Aspect G-08 Reference study period Description The reference study period (RSP) is defined as the time period for which the time-dependent characteristics of the object under assessment are analysed. The RSP determines the use phase of the assessed building or … Continue reading
Aspect G-09 Energy-efficient product definition Description What is an energy-efficient product, and how it is characterized? related study objective ☒ stand-alone LCA ☒ comparative assertion related study phase ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ goal and scope definition inventory analysis (LCI) … Continue reading
Aspect G-09 Object of assessment with regard to energy-efficient buildings Description Life cycle assessment is a flexible methodology that can be applied to all kinds of product or building. It is important to specify whether the LCA methodology has to … Continue reading
Aspect G-10 Definition of system boundaries for products Description The system boundaries of product LCA can be different, depending on the goal and scope of the study. If the goal is to create an EPD, then the practitioner is likely … Continue reading
Aspect G-10 Definition of system boundaries for new buildings Description A clear definition of the system boundaries is needed for improved understanding and interpretation of the LCA results, as well as to enable them to be used for comparative assertions … Continue reading
Aspect G-11 Definition of system boundaries for existing buildings Description A clear definition of the system boundaries is needed to understand and interpret the LCA results better, as well as to use them for comparative assertions (e.g. choice of design … Continue reading
Aspect G-12 (Buildings) / G-11 (Products) Cut-off rules for screening, simplified, complete LCA Description Cut-off rules enable LCA practitioners to conduct LCA without having to model 100% of the product system. According to the ILCD Handbook, the cut-off criteria refer … Continue reading
Aspect G-13 (Buildings) / G-12 (Products) Infrastructure machinery and capital equipment for material production, energy, water, waste and transport for screening and simplified LCA Description Different LCA databases and datasets with different boundaries are available. These databases apply different rules … Continue reading
Aspect G-14 (Buildings) / G-13 (Products) Infrastructure machinery and capital equipment for material production, energy, water, waste and transport for complete LCA. Description Various LCA databases and datasets with different boundaries are available. These databases apply different rules on the … Continue reading
Aspect G-15 (Buildings) / G-14 (Products) Transport of goods in LCA studies Description With globalized supply chains, logistic processes occur throughout the life cycle of every product. The most important ones are transport processes, where several possibilities exist for the … Continue reading