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Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019

  • Presents the application of life cycle assessment with regard to current issues of high relevance in a number of research fields
  • Highlights novel methodological developments in the field of LCA research
  • Includes papers that cover a wide range of topics from theory and practice, including methodological questions as well as case studies concerning energy and mobility, materials and engineering, sustainable construction and future technologies

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype

    • Juan Camilo Gomez Trillos, Dennis Wilken, Urte Brand, Thomas Vogt
    Pages 5-23Open Access
  3. Life Cycle Assessment of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis

    • Elke Schropp, Gabriel Naumann, Matthias Gaderer
    Pages 53-66
  4. Integrating Environmental Assessment of Emerging Materials into the Material Selection Process

    • Malte Schäfer, Felipe Cerdas, Christoph Herrmann
    Pages 83-98
  5. Analysis of Life Cycle Datasets for the Material Gold

    • Benjamin Fritz, Mario Schmidt
    Pages 99-112
  6. Suggestions for the Technical Integration of Life Cycle Assessment Data Sets of ÖKOBAUDAT into Building Information Modeling and Industry Foundation Classes

    • Sebastian Theißen, Jannick Höper, Reinhard Wimmer, Anica Meins-Becker, Michaela Lambertz
    Pages 113-128
  7. Carbon Offsets: An LCA Perspective

    • Rosalie Arendt, Vanessa Bach, Matthias Finkbeiner
    Pages 189-212
  8. Comparability of LCAs — Review and Discussion of the Application Purpose

    • Maximilian Roßmann, Matthias Stratmann, Nadine Rötzer, Philipp Schäfer, Mario Schmidt
    Pages 213-225
  9. Correction to: Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype

    • Juan Camilo Gomez Trillos, Dennis Wilken, Urte Brand, Thomas Vogt
    Pages C1-C2

About this book

This book covers the latest developments in life cycle assessment LCA both in terms of methodology and its application in various research areas. It includes methodological questions as well as case studies concerning energy and mobility, materials and engineering, sustainable construction and future technologies. With numerous research articles from leading German and Austrian research institutes, the book is a valuable source for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, researchers interested in the current state of LCA research, and advanced university students in various scientific and technical fields.

Chapter “Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Life Cycle Engineering GaBi, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

    Stefan Albrecht, Matthias Fischer

  • Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

    Philip Leistner

  • Material Flow Management and Resource Economy, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    Liselotte Schebek

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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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