Digital Solutions for Life Cycle Management Archives

Advancing in the digitalization of data for a better analysis of electrical and electronic equipment

Authors Talens Peiró, Laura; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier Abstract The availability of digital tools is key for reproducible, robust, and transparent analysis. Thanks to digitalization, life cycle assessment (LCA) has become a well-established tool to perform environmental assessment of products and systems. However, despite the existence of diverse commercial software for LCA, data availability is still [...]

Advancing in the digitalization of data for a better analysis of electrical and electronic equipmentlcm20212021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

LCA of cognitive manufacturing applied to energy-intensive industries

Authors Fernández Astudillo, Miguel Abstract Energy intensive industries are responsible a large share of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe) and their decarbonization is an indispensable step to reach climate change mitigation targets. They are also large players in the economy and changes in their production lines have important social and economic implications. Digitalization of these [...]

LCA of cognitive manufacturing applied to energy-intensive industrieslcm20212021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

An open data network for environmental information on construction products

Session TU.2.A || Mainstreaming Construction LCA – Based on an Open Data Network Authors Kusche, Oliver Abstract This contribution focuses on the question where the data actually comes from that is used for modelling in construction LCA tools. A few years ago, the first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) program operators had started to publish their [...]

An open data network for environmental information on construction productslcm20212021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

Handling of digital data in building LCA tools exemplified by Generis®

Session TU.2.A || Mainstreaming Construction LCA – Based on an Open Data Network Authors Horn, Rafael; Borschewski, David; Ebertshäuser, Sebastian; Jäger, Michael; Mahler, Boris Abstract While LCA tools for the assessment of buildings are available for more than 15 years, their application is mainly limited to research and sustainability certification. The upcoming sustainability requirements driven [...]

Handling of digital data in building LCA tools exemplified by Generis®lcm20212021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

Digital & verified sustainability information – Are we really there yet?

Session TU.3.B || Life Cycle Data Supporting Supply Chain Management Authors Rehberger, Max; Duque Ciceri, Natalia Abstract With resource efficiency and carbon neutrality gaining importance for many stakeholders while value chains for most products are getting more complex and specific, new paths must be entered to fulfill both sustainability and economic criteria. Key drivers are [...]

Digital & verified sustainability information – Are we really there yet?lcm20212021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00