Introduction to LCA
The concept of life cycle assessment (LCA) originated in the late 1960’s when it became clear that the only sensible way to examine industrial systems was to examine their performance, starting with the extraction of raw materials from the earth and tracing all operations until the final disposal of these materials as wastes back into the earth (cradle to grave).
Embodied energy of building materials?
“Everything that is normally described as an ‘environmental’ problem could be more accurately called an environmental symptom of a human problem.”
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