Paper published in a book (Scientific congresses and symposiums)
Life cycle assessment as decision tool for sustainable choices in mineral materials field: environmental declarations of Belgian products and their foreign equivalents
2011 • In Martens, Per Nicolai (Ed.) Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry : Institute of Mining Engineering I, RWTH Aachen University, 14-17 June 2011
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Bluestone; Sandstone; Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
Abstract :
[en] Construction is a field which is concerned by environment. Tools as environmental product declarations are increasingly often used to compare several products and to take account of the environmental sphere in the choice.
Environmental declarations of Belgian bluestone and sandstone products were realized in accordance with the ISO standards and following the standard NF P 01-010. The main goals of these studies were to obtain Belgian environmental product declarations to strengthen existing databases and to provide defences against Asian competition. Indeed, competition with China for bluestone products and with India for sandstone pavement is very important due the fact of the very competitive prices for foreign products. The impacts on climate change, resources and acidification of the sole transport were taken into account for foreign products and they are at less as important as these obtained for the whole life cycle of Belgian products.
Disciplines :
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others Energy Chemical engineering
Author, co-author :
Belboom, Sandra ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Chimie industrielle
Renzoni, Roberto ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Procédés et développement durable
Léonard, Angélique ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Procédés et développement durable
Tourneur, Francis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Architecture Site Lambert Lombard > Architecture Site Lambert Lombard
Language :
English
Title :
Life cycle assessment as decision tool for sustainable choices in mineral materials field: environmental declarations of Belgian products and their foreign equivalents
Publication date :
2011
Event name :
Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry
Event organizer :
Institute of Mining Engineering I
Event place :
Aachen, Germany
Event date :
14-17 June 2011
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry : Institute of Mining Engineering I, RWTH Aachen University, 14-17 June 2011