#lifecycleanalysis — Public Fediverse posts

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

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0djDusxDo3NNCjVksmdZ20

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

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

New study estimates how long mined metals circulate before being lost - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

Almost every aspect of modern s... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1855427 #lifecycleanalysis #sustainability #materials #recycling #science #metals #green

Discs vs. data: Are we helping the environment by streaming? - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

Earth Day was April 22nd, an... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1850442 #lifecycleanalysis #engineering #emissions #science #climate #carbon #movies #music #data #dvds #film #cds #tv

Mac Studio is far better for the climate than the iMac Pro—even with the display - Enlarge (credit: Apple | Getty Images | Aurich Lawson)

With th... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1842081 #applestudiodisplay #lifecycleanalysis #carbonfootprint #macstudio #policy

IBM says AI can help track carbon pollution across vast supply chains - Enlarge / A container ship sails off the coast of Thailand. (credit: iS... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1803426 #artificialintelligence #lifecycleanalysis #carbonfootprint #climatechange #policy #ibm #ai

Does paper recycling benefit the climate? It depends - Enlarge (credit: John Lambert Pearson / Flickr)
For many people, the most familiar way to “go gre... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1716223 #greenhousegasemissions #lifecycleanalysis #recycling #science