Independent information modules-a powerful approach for life cycle management

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Buxmann, Kurt ^a   Kistler, Paola ^b   Rebitzer, Gerald ^c  

^a Alcan Engineered Products ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Alcan Engineered Products   (Switzerland)

^c Alcan Packaging   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Independent information module (IIM); Information module; Life cycle management (LCM); Modular LCA; Plant ecobalance; Predetermined parameter (PDP); Site oriented environmental management

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON;

ALUMINUM FACTORY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW;

EID: 67349257412     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-009-0075-7     Document Type: Review

References (12)

1. Fleischer G, Hake J-F (2002) Aufwands- und ergebnisrelevante Probleme der Sachbilanzierung. Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich, Reihe Umwelt, Band 30. Jülich, Germany, Forschungszentrum Jülich
2. Guinée JB, Gorrée M, Heijungs R, Huppes G, Kleijn R, de Koning A, van Oers L, Sleeswijk AW, Suh S, Udo de Haes HA (2002) Handbook on life cycle assessment-operational guide to the ISO standard. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht
3. H Helms U Lambrecht 2007 The potential contribution of light-weighting to reduce transport energy consumption Int J Life Cycle Assess 12 2 58 64
4. International Standard ISO 14001 (2006) Environmental management. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva
5. International Standard ISO-Technical Report ISO/TR 14047 (2003) Environmental management-life cycle impact assessment-examples of application of ISO 14042. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva
6. International Standard ISO 14025 (2006) Environmental labels and declarations-type III environmental declarations. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva
7. International Standard ISO 14040 (2006) Environmental management-life cycle assessment-principles and framework. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva
8. International Standard ISO 14044 (2006) Environmental management-life cycle assessment-requirements and guidelines. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva
9. International Standard ISO 21930 (2007) Sustainability in building construction-environmental declaration of building products. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva
10. Rebitzer G (2005) Enhancing the application efficiency of life cycle assessment for industrial uses. PhD Thesis, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL)
11. Udo de Haes HA, Jensen AA, Klöpffer W, Lindfors LG (1994) Integrating impact assessment into LCA. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Brussels
12. Weidema B, Ekvall T, Pesonen H-L, Rebitzer G, Sonnemann G, Spielmann M, Rebitzer G, Ekvall T (2004) Scenarios in life-cycle assessment. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Pensacola