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The Role of LCA in Decision Making in the Context of Sustainable Development
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a standardised methodology for the quantification of the potential environmental impacts of processes and systems. The data provided can be used effectively to assist in decision making situations. This paper gives examples on how the results from LCA studies and…
Residential rating tool available soon
Work is underway to develop a rating tool for residential homes.The tool is expected to be released in August. This tool is based on the UK’s Code for Sustainability, the US LEED program & Australian BASIX and will be available for New Zealand’s new and…
Global warming is not a fly-by-night problem
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, welcome to today’s flight from Hamburg to Munich. Please fasten your seat-belts, and get ready for a most uncomfortable trip, where we will be crediting 175 kg of CO2 to your climate account.” This could well be…
Too much building waste
From EcoBob, 24/11/2009 Construction, maintenance and renovation of buildings account for around 40 per cent of the world’s material flows, so it’s always sad to see an old building reduced to a pile of rubble.
Converter using pyrolysis turns waste into gas
Via stuff.co.nz, by Paul Easton – The Dominion Post, 24/05/2010 A new plant that turns plastic, food scraps and even human waste into fuel is humming away on the Kapiti Coast. “We pick it up where everybody gives up,” SpectioNZ co-director Murray Friar said. The…
Comparison of European LCA-based Building Assessment and Design Tools
Eight LCA-based building-related environmental assessment and design tools were compared in order to present recommendations to improve existing or to develop future tools. The study was a contribution to the work of members of a European Network (PRESCO: Practical Recommendations for Sustainable Construction) who aim…
Latest changes to website
We have recently modified our website to keep up to date with current technology and user expectations. Commenting You can now leave comments to articles and be kept in the loop to any new comments being make using subscriptions. You have also the option to…
Which Toilet Paper Brands are greenest?
Extract from Kiwi brand toilet paper suspected in forest loss Greenpeace forests campaigner Grant Rosoman says: Earthcare: “as it is recycled”. Sorbent, Purex and other SCA products “mostly from NZ-grown plantations with some from Canada, which is OK”. Cottonelle and Kleenex: “because Kimberly-Clark have committed…
Kiwi brand toilet paper suspected in forest loss
Sunday Star Times via Stuff.co.nz by Esther Harward, 02/05/2010 Kiwi toilet paper brands are flushing Indonesia's endangered species down the toilet by supporting that country's paper industry, say environmentalists, who are concerned at mass clearance of its forests without a credible guarantee that trees are…