Life-Cycle Assessment
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Basics
- An analysis of a device or facilities lifetime, usually for Emissions or Energy Usage
- More useful that Instantanious Efficiency / Pollution
- This is where the headline of "Used cars may be more eco-friendly than getting a new electric" due to the "Debt" the lelectric car would have due to the Li-Ion Batteries and other componets
- Often used for Power Plants
Internal Links
External Links
- The Wikipedia Page on Life-Cycle Assessments
- The EPA Page on This
- The Wikipedia Page on Sustainable Materials Management (a related design philosphy)