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Wood Information Sheet 4-33 Life cycle assessment
Publication Year
2020
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Applications of LCA as a means of assessing the environmental impact of activities, its limitations, methodologies and tools; considering its relationship with carbon footprinting to demonstrate timber as a sustainable material.
Document History
February 2020 edition. Supersedes the April 2016 edition. First published 2009; revised 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Publisher Information
BM TRADA
BM TRADA originates during the 1930s when a forerunner of what later became the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) was set up to promote the use of wood in construction. Their publishing programme delivers an extensive range of timber information - Eurocode 5 guidance, span tables, Wood Information Sheets and technical manuals on timber structures, characteristics, performance aspects such as fire and durability, and common applications.
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