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NORDIC LCA GUIDELINE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW OF ONGOING WORK Yannos Wikstrm October 23rd 2019 NORDIC LCA GUIDELINE BACKGROUND Joint effort between NPRA, STA and FTA NordLCA project initiated in 2017 WP1 Phase II: Nordic

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NORDIC LCA GUIDELINE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

OVERVIEW OF ONGOING WORK

Yannos Wikström

October 23rd 2019

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  • Joint effort between NPRA, STA and FTA
  • NordLCA project initiated in 2017
  • WP1 – Phase II: Nordic LCA Guideline for

Infrastructure

  • Draft prepared by Østfoldsforskning

during 2018

NORDIC LCA GUIDELINE – BACKGROUND

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  • Narrow down playing field defined in

ISO and EN standards

  • Support methodological consistency

and implementation

  • Provide base for development of

National Guidelines

NORDIC LCA GUIDELINE – MOTIVATION

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  • Introduction
  • LCA in short
  • Planning process
  • Study definition / Implementation

NORDIC LCA GUIDELINE – STRUCTURE

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  • Communication
  • National Guidelines
  • Green Procurement
  • Procurement of LCA Services

NORDIC LCA GUIDELINE – STRUCTURE

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  • Provide support for decision making

across planning process stages

  • Develop material to support

environmental certification and third party verified communication of environmental performance

STUDY DEFINITION – GOAL

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  • Transportation system
  • Project
  • Element
  • Component
  • Material

STUDY DEFINITION – PRODUCT SYSTEM

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  • One km of the straight-line distance

between point A and point B

  • Road infrastructure: one km of road

(option to use m2 available).

  • Rail infrastructure: one km of railway

STUDY DEFINITION – FUNCTIONAL UNIT

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  • Specific boundary definition across all

planning process stages

  • Based on EN 15804
  • Management of activities requiring

specific consideration addressed

  • Recommendation on study assessment

period

STUDY DEFINITION – SYSTEM BOUNDARIES

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  • 60 years suggested
  • Longer or shorter assessment period

may be defined when supported by the study goal and product system definition

STUDY DEFINITION – ASSESSMENT PERIOD

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  • Progressive scale-up of quality

requirements

  • Based on EN 15804
  • Focus on generic vs specific/EPD data
  • Assumptions on technology

development over study period

STUDY DEFINITION – DATA QUALITY

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  • Based on EN 15804
  • Focus on Global Warming Potential
  • GWPFOSSIL – mandatory
  • GWPLULUC – recommended
  • GWPBIOGENIC – optional
  • Recommended to include core indicators

STUDY DEFINITION – IMPACT CATEGORIES

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www.tyrens.se

Yannos Wikström

yannos.wikstrom@tyrens.se

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