Industrial Ecology: A new paradigm.

LCA Beginner's Corner Welcome to the beginners corner. From here you can find links to basic information about LCA: what it is and what you can use it for. If you want to discuss any of this info, you can contact us at staff @ lcacenter.org. LCA Definition

This book is written for the person who has never participated in the performance of an LCA but is confronted by the need to get one done, either as the lead on the project or in a supporting role. It give background on the history of LCA, the ISO standard

"When we see a heavily regulated industry, rather than condemning either the industry or the regulations, we see an opportunity for re-design, a chance to make energy and manufacturing systems so inherently healthful, productive and socially beneficial reg

... initiatives in nearly every sphere of industrial activity."

"Among many architects and their corporate clients, the pursuit of energy efficiency has become the gold standard of good intentions. As daily reports of vanishing energy supplies and rising energy prices signal the need for a more sustainable use of resou

This book presents national environmental, or "green" accounting as it has developed in Europe and other parts of the world. It introduces the most recent methods developed through the United Nations Statistical Department and other international organizat

Chicken feathers are being transformed into films, composites, plastics, and roofing material.

"We do not know enough about biotechnology to know what accidental harm it may cause or what choices are foreclosed by its use. We do know, however, that genetic engineering produces irreversible change and therefore the possibility of irreversible ecologi