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Life Cycle Management: LCA Software Reviews
Using BEES to Select Cost-Effective Green Products
Barbara C. Lippiatt; Amy S. Boyles
Corresponding author:: Barbara C. Lippiatt, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8603, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8603 USA; e-mail: blippiatt@nist.gov
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1065/ehs2001.03.008 - - - The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) software brings to your fingertips a powerful technique for balancing the environmental and economic performance of building products. The tool is based on consensus standards and designed to be practical, flexible, and transparent. Version 2.0 of the WindowsTM-based decision support software, aimed at designers, builders, and product manufacturers, includes actual environmental and economic performance data for 65 building products. The purpose is to support purchasing decisions by providing key science-based information often lacking in green product selection. The intended result is a cost-effective reduction in building-related contributions to environmental problems.
Keywords: BEES; building for environmental and economic sustainability (BEES); building product performance; environmentally preferable purchasing; environmental decision support software; green buildings; InLCA; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); life-cycle costing; measuring economic performance; measuring environmental performance; multiattribute decision analysis; software products; sustainable development | | Keywords: BEES; building for environmental and economic sustainability (BEES); building product performance; environmental decision support software; environmentally preferable purchasing; green buildings; InLCA; LCA; LCC; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Life Cycle Costing (LCC) |
1 EHS (1) 1-5 (2001)
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