The Project
This project was completed in 2001, it was commissioned by Environment Australia. The project consortium was lead by the Centre for Design at RMIT and the project was to assess the status of life cycle assessment (LCA) tools in the building and construction sector and to develop strategies to improve the uptake and use of these tools. This project aimed to improve of the environmental performance of the building and construction sector, by promoting LCA as a tool to assess the environmental impacts of building materials and building systems in Australia.
This Web site offers access to the research. To go to the main menu click here. Or choose your specific area of interest below:
EPDS - Environmental Performance Data Sheet
LCA tools - analysis on national and international tools
Links - comprehensive links page to relevant tools, data, case studies and reports
Decision support tool - designed to help you find the information you are looking for
Where to start with using LCA on a building or building product? try the LCA decision guide
Courses - The Centre for Design runs ongoing courses in life cycle assessment (LCA) and green building.Project Sponsor
Project Partners
For more information contact Tim Grant at the Centre for Design at RMIT.
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