ALCAS PresidentSep 11, 20191 mineTool outspoken on Green rating schemeseTool, the providers of eToolLCD, the web-based Life Cycle Design app for the built space, have recently published a number of blog artic...
ALCAS PresidentSep 11, 20191 minAustralian LCA Professionals recognised at Academy AwardsThe Awards of the International Life Cycle Academy are given to honour contributions of outstanding quality, within the last two years, w...
ALCAS PresidentSep 11, 20191 minNew study looks at water-scarcity footprints of Australian dietsThe food system is a major source of environmental impacts and there is much debate about the adoption of dietary patterns that could mit...
ALCAS PresidentSep 11, 20191 minIntroducing the Building Products Information Rating (BPI)Building owners are increasingly seeking information about the building materials present in their existing structure, the suitability fo...
ALCAS PresidentSep 11, 20191 minICYMI Circular Economy EventThe Australian Supply Chain Sustainability School, Mirvac and Edge Environment teamed up to host an event on circular economy in the buil...
ALCAS PresidentSep 11, 20191 minWorking group to integrate marine impact assessment into LCAA new European project seeks to develop a methodology to integrate marine impact assessment into LCA. Launched in Helsinki in July 2019, ...
ALCAS PresidentJul 19, 20191 minALCAS member eTool has their say on Green Star changesIn recent articles eTool have come out strongly in favour of Green Star Future Focus but turned a thumbs down on Green Star Design & As B...
ALCAS PresidentJul 19, 20191 minRanking food on the basis of nutritional value and long-term sustainabilityProfessors at the ASU College of Health built an algorithm to score to some of the most commonly consumed protein-rich foods, ranking the...
ALCAS PresidentJul 19, 20191 minLCA study reveals that exposed concrete in the built environment reabsorbs atmospheric carbonResearchers at CalPortland Company released a paper that highlights exposed concrete's role as a storehouse of atmospheric carbon. The st...
ALCAS PresidentJun 13, 20192 minPresident's Message: June 2019There has never been a more exciting time to be a LCA practitioner in Australia! Life cycle thinking, LCA and material flow analysis is ...
ALCAS PresidentJun 11, 20191 minNew AusLCI data releasedVersion 29 of AusLCI data promised at this year’s conference is released and ready for distribution. For those using software please cont...
ALCAS PresidentJun 11, 20191 minALCAS Student LCA WebinarThe next ALCAS LCA webinar program will be held on 19th of June at 12pm EST The webinar is free to all students and all ALCAS members - n...
ALCAS PresidentJun 11, 20191 minNew Textbook Makes LCA Integral to Engineering EducationLife cycle assessment should be an integral part of engineering education for sustainability. This is not the case in all Australian deg...
ALCAS PresidentJun 11, 20191 minComposting human bodies – the next step in recycling?Washington Governor Jay Inslee has recently signed a bill that allows the composting of human remains within the state as an alternative ...
ALCAS PresidentJun 11, 20191 minShoes: when a carbon footprint is really a footprintLuxury brand AERA has launched a new shoe collection that its team of designers say is carbon-negative. The AERA line is a concept develo...
ALCAS PresidentJun 11, 20191 minHelp available for estimating embodied carbon in building systemsPankow foundation has released three reports to help the buildings sector estimate embodied carbon in mechanical, electrical and plumbing...
ALCAS PresidentJun 11, 20191 minLCA study aims to understand use-phase of pavementsIn a paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, researchers at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) examined the use-ph...
ALCAS PresidentJun 6, 20192 minEPD Australasia surpasses 50 published EPDsEarlier this year, EPD Australasia announced the publication of the 50th Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). This milestone was clai...
ALCAS PresidentJun 6, 20191 minGBCA Seeking LCA ConsultantThe Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) will appoint an LCA consultant to provide input into the development of credits in Green S...