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Life cycle impact assessment for the building design and construction industry.(PROGRESS REPORT ON LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT)
Building Design & Construction, November, 2005 by Bare, Jane; Gloria, Thomas
You can measure chemical emissions and construction wastes by the ton, but weight a[one won't tell you how or where the emissions and waste may harm humans or the environment. If you can apply the metrics of life cycle impact assessment, however, you can understand a great deal more about how much harm might come to humans and the environment from the emissions or waste--harm in the form of global climate change, reduction in the ozone layer, increased risk of cancer in humans, and the depletion of finite resources such as fossil fuels.
The most effective way to assess the potential for long-term improvements for human health and the environment is through the use of consistent metrics within a comprehensive decision-making framework. Life cycle assessment...
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