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The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Ausgabe 5/2013

Inhalt (27 Artikel)

BUILDINGS AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Comparative LCA of recycled and conventional concrete for structural applications

Christof Knoeri, Esther Sanyé-Mengual, Hans-Joerg Althaus

DATA AVAILABILITY, DATA QUALITY IN LCA

Service life of the dwelling stock in Spain

Lídia Rincón, Gabriel Pérez, Luisa F. Cabeza

DATA AVAILABILITY, DATA QUALITY IN LCA

Adaptation of environmental data to national and sectorial context: application for reinforcing steel sold on the French market

Fernanda Gomes, Raphael Brière, Adélaïde Feraille, Guillaume Habert, Sébastien Lasvaux, Christian Tessier

EXERGY AND LCA

Exergy-based accounting for land as a natural resource in life cycle assessment

Rodrigo A. F. Alvarenga, Jo Dewulf, Herman Van Langenhove, Mark A. J. Huijbregts

INPUT-OUTPUT AND HYBRID LCA

On the use of weighting in LCA: translating decision makers’ preferences into weights via linear programming

Daniel Cortés-Borda, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Laureano Jiménez Esteller

LCA FOR AGRICULTURE

Soil organic matter accounting in the carbon footprint analysis of the wine chain

Simona Bosco, Claudia Di Bene, Mariassunta Galli, Damiano Remorini, Rossano Massai, Enrico Bonari

LCA FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS

Life cycle environmental impacts of decommissioning Magnox nuclear power plants in the UK

Steve Wallbridge, Anthony Banford, Adisa Azapagic

LCA FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS

Life cycle assessment of light-emitting diode downlight luminaire—a case study

Leena Tähkämö, Manuel Bazzana, Pierre Ravel, Francis Grannec, Christophe Martinsons, Georges Zissis

Open Access LCA FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND FOOD PRODUCTS

Life cycle assessment of cheese and whey production in the USA

Daesoo Kim, Greg Thoma, Darin Nutter, Franco Milani, Rick Ulrich, Greg Norris

LCA FOR PLASTICS

Life cycle assessment of bio-based products: a disposable diaper case study

Nadia Mirabella, Valentina Castellani, Serenella Sala

LCA OF CHEMICALS

Life cycle assessment of alternatives for waste-solvent valorization: batch and continuous distillation vs incineration

Patricia Luis, Antonio Amelio, Steven Vreysen, Vicenza Calabro, Bart Van der Bruggen

LCA OF CHEMICALS

An integrated “process modelling-life cycle assessment” tool for the assessment and design of water treatment processes

Yoann Mery, Ligia Tiruta-Barna, Enrico Benetto, Isabelle Baudin

LCA OF CHEMICALS

Ethylene based on woody biomass—what are environmental key issues of a possible future Swedish production on industrial scale

Christin Liptow, Anne-Marie Tillman, Matty Janssen, Ola Wallberg, Glenn A. Taylor

LCA OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

End of life of buildings: three alternatives, two scenarios. A case study

Eva Martínez, Yolanda Nuñez, Elena Sobaberas

LCIA OF IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND ECOSYSTEMS

Japanese sleep disturbance and fatigue disability weights in evaluating the effects of increasing temperatures on health by a life cycle approach

Sanae Fukuda, Tomohiko Ihara, Yutaka Genchi, Daisuke Narumi

LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT (LCIA)

Ecodesign requirements for televisions—is energy consumption in the use phase the only relevant requirement?

Rikke Dorothea Huulgaard, Randi Dalgaard, Stefano Merciai

SOCIETAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Development of a social impact assessment methodology for recycling systems in low-income countries

Sandra Aparcana, Stefan Salhofer

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Simulation and analysis for sustainable product development

Mahesh Mani, Bjorn Johansson, Kevin W. Lyons, Ram D. Sriram, Gaurav Ameta

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Eco-efficiency of disposable and reusable surgical instruments—a scissors case

Suphunnika Ibbotson, Tina Dettmer, Sami Kara, Christoph Herrmann

UNCERTAINTIES IN LCA

Environmental assessment of air to water machines—triangulation to manage scope uncertainty

Greg M. Peters, Naomi J. Blackburn, Michael Armedion

WATER USE IN LCA

Water supply and sustainability: life cycle assessment of water collection, treatment and distribution service

Adriana Del Borghi, Carlo Strazza, Michela Gallo, Simona Messineo, Massimiliano Naso

CORNER: UNEP/SETAC LIFE CYCLE INITIATIVE

Global guidance principles for life cycle assessment databases: development of training material and other implementation activities on the publication

Guido Sonnemann, Bruce Vigon, Mireille Rack, Sonia Valdivia

CONFERENCE REPORT

Water in life cycle assessment—50th Swiss Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment—Zürich, 4 December 2012

Danielle M. Tendall, Catherine Raptis, Francesca Verones

CONFERENCE REPORT

LCA Food 2012—towards sustainable food systems

Hayo M. G. van der Werf, Michael S. Corson, Aurélie Wilfart