Life Cycle Assessment Research Group
Applied research in environmental impact assessment
About us
Our commitment to research and education contributes to integrate life cycle thinking as a basis for ecological decisions in science, business, politics and society.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an impact assessment tool that comprehensively quantifies and evaluates the environmental impacts of products, services, technologies, and systems over the entire life cycle according to scientific criteria.
This impact assessment plays a key role in the optimisation of processes, products and services. It also serves to evaluate different energy concepts and strategies and to communicate environmental benefits.
Course of study
The LCA research group is responsible for the Bachelor minor Life Cycle Assessment and Label Management and is involved in the development of the Bachelor modules Life Cycle Assessment and Label Management and Renewable raw materials.
In the Master’s degree course the LCA Research Group is responsible for the module Advanced Life Cycle Assessment and Ecodesign.
Fields of research
Currently on Linkedin
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Hurray the book «Green Health - Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften im Gesundheitswesen» just arrived. 📚 Let’s drive change towards conscious business practices - economically, ecologically, and socially! ...
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🎉 We have a reason to celebrate! 🎉 May we introduce you to Hanna K., our new team member in our #LCA research group. Actually, we have known Hanna for quite a while, but she took her time to ...
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How can hospitals become more sustainable? 🏥🍃 You can find this answer and additional information in the current media release from ZHAW Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen IUNR. ...
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🌍 Wrapping Up LCM 2023 in Lille: A Successful Experience 🌱 Our trip to LCM 2023 in Lille has come to an end. It was a packed few days with countless oral presentations along with insights into more ...
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Fantastic! Congratulations to Alena Frehner and Maurice Koll for the #SDG Award 2023. 🎖️🤩🍾 Alena with her LCA master thesis "Is Floatovoltaics the way forward?" ☀️ Maurice with his bachelor thesis ...
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#Lille, we have arrived and are ready for the LCM 2023!!! In our luggage: 6 platform presentations 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤and 5 poster presentations 📜📜📜📜📜from ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. ...
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Did you know that the building industry is responsible for approximately one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions? 🔎 📢 The next sneak peak of an upcoming presentation at the Life Cycle ...
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🍽 Plant-based diet: The Swiss government's strategy to a green future 🌿 With the new climate strategy, the federal government plans to transform the diet of our population: more plant-based foods, ...
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🍻 Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of a Biorefinery for the Valorisation of Brewer's Spent Grain 🍻 At the Life Cycle Management Conference 2023 in Lille, you will not only find us in the ...
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