Environmental Performance Declarations
Environmental Performance Declarations provide designers, architects, facility managers and product manufacturers with a new precise method of determining the environmental performance of building designs, office equipment and systems, building operations, and transportation including air travel and work commutes.
Declarations are based on life cycle assessment (LCIA), an internationally standardized (ISO 14044) environmental accounting tool designed to accurately measure the benefits and tradeoffs of each choice. Results are not boiled down to a summary score as in some systems. Each indicator is charted on the declaration so that areas for improvement stand out.
Developed by leading scientists from 22 countries to provide a scientific bases for environmental claims and green design, Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) sets the new standard for environmental metrics.
- Building design and construction
- Electric Power systems
- Building materials and building products
- Workforce and Building Operations