Author/Contributor: NRCan
Alberta Context: These guidelines, designed for nationwide application in Canada, serve as the National Guidelines for Life Cycle Assessments and are applicable to projects in Alberta, both rural and urban.
Summary:
These two documents from NRCan offer guidance for the practice of life cycle assessments (LCA) for buildings, adhering to relevant standards. Their goal is to help standardize whole-building life cycle assessments (wbLCA) across different studies by improving consistency and quality. The guidelines can assist with interpretation and compliance with relevant standards. The documents aim to:
- Instruct wbLCA practitioners to ensure the quality and comparability of their results,
- Enable the calculation of reliable baselines or benchmarks,
- Support LCA-based compliance schemes in green building programs and policies,
- Assist in the development and use of wbLCA software.
There are two guidelines, the “National guidelines for whole-building life cycle assessment” and the “National whole-building life cycle assessment practitioner’s guide”. If you practice life cycle assessments on buildings, these guides contain some wonderful information to help. Check them out here.
