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LCA Tools for Sustainability. Environmental Managers use of LCA. Assist in managing EHS impacts of product & processes Assumptions & data points must be built into the process Outputs are relative, not exact
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Environmental Managers use of LCA • Assist in managing EHS impacts of product & processes • Assumptions & data points must be built into the process • Outputs are relative, not exact • To be most effective the data & assumptions need to closely match culture one is measuring
Use of LCA for Evaluating Design • Can be used as a tool to evaluate design phase product & process choices • To improve the utility need: • US based data • Standardization of tool methodology • Beginning w/ streamlined process then proceeding to more data driven choices • Input into key assumptions (regulatory, moral, & social