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100 1 _aVogtl�ander, Joost G.
245 1 0 _aLCA.
264 1 _a :
_bVSSD,
_c2013.
264 4 _c�2013.
300 _a1 online resource (116 pages)
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505 0 _aCover -- Title page -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 For whom is this guide? -- 1.2 Two groups of LCAs -- 1.3 The difference between a costs calculation and a 'Fast Track' LCA -- 1.4 The structure of this book -- 2 The system you want to study -- 2.1 Different system concepts -- 2.2 System Boundaries -- 2.3 Streamlined LCA -- 2.4 The Functional Unit -- 2.5 Quality aspects and the functional unit -- 3 The step by step approach and LCA as an iterative process -- 3.1 The Fast Track method, step by step -- 3.2 Applying LCA data in the early design stages -- 4 Transport and the Use Phase -- 4.1 Transport -- 4.2 Energy -- 4.3 Maintenance -- 5 End of Life and By-products -- 5.1 By-products and waste -- 5.2 Credits and system expansion -- 5.3 Combustion of waste with production of heat or electricity -- 5.4 Open Loop and Closed Loop Recycling -- 5.5 Open Loop Recycling of Plastics, Metals and other materials -- Plastics -- Waste Paper based products, and other secondary products -- Time aspects in 'delayed' recycling of long-living products -- 5.6 Houses and office buildings, without End-of-Life -- 6 LCA of Services -- 6.1 Characteristics of an LCA of Services -- 6.2 Background on economic allocation, and the EVR -- 7 Cradle-to-Cradle in LCA -- 7.1 Life Cycle Design: LCA in early design stages -- Life Cycle Design -- 7.2 Pitfalls in LCA calculations on C2C systems -- 8 Carbon Sequestration in wood -- 8.1 Carbon Sequestration in LCA -- 8.2 The global carbon cycle and biogenic CO2 in wood -- Chemical background -- The global carbon cycle and the role of carbon sequestration in forests -- Carbon sequestration in wood from the perspective of designers, architects and engineers -- The negative eco-costs of carbon sequestration -- 9 Land-use, Water and other issues -- 9.1 Land-use: yield of land as a indicator for scarcity.
505 8 _aLCA and Ecological Footprint -- Yield of land: a sustainability issue for designers, architects and engineers -- 9.2 Fresh water -- 9.3 Other issues -- Appendices -- Appendix I The model of the Eco-costs 2007, and 4 operational databases -- Appendix II Calculation structure in computer software for LCA and Single Indicator Systems -- Appendix III ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 -- Appendix IV Benchmarking products with different quality and/or functionality: the EVR -- References -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures and Tables -- Index.
520 _aA 'Fast Track' guide to LCA Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a well defined method to calculate the environmental burden of a product or service, has been made so complex that it seems to be a job for specialists only. This 'Practical Guide' to LCA gives a hands on approach for students, designers, architects, and business managers with limited time. Starting with the common sense, and building on it with practical solutions for, sometimes, complex issues (like recycling). To assess the sustainability of your innovative ideas, practical guidance is given during the decision making process. It does not take a lot of time and a lot of money. The 'Fast Track' LCA of this guide can be made in hours, and is just as accurate as the classical LCA. This guide shows also the way to enable cradle-to-cradle calculations: a. It provides practical solutions to calculate the impact of recycling b. It shows how to start with LCA in the early ('fussy') design stages ('Life Cycle Design') Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The system you want to study 3. The step by step approach and LCA as an iterative process 4. Transport and the use phase 5. End of life and by-products 6. Services in LCA 7. Cradle-to-Cradle 8. Carbon sequestration in wood 9. Land-use, water and other issues 10 Appendices References Abbreviations List of figures and tables Index.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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