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Day 1 - Tuesday 25 April 2000
Opening Plenary
Moderator: Mary Ann
Curran, US EPA/NRMRL
Plenary speakers will provide broad-based views on achieving goals of sustainability, the major challenges and opportunities we face, and what government and private industry can do to better integrate environmental decision-making with a life-cycle basis. (Information on Plenary Speakers)
9:00 AM Norine Noonan, EPA Office of Research & Development
9:15 AM Anders Wijkman, European Union Parliament
10:00 AM Bas de Leeuw, United Nations Environment Programme
11:00 AM Marc Epstein, Rice University
11:45 AM Open Discussion
Session I Global Views of LCA - Regency Ballroom ABCD
Moderator: Mary Ann Curran, US EPA/NRMRL
1:30 PM Rethinking LCA - Joel Ann Todd, The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.(abstract)
2:00 PM LCA in Industry & Business - Adoption Patterns, Applications and Implications in Selected European Countries - Paolo Frankl, University of Rome(abstract)
2:30 PM Inventory of Automobiles - Ron Williams, General Motors Corp.(abstract)
3:30 PM Indicators of Sustainability - Dan Fiorino, EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation(abstract)
4:00 PM LCA and Global Climate Change - Solving the Measurement Puzzle - Kevin Brady, Five Winds International(abstract)
4:30 PM Land Use Impacts: The Next Great LCA Frontier - Rita Schenck, Institute for Environmental Research and Education(abstract)
Day 2 - Wednesday
| Session | Session IIA | Session IIB | Session IIC | Session IID |
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Pollution Prevention Moderator: John Shoaff, US EPA |
Risk-Based Approaches Moderator: Jane Bare, US EPA |
LCA Studies Moderator: James Fava, Five Winds International |
Decision Making Approaches Moderator: Remi Coulon, Ecobalance Inc. |
| 8:30 AM | Identifying Mercury P2 Opportunities in the U.S. Using a Life Cycle Perspective - B. Leopold, SAIC (abstract) | LCA of MD110 - A. Andrae, Ericsson Business Networks (abstract) | Recovery Policy of Waste Containers - LCA Development & Application - J-S. Yang, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan (abstract) | |
| 9:00 AM | Environmental Improvement of Automotive Electrical Devices by DFE Techniques based on Life Cycle Impact Assessment - F. Castells, University Rovira i Virgili, Spain (abstract) | Comparison of Two Equivalency Factor Approaches with Simplified Risk Assessment for LCIA of Toxicity Impact Potential - D.A. Tolle, Battelle (abstract) | The Global Production System for High-purity Silicon: LCA with a Geographical Component - E. Williams, United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies, Japan (abstract) | A New Guide for LCA for Decision Support - G. Huppes, CML Leiden University, The Netherlands (abstract) |
| 9:30 AM | Life Cycle Management - W. White, The Traverse Group (abstract) | LCA for Products with Indoor Lifetimes: Review of Methods and Issues, and Applications to Flooring Materials - G. Norris, Sylvatica (abstract) | E-mail vs. Ordinary Mail: An Ecological Comparison - M. Zurkirch, Swisscom AG, Switzerland (abstract) | Accounting for Engineering Trade-Offs for Decision-Making - K. Stone, US EPA (abstract) |
| 10:30 AM | Use of LCA and TCA for the Evaluation of Pollution Prevention Alternatives - K.M. Lee, Ajou University, Korea (abstract) | A Risk-Based LCA Framework for Analyzing Complex Technologies - R.P. Anex, University of Oklahoma (abstract) | LCA in the Service Industries: Case Study of Telecommunications - A. Horvath, University of California at Berkeley (abstract) | By-Product Synergy -The Ideal Product Disposition - A. Mangan, Applied Sustainability LLC (abstract) |
| 11:00 AM | Use of Life Cycle Costing in Selecting Pollution Prevention Technologies in Navair, U.S. Navy - B. Custer, SAIC (abstract) | Consequences of the Damage Approach on the Valuation Step and LCA in General - P. Hofstetter, ORISE PostDoc/US EPA (abstract) | Using a Life-Cycle Approach to Achieve Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategies in the U.S. - K. Weitz, Research Triangle Institute (abstract) | Utility Based Framework for Material and Process Selection in the Integrated Chain Management of Polymers - Gary Stevens, Polymer Research Centre, UK (abstract) |
| 11:30 AM | Risk-Based Integration of Economics and Life Cycle Environment: Two Methods - G. Norris, Sylvatica (abstract) | Screening and Ranking in the Context of Implicit Toxicological Concern: A Comparison of Methodologies and Requirements - D. Pennington, US EPA (abstract) | LCA of Biocomposites and Impacts on Ecosystems - J. Payet, EPFL, Switzerland (abstract) | Better D&D Decision-making through LCA - K.L. Yuracko, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (abstract) |
| Session | Session IIIA | Session IIIB | Session IIIC | Session IIID |
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Management & Regulatory Issues Moderator: Mike Levy, Environmental Strategies and Solutions |
Data Quality and Availability Moderator: Rita Schenck, IERE |
Product & Process Development & Design I Moderator: Bill Hanson, US EPA |
Measure of Sustainable Development & Natural Resource Use Moderator: Teresa Harten, US EPA |
| 1:30 PM | Integrated LCA and Financial Analysis of the Implications of Implementing the Proposed WEEE Directive - A. Landfield, Ecobalance, UK (abstract) | Uncertainty & Sensitivities in LCA's for Waste Management Systems - M. Koller, Universitaet Pottsdam, Germany (abstract) | The Use of LCA in Product Development, Elin Eriksson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (abstract) | The E2 Vector: A Tool to Analyze the Unlinking between Economic Growth and Environmental Load - M. Goedkoop, PRé Consultants, The Netherlands (abstract) |
| 2:00 PM | LCA and Environmental Management - T. Delaney and J. Heeren, First Environment (abstract) | Integrating the Life Cycle Concept in the Product Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: 2 Tools that Support this Integration - A. Vercalsteren, VITO, Belgium (abstract) | Determination of Weighting Factors and its Application to the LCA of a Printed Circuit Board - K.M. Lee, Ajou University, Korea (abstract) | |
| 2:30 PM | A Methodical Approach on Ecobalancing and EIA based on Material Flow Networks - A Case Study on a German Beer Brewery - J.C. Marx-Gómez, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany (abstract) | The Other Half of the Story: The Implications of System Boundary Incompleteness for LCA Inventory Data - T. Grant, Centre for Design at RMIT University, Australia (abstract) | Ensuring the Sustainability of Domestic Refrigerators - An Approach Using LCA - C. Ciantar, Bournemouth University, UK (abstract) | Quantitative/Qualitative Approach towards the Assessment of Sustainable Building - K. Reiche, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany (abstract) |
| 3:30 PM | 3M's Life Cycle Management Process: A Practical Approach - E. Price, 3M (abstract) | LCA, Data Quality & Sensitivity Analysis: The Case of Mobile Fluid Power Systems - M.C. McManus, University of Bath, UK (abstract) | How to Integrate LCA into Product Development - A. Atik, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany (abstract) | Material Flow Analysis with LCA for Promoting Sustainable Industry/Community Interactions - A Practical Demonstration with Gold Mining - A. Scott, Griffith University, Australia (abstract) |
| 4:00 PM | Programmatic EHS Analyses - The Military's Approach to Environmental Life-Cycle Planning - B. Langer, SAIC (abstract) | Site-Dependent LCA of Ozone Formation, Nutrient Enrichment and Acidification - J. Potting, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark (abstract) | The Resource Use Management Approach: Non-Traditional Tools for LCA and Sustainability - T. Hoagland, US EPA (abstract) | |
| 4:30 PM | Life Cycle Inventory of a Modern Municipal Solid Waste Landfill - R. Coulon, Ecobalance (abstract) | Comparison of Different Streamlined LCA Methods for Product Design - M.D. Bovea, Universitat Jaume I, Spain (abstract) | Design for the Environment Computer Display Project: Life Cycle Assessment / Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment of Desktop Display Technologies - D. Singh, US EPA DfE (abstract) | Life Cycle Study on Palm Oil - S. Yusoff, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia (abstract) |
Day 3 - Thursday
| Session | Session IVA | Session IVB | Session IVC | Session IVD |
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Weighting & Economic Valuation Moderator: Joyce Cooper, University of Washington |
Product & Process Development & Design II Moderator: Ed Price, 3M |
External Reporting & Communication Moderator: Julie Winters, US EPA |
| 8:30 AM | BEES - Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability: Combining Life Cycle Costing and LCA into a Practical Software Tool - B. Lippiatt, NIST (abstract) | Incorporating Costs in LCA - K. Shapiro, Tellus (abstract) | The Application of LCA Tools in the Measurement and Reporting of GHG Emissions - P. Bhatia, Tata Energy & Resources Institute (abstract) | Using an LCI Database for Reporting and Communication - A-C. Pålsson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (abstract) |
| 9:00 AM | Life Cycle Engineering: Performing LCIA and Sensitivity Analysis Using GaBi 3 - S. Spatari, PE-Americas LP (abstract) | Quantitative Data Assessment for Normalization Reference - S. Suh, Centre of Environmental Science (CML), Leiden University, The Netherlands (abstract) | Assessment of Materials and Process Options within Cascaded Systems: A Case Study - E. Williams, University of Surrey, UK (abstract) | Comparing Eco-labeling Policies: Experimental Evidence - M.F. Teisl, University of Maine (abstract) |
| 9:30 AM | TEAM 3.0 - Tool for Environmental Analysis and Management: Managing LCA Information within an Enterprise Setting - R. Coulon, Ecobalance (abstract) | The PIX Module Software: Combining LCA with Activity Based Costing for Sustained Economic Equilibrium - G. Grune, KM Limited (abstract) | Application of LCA to Select Technology for Leachate Treatment - J. Kochany, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (abstract) | LCA for Environmental Product Information Schemes - P. Frankl, University of Rome, Italy (abstract) |
| 10:30 AM | Pragmatic Tools based on the Eco-Indicator 99 - M. Goedkoop, PRé Consultants, The Netherlands (abstract) | Advances in Normalization & Weighting in North American LCA - G. Norris, Sylvatica (abstract) | Buildings as Products: Issues and Challenges for LCA - W. Trusty, Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, Canada (abstract) | Framework for Environmental Decision Making, FRED: A Tool for Environmentally Preferable Purchasing - M.A. Curran, US EPA (abstract) |
| 11:00 AM | Making LCA Data Available via the Internet: LCAccess - T. Skone, SAIC (abstract) | Comparative LCA and Externality Analysis of Biodiesel & Fossil Diesel Fuel - A. Vercalsteren, VITO, Belgium (abstract) | Decision Support for Cleaner Technologies by Estimating Exposures to Industrial Emissions Using Modeling and GIS - J. Zhang, UCLA (abstract) | LCA at the Heart of the EMS: IERE's Agricultural Community EMS Program - R. Schenck, Institute for Environmental Research and Education (abstract) |
| 11:30 AM | Development of TRACI - Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical Impacts - J. Bare, US EPA (abstract) | Environmental Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Products - S. Kumaran, National University of Singapore (abstract) | Material/Energy Flow Balance Analysis with LCA for a Large Metropolitan City - I. Christensen, Brisbane City Council, Australia (abstract) | |
| 12:00 PM | Distributed Information System for Environmentally Conscious Process Design - Y. Fukushima, University of Tokyo, Japan (abstract) | Chinese Site-Normalization References for LCIA - J. Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Technical University of Denmark (abstract) | An Integrated Product Life Cycle Design Tool - R. Coulon, Ecobalance (abstract) | 'Buying Green' through the Federal Logistics Information System - S. Harris, Defense Logistics Agency (abstract) |
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Wrap-Up and Discussion on LCA
Facilitators: Mary Ann Curran, EPA and Steven Rolander, SAIC
This session will begin with 5-minute presentations summarizing and analyzing what was presented in the 12 platform sessions. Attendees will participate in discussing the following key questions and will be asked to share their views.