March 17-19, 2009
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Life_Cycle_Analysis

All themes
Air and Climate change | Biofuels | Business Opportunities | Drinking Water | Energy | Environmental Management | Environmental Technologies | Infrastructure | Life Cycle Analysis | Soils and Groundwater | Solid Waste | Sustainable City | Sustainable Development | Sustainable Transportation | Wastewater | Watershed Management

March 18th

Opening Address

8:30 a.m. A Canadian LCA Database: Challenges and opportunities
Bo Weidema, The ecoinvent Centre


Methodology

Moderator:
François Charron-Doucet, CIRAIG
9:15 a.m. Addressing Ecotoxicity in Life Cycle Impact Assessment - Uncertainty in Freshwater Characterization Factors of Pesticides
Rosalie van Zelm, Radboud University
9:45 a.m. Analysis Framework for the Development of the Water Indicator in LCIA
Jean-Baptiste Bayart, Veolia Environnement
10:30 a.m. Assessing Land Use Impact within LCA
Rosie Saad, CIRAIG


Case Study - Life Cycle Analysis and Biofuels

Moderator:
François Charron-Doucet, CIRAIG
11:00 a.m. Life Cycle Analysis of windows: Al-Clad Wood, PVC and Fiberglass
Taraneh Sowlati, University of British Columbia
11:30 a.m. LEED - Towards a Better Rating System With Life Cycle Analysis
Sébastien Humbert, University of California
12:00 p.m. Déjeuner
Moderator:
>Daniel Normandin,
1:30 p.m. Incandescent or Fluorescent? A Clear Choice Thanks to Life Cycle Analysis
Manuele Margni, CIRAIG''


Case Study - Life Cycle Analysis and Buildings

Moderator:
>Daniel Normandin,
2:00 p.m. Environmental Impact of Biofuels
Mireille Faist Emmenegger, EMPA
2:30 p.m. Life Cycle Analysis and Biofuels
Alexandre Courchesne, CIRAIG''


Sustainable Purchasing

Moderator:
>Daniel Normandin,
3:30 p.m. Biofuels Status in Brazil and the Importance of Land Use Indicator within Life Cycle Impact Assessment
Danielle Maia De Souza, CIRAIG
4:00 p.m. L’utilisation de l’approche cycle de vie dans la sélection de produits « éco-responsables »: étude de cas RONA
François Charron-Doucet, CIRAIG
4:30 p.m. Comparing the Environmental Profile of Consumer Products
Caroline Wildbolz, ETH Zürich''




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