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Integration of simple LCA into complex systems: the CaSIE² project (1/2) – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2014
Integration of simple LCA into complex systems the CaSIE² project - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - 2014 Introduction: Recent scientific, technical and normative works insist on the relevance of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a methodology to evaluate the environmental performance of buildings. Therefore, LCA is recognized today as a main tool to perform the environmental analyses…
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ILCD PEF requirements and ecoinvent database inter-operability – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2014
ILCD PEF requirements and ecoinvent database inter-operability - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - 2014 Problematic: For a few years, the methodological requirements for life cycle inventory (LCI) dataset databases have been evolving drastically. New referential methods have come into force, specifying precise ways to create, manage and present LCI datasets.
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Environmental labelling of mobile phones – Damien PRUNEL – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2014
Environmental labelling of mobile phones - Damien PRUNEL - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - 2014 Abstract: This article deals with the environmental labelling scheme of mobile phones developed by SFR, a French telecommunications company. First of all, this article summarizes the LCA results uncertainties caused by two main aspects: the need to update life cycle inventories datasets…
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Spatial differentiation of LCI datasets – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2013
Spatial differentiation of LCI datasets - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - 2013 The electric and electronic equipement (EEE) sector is a globalized market. Industries are spread worldwide, same products can be manufactured in various countries leading to different environmental impacts. Moreover, some newly developed characterisation methods, as mentionned in ILCD handbook [1] and used in the PEF…
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Evolution of Environmental Labelling of Mobile Phones – Damien PRUNEL – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2013
Evolution of Environmental Labelling of Mobile Phones - Damien PRUNEL - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - 2013 Abstract : This article deals with the environmental labelling scheme of mobile phones developed by SFR, a French telecommunications company. In the first time, this article summarizes the problems encountered on two main aspects: the need to update inventory data…
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Benefits of the implementation of flow indicators in LCA – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2013
Benefits of the implementation of flow indicators in LCA - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - 2013 Due to new regulations such as the ETS2 directive (2009/29/EC) in Europe, Grenelle laws including environmental labelling in France, the increasing demand on performance proofs from public bodies, contracting authorities, purchasers and end users motivates manufacturers to communicate on the global…
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