Building Declarations
Building Declarations provide designers and architects a new precise method of determining the environmental performance of building designs.
Declarations are based on life cycle assessment (LCIA), an internationally standardized (ISO 14044) environmental accounting tool which quantifies environmental performance based on measurable biophysical impacts.
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LEED-Rated buildings make improvements in some areas, but leave others unexamined. While the building on the right has a higher LEED rating, its total environmental impacts are much greater than those of the lower-rated building on the left. Only a life cycle perspective shows total impacts. |
Developed by leading scientists from 22 countries to provide a scientific basis for environmental claims and green design, Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) sets the new standard for environmental metrics.
For questions about Building Declarations, please contact Stan Rhodes, President, by phone 510-452-8000 or email.