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G-39 (Buildings) / G-37 (Products) Scenario analysis

Oct 23, 2012

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Aspect G-39 (Buildings) / G-37 (Products) Scenario analysis Description Scenario analyses usually refer to future conditions that cannot be fully known by the time the LCA study is conducted. However, the uses of scenarios can meet different goals. Scenarios can look backwards or forwards, and can be linked to different applications. For example, a product…

5.6 Reporting.

Oct 23, 2012

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5.6 Reporting. G-40 Communication of LCA results G-41 Reproducibility. G-42 Life cycle inventory documentation. G-43 Documentation of LCA results G-44 Critical review

G-40 (Buildings) / G-38 (Products) Communication of LCA results

Oct 23, 2012

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Aspect G-40 (Buildings) / G-38 (Products) Communication of LCA results Description The external and internal communication of LCA results is still error-prone. How should results be communicated? How should they be presented with regard to different experience levels of the audience? related study objective ☒ stand-alone LCA ☒ comparative assertion related study phase ☐ ☐…

G-41 (Buildings) / G-39 (Products) Reproducibility

Oct 23, 2012

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Aspect G-41 (Buildings) / G-39 (Products) Reproducibility Description Reproducibility is an important aspect of the reporting step in life cycle assessment. According to ISO 14044 and the ILCD Handbook, it is characterized by providing comprehensive documentation on data, assumptions, calculation rules etc. that would allow an independent reviewer to adequately reproduce the results and the…

G-42 (Buildings) / G-40 (Products) Life cycle inventory documentation

Oct 23, 2012

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Aspect G-42 (Buildings) / G-40 (Products) Life cycle inventory documentation Description In order to fulfil the reproducibility requirement of a project, documentation of life cycle inventory datasets is very important. What level of detail makes sense? related study objective ☒ stand-alone LCA ☒ comparative assertion related study phase ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ goal and…

G-43 Documentation of LCA results

Oct 23, 2012

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Aspect G-43 Documentation of LCA results Description Each LCA study has to be documented by means of an LCA report to demonstrate compliance with existing LCA standards (e.g. [ISO 14040], [ISO 14044] or [EN 15804], [EN 15978]). The hypotheses, methodological choices and LCA results are reported. However, how can be such a report be structured/documented…

G-44 (Buildings) / G-41 (Products) Critical review

Oct 23, 2012

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Aspect G-44 (Buildings) / G-41 (Products) Critical review Description A critical review may be needed, especially if comparative results are intended to be disclosed to the public.How should this aspect be considered for building and product LCA? related study objective ☒ stand-alone LCA ☒ comparative assertion related study phase ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ goal…

6.1. Overview

Oct 22, 2012

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This chapter addresses aspects that are related to life cycle stage A. They provide provisions, rules and guidance for the goal and scope definition and the inventory analysis steps according to [ISO 14040] and [ISO 14044]. The following list describes the aspects addressed in Module A. 6 Aspects concerning Module A – Product and Construction…

6.2 Modules A1–A3 – Raw materials supply, transport, manufacturing.

Oct 22, 2012

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6.2 Modules A1–A3 – Raw materials supply, transport, manufacturing. A-01 Use and adaptation of available cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave LCA or EPD data for building products and technical equipment A-02 Accounting for technical building equipment – screening and simplified LCA. A-03 Accounting for technical building equipment – complete LCA.

A-01 Use and adaptation of available cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave LCA or EPD data for building products and technical equipment

Oct 22, 2012

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Aspect A-01 Use and adaptation of available cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave LCA or EPD data for building products and technical equipment Description Different LCA data describing the impacts of raw materials supply, transport and manufacturing (cradle-to-gate data) can be used in practice, depending on the goal and scope, on their availabilities in LCA or EPD databases,…

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