Article | REF: C8124 V1

Bio-based building materials and temporary carbon storage

Author: Thibaut LECOMPTE

Publication date: November 10, 2019, Review date: September 28, 2021

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7. Glossary

LCA :Life Cycle Assessment ;

An environmental assessment method that quantifies a product's impact over its entire life cycle, from the extraction of its raw materials, through distribution and use, to end-of-life disposal. A standardized and recognized tool, LCA is the most advanced method in terms of global, multi-criteria assessment. It results from the interpretation of a quantified balance of material and energy flows linked to each stage of the product life cycle, expressed in terms of potential environmental impacts. (Definition taken from engineering techniques [TBA 1 420]...

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