Life cycle assessment standards: Industrial sectors and environmental performance
Published
Journal Article
The newly emerging LCA standards provide an opportunity to review and improve upon the current LCA methodology. As more industrial practitioners enter the arena, the opportunity arises to not only demand environmental improvement from industrial service and product providers but also to fill LCA data gaps. A framework is suggested for improvement in the current LCA framework that focuses on the business relationships of the industrial practitioner. The framework seeks to promote environmental improvement from industrial sectors through the identification of state-of-the-art technologies used throughout a life cycle. Basing LCAs on the best performers in an industry will create a market for a high level of environmental performance, disperse the responsibility of inventory data gathering, and improve upon the advancements already anticipated through the widespread application of LCA.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Smith, JK; Jeffrey Peirce, J
Published Date
- January 1, 1996
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 1 / 2
Start / End Page
- 115 - 118
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0948-3349
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/BF02978658
Citation Source
- Scopus