Opinion
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11-18-2011
A white paper from UL Environment examines the development and use of EPDs in the validation of life cycle-based product environmental impacts.
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People
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11-26-2012
The tools for more sustainable products are in place, but they are only useful when builders communicate their value to homeowners and other decision-makers.
ECOHOME
The “much-needed” rule will help building pros select countertops based on environmental attributes.
ECOHOME
Feature
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11-12-2012
Materials & Resources chair Malin discusses how transparency will permeate the world of building products, giving us nutrition-label-like sustainability data on everything we use.
ECOHOME
People
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11-26-2012
Twenty years after he helped define life cycle assessments and the tools to use them, Wayne Trusty envisions the next frontier of sustainable product selection.
ECOHOME
Article
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03-25-2009
Apply balanced judgment when using LCA.
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Article
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11-18-2011
A designer at BNIM examines the use of environmental product declarations.
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The standards development organization announces it will help develop product category reviews (PCRs) and verify environmental product declarations (EPDs).
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A 2011 LCA shows that food scraps processed through a disposer and sent to a wastewater treatment plant with anaerobic digestion and cogeneration can result in a reduction of global warming potential.
ECOHOME
Feature
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11-16-2012
Market Transformation chair Cliff Majersik says the drive to broader markets will be fueled by increased code compliance and the transformation of appraisal and finance processes.
ECOHOME