life-cycle-assessment

How Sustainable Are Your Paper Products?

Offering sustainable paper products that help create a healthier environment can increase consumers’ brand loyalty.

If Your Walls Could Talk—They’d Share Solutions For Reducing Carbon Emissions

In honor of Zero Emissions Day, see four ways the built environment can reduce its embodied carbon output.

WallCoverings Product Certification Scorecards

The Wallcoverings Association, in collaboration with NSF International, developed a new sustainability tool that provides transparency into how products earned their NSF 342 certifications.

Environmental Impacts, Safety, Costs Of Drinking Water Pipes Explored

New study evaluates the cradle-to-grave sustainability of commonly used drinking water and sewer pipe materials over a 100-year service period.

Remanufactured Furniture Trends

Old can be as good as new, especially when pursuing sustainable certifications.

Updated Green Globes Building Certification Program Now Built On ANSI Standard

Green Globes is used as an alternative to LEED.

Sustainable Assessment For Printers And Imaging Devices

A collaboration between UL Environment, PE INTERNATIONAL, Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Dell, Lexmark, and other companies has been formed to produce consensus-based rules for understanding the environmental impact of this equipment.

Product Category Rules Verify Environmental Claims

This seating PCR provides a science-based and internationally recognized method for reporting the environmental impact of seating products throughout their entire life cycle.

NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Dyson Airbladeâ„¢ Hand Dryer from Dyson

A life cycle assessment conducted by a Massachusetts-based university found the Dyson Airbladeâ„¢ hand dryer to be the most sustainable way to dry hands.

Life Cycle Management Trends: The FM And The Environment

By incorporating life cycle assessment into buildings, facility managers can lower their environmental footprint.

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