Does the Green Globes system incorporate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?
With the current Green Globes system, half of the points given in the resource section are for conducting a Life Cycle Assessment of the building assemblies and materials. However, the GBI has begun a process to further integrate LCA, so the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts of alternate designs can be compared more easily. As a first step, we are working to assess and rate various building assemblies using established LCA methodology. Once the results have been incorporated into the system, design teams will be able to receive credit for using highly ranked assemblies.
With the current Green Globes system for the Design of New Buildings, points given in the resource section are for conducting a Life Cycle Assessment of the building assemblies and materials. The GBI has begun a process to further integrate LCA, so the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts of alternate designs can be compared more easily. As a first step, we are working to assess and rate various building assemblies using established LCA methodology. Once the results have been incorporated into the system, design teams will be able to receive credit for using highly ranked assemblies.
