current options in the life cycle assessment of additive. Multifunctionality in lifecycle assessment lca is solved with allocation, for which many different procedures are available.
To quantify the conversion from harvested wood to hwp, historical canadian forest harvesting and hwp production data supplementary data. International, personal communication, 2012, and the study. He is also one of the founders of quantisinternational, which provides life cycle assessment lca expertise to companies and governments and is one of the two coinitiators of the unepsetac life cycle initiative. The international journal of life cycle assessment 2016. The product life cycle plc concept is a wellknown marketing strategy and planning tool. Challenges faced by product development teams include globalisation, outsourcing, mass customisation, fast innovation and product traceability, enhancing the need for collaboration and knowledge management along the product lifecycle stages. Life cycle costing, total cost of ownership, life cycle assessment etc. On the uncanny capabilities of consequential lca s suh, y yang the international journal of life cycle assessment 19 6, 11791184 4. The international journal of life cycle assessment journals. Lca has become a recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and impacts. Life cycle considerations within the eu taxonomy for sustainable finance may 5, 2020. Cirad french international center for agricultural research for development, angel. The international journal of life cycle assessment. The international journal of life cycle assessment rg.
This volume contains the papers presented at ialcce2018, the sixth international symposium on life cycle civil engineering ialcce2018, held in ghent, belgium, october 2831, 2018. Guide for interpreting life cycle assessment result. International journal of life cycle assessment article. International journal of life cycle assessment, 17, 373a376. Lca has become a recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and impacts connected with products and systems, or, more generally, with human activities. A life cycle assessment of packaging options for contrast media delivery. The international journal of life cycle assessment int j lca is the first journal devoted. Special issue of the international journal of life cycle assessment challenges and best practice in lcas of seafood and other aquatic products short title. A survey of unresolved problems in life cycle assessment. Several efforts have been made in the last 10 years to improve and further implement social life cycle assessment slca methodology, which, among the three life cycle techniques, is the least developed. International journal of lifecycle performance engineering. Nov 19, 2008 read life cycle management lcm, the international journal of life cycle assessment on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
Papers submitted to ieam must link science and technical innovations to vexing regional or global environmental issues in one or more of the following core areas. Since 1998 editor of journal of planningjournal of management. Papers submitted to ieam must link science and technical innovations to vexing regional or global environmental issues in one or more of the following core areas scienceinformed regulation, policy, and decision making. Smartphone, product life cycle plc, international data corporation idc. The international journal of life cycle assessment int j life cycle assess is the first journal devoted entirely to life cycle assessment and closely related methods. International journal of life cycle assessment special issue calendar. Global guidance principles for life cycle assessment databases a basis for greener processes and products united nations environment programme p. It exists in multiple forms, claims a growing list of practitioners and remains a focus of continuing research. International journal of life cycle assessment, 2001, 65. Developing a systematic framework for consistent allocation. Special issue of the international journal of life cycle assessment.
Life cycle assessment lca stands as the preeminent tool for estimating environmental effects caused by products and processes from cradle to grave or cradle to cradle. Life cycle assessment lca is more and more considered a reference method for the evaluation of supply chains, production and consumption systems, up to regions hellweg and mila i canals, 2014. Lca has become a recognized instrument to assess the ecological. Special issue of the international journal of life cycle. Konig carbon footprint and life cycle assessment of organizations. Estimating harvested wood products carbon stocksemissions by lifecycle stage a summary. Isodis 14008en, monetary valuation of environmental. Olivier jolliet is professor in life cycle impact and risk modeling at the department of environmental health sciences in the school of public health, university of michigan. Jawjit a,b a environmental systems analysis group, wageningen university and research centre, p. Next, the printing tool, subject to certain specifications, implements a specific. Journal info provided by editor the editor of international journal of life cycle assessment has not yet provided information for this page. A business organization survives on its product or service. Product lifecycle management is defined as a strategic business approach for effective management and use of corporate intellectual capital. Journal of environmental accounting and management.
Assessing environmental performance by combining life. Research published today in the journal the international journal of life cycle assessment has called for an overhaul of the way mobile devices are manufactured and contracted, in order to stop. The concept is based on a simple biological analogy of stages over a products life, which is intuitively appealing, but unfortunately has limited utility in practice. The study creates a narrative of students experiences with.
Assessing environmental performance by combining life cycle assessment, multicriteria analysis and environmental performance indicators b. Ediiofial in the internetjournal gate to environmental and health science where lca results obtained from studies using different system boundaries had been published candidly. Life cycle assessment lca is emerging as one of the most. Determination and costing of sustainable construction projects. Published by the institute of life cycle assessment, japan 243 registered articles updated on july 15, 2019. Every manufacturing enterprise sells its products to the customers for attaining the growth as well as goodwill. Even though epd provides with inclusive environmental impact evaluation tool that also. It is fundamental for the development of research in the field of lca and noise to consider any type of noise. Life cycle assessment is a tool to assess the environmental impacts and resources used throughout a products life cycle, i.
International journal of life cycle assessment journalseek. The lead industry, through the international lead association ila, has recently completed three life cycle studies to assess the environmental impact of lead metal production and two of the products that make up approximately 90 % of the end uses of lead. Guide for interpreting life cycle assessment result jrc publications. A twostage comparative life cycle assessment of paperbased. Join us for the stakeholder consultation on the creation of a global life cycle impact assessment method april 30, 2020. The international journal of life cycle assessment int j life cycle assess is the first journal devoted entirely to life cycle assessment and closely related. Best practice in seafood lca short title for submission. The systems development life cycle is more than just a theoretical concept. The lead industry, through the international lead association ila, has recently completed three life cycle studies to assess the environmental impact of lead metal production and two of the products that make up approximately 90 % of the end uses of. Merging of basic process technologies for manufacturing such hybrid structures. Jan 22, 2016 this paper will give an overview of lca studies on lead metal production and use recently conducted by the international lead association. Lca studies can take many forms, but typically include a clear goal and definition of the. Published by the institute of life cycle assessment, japan 243 registered articles updated on july 15, 2019 online issn. The objectives of ijlcpe are to establish an effective channel of communication between scientific researchers, professional engineers, construction companies, managers and administrations, aiming to promote the philosophy of lifecycle performance oriented design and construction and to contribute to tracing a pathway towards more suitable maintenance and exploitation procedures.
Assessing and managing life cycles of electric vehicles. The international journal of life cycle assessment submission. This paper will give an overview of lca studies on lead metal production and use recently conducted by the international lead association. This will in most cases mean the iso 14040series, although other national, product specific or casespecific standards may also apply. Customers purchase the products as per their requirements. Life cycle interpretation is one of the four phases identified in the iso 14040 and the iso 14044 standards iso 2006a,b. In a nutshell, it provides a basis for consistent, robust and qualityassured environmental lca studies, as required in a policy and market context. Aia guide to building life cycle assessment in practice. International reference life cycle data system handbook international reference life cycle data system handbook heinrich, almut 20100423 00. Methods for life cycle inventory of a product s suh, g huppes journal of cleaner production 7, 687697 3. International journal of life cycle assessment years.
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Lca has become a recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and impacts throughout the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material. International journal of life cycle assessment years 1996. Furthermore, the conventional lca phases inventory analysis and impact assessment are merged to one modelling phase. The use of life cycle techniques in the assessment of. The future of building life cycle assessment in practice summary as the architectural and construction industries increasingly emphasize sustainability, more comprehensive methods are being developed to evaluate and reduce environmental impacts by buildings. This volume contains the papers presented at ialcce2018, the sixth international symposium on lifecycle civil engineering ialcce2018, held in ghent, belgium, october 2831, 2018. Integrated environmental assessment and management ieam publishes the science underpinning environmental decision making and problem solving. Lack of sufficient guidance and difficulties to identify the correct allocation approach cause a large number of combinations of methods to exist in scientific literature. The international journal of life cycle assessment home springer. Despite its popularity and codification by organizations such as the international organization for. The methodological development in lca has been strong, and lca is broadly applied in practice. The international journal of life cycle assessment 12018. The major stages in a life cycle are raw materials acquisition, manufacturing, consumer usereusemaintenance, and recycle waste management.
While the life cycle assessment lca methodology was originally. The need for coproduct allocation in the life cycle assessment of agricultural systemsis bbiophysical allocation progress. Assessing the greenhouse gas effects of harvested wood. Journal of life cycle assessment, japan jstage home.
International journal of life cycle assessment scirev. Life cycle analysis and assessment in civil engineering. The international journal of life cycle assessment int j lca is the first journal devoted entirely to life cycle assessment. International journal of product lifecycle management. A message to the life cycle community in the times of covid19 april 20, 2020. Aims and scope integrated environmental assessment and. A medium for student learning, identity, and assessment celeste fowles nguyen stanford university this research examines the influence of college students electronic portfolios i. The importance of normalization references in interpreting life cycle assessment results. It consists of a book of extended abstracts and a usb device with full papers including the fazlur r. The international reference life cycle data system ilcd handbook further speci.
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