Life cycle assessment
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Many industries, rather than simply responding to increasingly stringent regulation, are now actively seeking to develop more environmentally benign products and processes. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is one of the best known tools for assessing the environmental impact of activities.
Life Cycle Assessment is a process of compilation and evaluation of inputs, outputs and potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its lifecycle.
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Applications and limitations
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Applications in construction
Implications for timber
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LCA attempts to address the issues of complexity and subjectivity and is widely recognised as an effective tool for assessing larger scale environmental impacts.
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