Volumes 3 bis 8
Vols. 4, 6 and 8 are also available online - Vol. 5 online only
Vol. 8:
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Three Insulation Materials: Stone Wool, Flax and Paper Wool Final Report, August 2003 (Publication date: September 2003)
Authors
Commissioner
Rockwool International Hovedgaden 584
DK-2640 Hedehusene, Denmark
Length: 144 pages
Price (print): Euro 32,00 Price (online): Euro 16,00 ISBN: 3-928379-60-7
Table of Contents
Insulation of buildings is an important technology for saving heating and cooling energy and for a sustainable development. The comparative LCA study covers three insulation products applied for roof insulation. The products selected are based on HT stone wool representing traditional products - flax representing crop grown products and paper wool representing recycled products, respectively. Although the three materials have vastly different life cycles, they yet fulfil the same function; the methodology used should be of general interest.
In general, paper wool has the lowest global and regional environmental impacts, and flax insulation the highest, with stone wool falling in between. A notable exception is the total energy use, where stone wool has the lowest consumption followed by cellulose and flax. The study also addresses occupational health issues using an approach similar to that for risk assessment. Here, the less biopersistent HT stone wool products are seen to be the safest alternatives, because of a low potential for exposure, sufficient animal testing, and the obvious absence of carcinogenic properties.
It must be recognised that insulation of buildings saves more than 100 times the environmental impacts associated with the production and disposal of the products used for insulation. Compared to that and the inherent uncertainties in the LCA, the differences between the investigated products are of minor environmental significance. The main conclusion demonstrated in the study is therefore that the quality and fitness of an insulation product is the most important aspect in the life cycle of insulation materials.
Vol. 7:
Vergleichende Ökobilanzierung verschiedener Verkehrssysteme
unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Einflusses sekundärer Maßnahmen zur Emissionsminderung am Beispiel der Stickoxidminderung
(Publication date: July 2001)
Guest Editors: Bernd Markert und Ronald Neufert
Author: Luis Irais Bárzaga Castellanos Length: 250 pages Price (print): Euro 79,80 ISBN: 3-928379-59-3
Vol. 6:
Available in print and online
Life Cycle Assessments of PVC Products: Green Guides to Ecological Sustainability
(Publication date: July 1999)
Author
Hermann Krähling Management – Products and Markets
Solvay Management Support GmbH
Numerous LCA studies have been performed on different plastic products since the mid 1980s. Necessary data for the manufacturing of all notable polymers have been compiled by the Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME). This, in particular, demonstrates the willingness of the industry to compare plastics with other materials. However, this study is not just another life cycle assessment. Instead, the aim is to provide the reader with a systematic comparison and overview of current LCA studies that have examined important products made from PVC, such as pipes, window frames and floor coverings. Studies on cables and roof sheeting will also be briefly discussed. Together these products amount to more than 50 % of PVC applications in Germany and Europe. (Arbeitsgemeinschaft PVC und Umwelt e.V.)
Length: 64 pages Price (printed version): Euro 24,55 Price (online version): Euro 12,00 ISBN: 3-928379-58-5
Vol. 5:
Online only
Recycling and Recovery of Plastics from Packagings in Domestic Waste:
LCA-Type Analysis of Different Strategies
(Publication date: June 1999)
Authors: M. Heyde, W. Holley, M. Kremer, Fraunhofer Institut Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung,
D-85354 Freising, Germany
E-Mail: kr@ivv.fhg.de
There is a public "a priori" preference for certain recycling routes for plastics waste in Germany although there is a lack of basic information on recycling and recovery technologies. The goal of the study presented is therefore
- to inform public and governmental authorities about environmental implications of recycling and recovery processes which are already used or principally available for the treatment of plastics waste collected on behalf and under the coordination of the Duales System Deutschland (DSD) AG,
- to provide scientific information as a prerequisite for an objective comparison of these recycling and recovery processes.
The study summarises the results derived from 5 projects carried out in the years of 1994 to 1996.
Table of Contents Length: 424 pages Price (online): Euro 24,55 ISBN: 3-928379-57-7
Vol. 4:
Available in print and online
Decision Analysis as a Tool for Life Cycle Impact Assessment
Author: Jyri Seppälä, Finnish Environment Institute, Kesäkatu 6, FIN-00260 Helsinki, Finland
E-Mail: jyri.seppala@vyh.fi
In this study, a decision analysis impact assessment (DAIA) for life cycle assessment (LCA) was developed and tested. The general procedural framework was based on the multiattribute value theory (MAVT) and on phases proposed by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). The method can be used in the ranking of defined alternatives and stressors (emissions etc.) within alternatives in relation to their potential of giving rise to adverse environmental effects. Further research is needed to generate acceptable impact category weights and to develop more realistic functional elements of impacts.
Length: 180 pages Price (online version): Euro 17,00 ISBN: 3-928379-56-9
Vol. 3:
Produkt-Ökobilanz vakuumverpackter Röstkaffee (Vacuum Packed Roasted Coffee)
In German, with a "Standard Report Form for LCA Studies" in English
Commissioner: Kraft Jacobs Suchard Company
Practitioner: Fraunhofer Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung,
Giggenhauserstr. 35, D-85354 Freising, Germany
The subject of the study is roasted and ground coffee from different countries of cultivation (product name "Krönung") which has been vacuum packed in the packing system of the Kraft Jacobs Suchard Company (KJS). The product was examined as to its different stages, from coffee cultivation, primary processing, roasting, packing, distribution to purchase and preparation by the consumer as well as waste treatment of coffee grounds, packaging materials and filter bags.
Length: 220 pages Price: Euro 45,00 ISBN: 3-928379-55-0
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