Common use of Life Cycle Assessment Clause in Contracts

Life Cycle Assessment. Life‐cycle assessment (LCA, also known as life‐cycle analysis) is a cradle‐to‐grave environmental impact assessment for built assets, in terms of materials and energy. The energy and materials used, along with waste and pollutants produced as a consequence of a product or activity, are quantified over the whole life cycle; the result representing the environmental load of that asset. ISO 14040 defines LCA methodology.

Life Cycle Assessment. Life‐cycle Life-cycle assessment (LCA, also known as life‐cycle life-cycle analysis) is a cradle‐to‐grave cradle-to-grave environmental impact assessment for built assets, in terms of materials and energy. The energy and materials used, along with waste and pollutants produced as a consequence of a product or activity, are quantified over the whole life cycle; the result representing the environmental load of that asset. ISO 14040 defines LCA methodology.