| Academic degree: | Dr. Ing. + Doctoral |  | | Last name: | Baldo | | First name: | Gian Luca | | Responsible for: | | | Organization/Institute: | Life Cycle Engineering | | Department: | Legal Representative | | Position: | | | Street, Number, POB: | Via Livorno 60 | | Postal code, City: | I-10144 Torino | | State: | | | Country: | Italy | | Phone: | +39 011 22 57 311 | | Fax: | +39 011 22 57 319 | | E-mail address: | baldo@studiolce.it | | Url: | http://www.studiolce.it | | Curriculum vitae: | To the article ´The Use of LCA to Develop Eco-label Criteria for Hard Floor Coverings on Behalf of the European Flower´ by Gian Luca BALDO, Sara ROLLINO, Gerhard STIMMEDER and Maurizio FIESCHI --- Gian Luca Baldo and Sara Rollino, respectively responsible for and junior consultant at Life Cycle Engineering, were in charge to assist the Italian Environment Protection Agency (ANPA) during the project. - - - Gerhard Stimmeder, now in the Austrian Ministry of Environment, was the responsible desk officer on behalf of the European Commission during the project. - - - Maurizio Fieschi, now responsible at Macroscopio (Italy), was the responsible head of a unit with ANPA taking the lead on this product group at that time.
-- EDUCATION:
Liceo Scientifico ´A. Volta´-Torino. Politecnico di Torino (Politechnical University), Degree Course in ´Mining Engineering´; degree Thesis on 24/2/1993 about ´Cost and energy analysis of a tunnel excavation´. Ph.D. on 18/7/1997 on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) at Politecnico di Torino.
-- ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Feb./June 1994: Course in Energetics, Energetics Dept., Politecnico of Torino. May/June 1994: in ´Products Life Cycle Analysis´, Milano, Istituto Ambiente Italia, at Politecnico di Milano. 2-5 November 1994: ´Principles and Applied Aspects of Production Ecology´, Wageningen (NL), EERO (European Environmental Research Organiz.). -- STAGES: July/August 1991: at INCO Ltd. (Mining Company), Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sept. 1992/Feb. 1993: at LEM (Tunnelling), Bussoleno (Torino). August/Sept. 1994: at Life Cycle Centre, Danish Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark. July/August 1996: at Center for Energy Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Texas (USA).
-- WORK EXPERIENCE:
1993: as Geotechnical engineer at I.G. Engineering, Torino. 1994-1995: as part-time collaborator at Fiat Research Centre, Orbassano (Torino) in Life Cycle Assessment activities at Processes and Materials Department. 1994-1997: assistant professor in ´Economics for Engineers´ at Politecnico di Torino.
-- ACTUALLY:
Responsible of Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) an Associated Studio of Engineers based in Torino (www.studiolce.it). Boustead Consulting Ltd. (www.boustead-consulting.co.uk): responsible of the Italian Office (since 1995) now based in LCE. Professor (lecturer) of a Course in Economics of Energy Sources at Politecnico di Torino, Engineering Degree Course. Granta Design Limited (www.granta.co.uk): correspondent for Italy (since 1999) based in LCE. Responsible of LCA parts in different projects at Politecnico di Torino (with a research contract since 1995). Main projects: LCA of ´Sirio 2000 basic telephone set´, finaced by ´Telecom Italia´ (The Italian Operator), co-ordinator of the project Prof. De Benedetti (DISMIC); 1998. ´Eco-compatibility of industrial processes for the production of primary goods´, INCO Project Europe-China, n° IC18-CT96-0095, financed by the European Community; co-ordinator of the project Prof. De Benedetti (DISMIC); 1997-1999. LCA of ´waterproof bitumen resin´, financed by ´Federchimica´ (The Italian Association of Chemical Industries); co-ordinator of the proje t Prof. A. Quaglino (DIGET); 1997-1998. LCA of ´Turin public transport system´, financed by ´ATM-Torino´; co-ordinator of the project Prof. A. Quaglino (DIGET); 1999-2000.
-- Responsible of the following projects commissioned to LCE:
´LCA of poles for energy transport´; commissioned by Stella SpA in 1995. ´Critical Review and Implementation´ of the Italian Data Base on LCA (I-LCA), Transports and Energy sectors, commissioned by ANPA (Italian Environment Protection Agency); 1999-2000. ´LCA of NT1 Plus apparatus´ (ISDN), commissioned by CSELT (Telecom Italia Labs) and URMET; 1998-1999. ´Environmental analysis´ for ISO 14001 standard certification commissioned by URMET; 1999-2000. ´LCA of packaging systems for milk delivery´, commissioned by GRANAROLO in 2000. ´LCA of different wood products´, commissioned by RILEGNO, The Italian Association of Wood Recyclers; 2000-2001. ´Eco-label criteria definition´ commissione by European Community to ANPA for a new product group, the Hard Floor Coverings; 2000-2001. ´LCA of fuel cells´, commissioned by Dept. Of Energetics of Politecnico di Torino in 2000. -- LCA consultant of: ABB Research (Milano, 1996-2000); ITALTEL (Milano, since 1997); SIEMENS (Milano, 1999-2000); CSELT (Telecom Research Centre, now TILAB,Torino, 1996-2000); Fiat Research Centre (CRF) (Orbassano, since 1994); FIAT AUTO (Torino, since 1999); Eco-village ´Città delle Langhe´ (Belvedere Langhe (CN), since 1999); URMET (Torino, since 1999). RINA - Registro Italiano Navale (Genova, 2001). -- Tutor in LCA Courses for: ESPACE ELLE 2000, Valle d’Aosta, Jan. 1998. BVQI (Bureau Veritas Quality International) Italia, Torino, Oct.1998. RINA (Registro Italiano Navale) Industry, Genova, 25-26 Feb.1999, 28-29 Feb. 2000. ENVIRONMENT PARK, Torino, May-July 1999. SAA (School of Economics), Torino, July 1999; CSEA (Training Centre), Torino, June 1999, November 1999; ENSECO (Engineering Company), Firenze, October 1999; ENITECNOLOGIE, Rome, Jan. 2000. -- Responsible of the LCA Module (1 week course) for the following Master in Environmental Sciences: University of Pavia (Collegio Ghislieri), from 1999. Politecnico di Torino (COREP), from 1999.
-- LANGUAGES
Italian mother tongue; English fluent, both written and spoken
-- FURTHER INFORMATION:
Member of: CEI-(Italian Electrotecnical Commitee) Environment Working Group; Member of the Editorial Board of LCA Int. Journal (www.ecomed.de/journals.htm); Member of the Italian Society of LCA; Author and co-author of more than 40 papers and two books; Co-tutor and tutor in more than 25 Degree Thesis at Politecnico and University of Torino. -- | | Areas of interest: | | ecolabeling | | life cycle assessment | | renewable energies | | |
| | Articles: | 7 LCA (5) 269-275 (2002), The Use of LCA to Develop Eco-label Criteria for Hard Floor Coverings on Behalf of the European Flower
6 LCA (3) 180 (2001), A Database to Support Italian LCA Practitioners
4 LCA (4) 228 (1999), The LCA-Society of Italy
4 LCA (3) 165-166 (1999), LCA Certification According to ISO 14.040: First Experience
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