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ALCAS President
Jun 12, 20181 min read
ISO TC207 explores role in circular economy
ISO TC207 (Environmental Management) is the parent Technical Committee that oversees standardisation in life cycle assessment...
ALCAS President
Jun 12, 20182 min read
From water-use to water scarcity footprinting in EEIOA
Environmentally extended input-output analysis (EEIOA) is an important assessment tool that quantifies how demand for goods and services...
ALCAS President
Jun 11, 20181 min read
Lifecycle models continue to disrupt the waste and recycling industry as practice spreads
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a lifecycle model to local and state governments, one that challenges how...
ALCAS President
Jun 11, 20181 min read
Recent LCA study suggests reusable plastic bags better for the planet
A recent LCA study conducted by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency compared 14 types of bags and analyzed their impact in 14...
ALCAS President
May 8, 20181 min read
Life-cycle assessment of smart homes and its effect for the environment
A new paper from the University of Oulu in Finland suggests that the energy use of smart devices outweighs the benefits that they offer...
ALCAS President
May 8, 20181 min read
LCA study looks into renewable fuel alternatives for the shipping industry
Researchers from The University of Manchester carried out a life cycle assessment of current and future fuels used by the shipping...
ALCAS President
Apr 22, 20181 min read
Using LCA to estimate hydropower's land use impact
Using LCA, a Norwegian-based team of researchers has developed an innovative way to describe how much land it takes to generate a...
ALCAS President
Mar 13, 20181 min read
Webinar 10th April 2018: Carbon Neutral Certification and Australasian EPDs
A webinar on Tuesday 10th April at 1pm AEST will outline the streamlined process for carbon neutral certification for holders of...
Caroline Noller
Mar 4, 20183 min read
ALCAS President
Mar 4, 20184 min read
Press Release
Mar 2, 20182 min read
The Australian Government’s National Carbon Offset Standard streamlines carbon neutral certification
The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (the Department) and the Australasian EPD Programme are pleased to...
ALCAS President
Mar 1, 20182 min read
EPDs - Becoming the Norm
Two new construction product EPDs registered with the Australasian EPD Programme are the tip of the iceberg in the take-up of EPDs...
ALCAS President
Mar 1, 20181 min read
Tim Grant and Brad Ridoutt
Feb 28, 20181 min read
New ISO documents published
In December 2017, ISO published two new documents that will be of interest to ALCAS members. The first is an amendment to the core LCA...
ALCAS President
Feb 28, 20181 min read
Does your LCA need a sense of smell?
One of the issues that has been hard to cope with in LCA is the problem of odorous emissions. Though odour is one of the major concerns...
ALCAS President
Feb 28, 20181 min read
Modern slavery in Australia – an issue where LCA can provide solutions
Modern slavery is in the news a lot lately, with companies around the world being implicated in stories of human rights abuses, worker...
ALCAS President
Feb 28, 20181 min read
What’s better - demolish and build new or refurbish an existing building? Here’s the life cycle answ
In terms of a lower environmental impact for a building project, which is better - to demolish and build a new one or refurbish an...
ALCAS President
Feb 28, 20181 min read
Unilever launches new life-cycle based sustainability declaration
Unilever, in cooperation with Edge Chile and the Chilean Ministry of Environment, recently launched a pioneering new life cycle...
ALCAS President
Feb 28, 20181 min read
GBCA Holds Responsible Products and Materials Masterclass
Find out how you can improve the adoption of sustainable supply chains to ensure best practice materials are being used in this...
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