| Time | Title | Speaker | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Registration, coffee and croissants | ||
| 9:15 | Welcome and introduction DF57-00 Introduction DF57 - Frischknecht.pdf | Rolf Frischknecht | treeze (Switzerland) |
| Setting the scene | [Franziska Wyss] | [ Moderator ] | |
| 9:20 | The Swiss landscape of environmental information in the construction sector DF57-01 Kellenberger - Swiss Landscape.pdf | Daniel Kellenberger | Intep (Switzerland) |
| 9:40 | The demand for environmental information: why do we rely on life cycle assessment data (KBOB-recommendation)? DF57-02 Lalive.pdf | Annick Lalive | City of Zurich (Switzerland) |
| 10:00 | The use of environmental information in the planning process: why do we use life cycle based information? DF57-03 Huber.pdf | Manfred Huber | aardeplan (Switzerland) |
| 10:20 | The supply of environmental information: why do we provide transparent LCA data to the KBOB-recommendation? DF57-04 Hofstetter.pdf | Dominic Hofstetter | Flumroc (Switzerland) |
| 10:40 | Coffee break | ||
| Situation in European countries | [Franziska Wyss] | [ Moderator ] | |
| 11:10 | Environmental assessment of buildings in Germany DF57-05 Luetzkendorf.pdf | Thomas Lützkendorf | KIT, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (Germany) |
| 11:30 | Environmental assessment of buildings in Austria DF57-06 Passer.pdf | Alexander Passer | TU Graz (Austria) |
| 11:50 | Environmental assessment of buildings in France DF57-07 Lasvaux - Situation France.pdf | Sébastien Lasvaux | CSTB, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (France) |
| 12:10 | Lunch break | ||
| Future developments in European legislation, harmonisation and research | [Rolf Frischknecht] | [ Moderator ] | |
| 13:10 | The European Union's construction products' regulation: its mechanisms and potential consequences on the current landscape of environmental labels and tools in the construction sector DF57-08 Bossenmayer.pdf | Andreas Bossenmayer | OFCL, Swiss Federal office for construction and logistics (Switzerland) |
| 13:30 | Overview of EU harmonisation of building environmental assessment tools and labelling: the EeBGuide DF57-09 Lasvaux - EeBGuide.pdf | Sébastien Lasvaux | CSTB, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (France) |
| 13:50 | The Standard Sustainable Construction Switzerland: experiences and perspectives DF57-10 Kellenberger - Standard SNBS.pdf | Daniel Kellenberger | Intep (Switzerland) |
| 14:10 | Target values regarding environmental impacts of buildings DF57-11 Wyss.pdf | Franziska Wyss | treeze (Switzerland) |
| 14:30 | The environmental significance of construction: the case of wood buildings DF57-12 Heeren.pdf | Niko Heeren | ETHZ (Switzerland) |
| 14:50 | Coffee break | ||
| Short presentations and Plenary discussion | [Rolf Frischknecht] | [ Moderator ] | |
| 15:20 | Compatibility of elevator PCR (draft) with other tools and standards DF57-13 Stettler.pdf | Cornelia Stettler | Carbotech (Switzerland) |
| 15:30 | Harmonization in the construction sector: a global EPD Tool for cement and concrete DF57-14 Mankaa.pdf | Rose Mankaa | Italcementi Group (Italy) |
| 15:40 | Life Cycle Assessment, wood products and building materials – on-going activities in COST Actions FP1303 and FP1407 DF57-15 Kutnar.pdf | Andreja Kutnar | University of Primorska, Koper (Slovenia) |
| 15:50 | Modelling the use phase of building materials: Approach and preliminary results DF57-16 Savi.pdf | Daniel Savi | Büro für Umweltchemie (Switzerland) |
| 16:00 | Mainstreaming life-cycle analysis for buildings and materials DF57-17 Brown.pdf | Andrea Brown | Director, WBCSD Safe and Sustainable Materials Cluster |
| 16:10 | Needs, requirements and expectations related to environmental information on buildings | Plenary discussion | |
| 16:30 | Wrap-up | ||
| 16:35 | News from the LCA forum association, announcement of DF 58 and 2015 programme | Yves Loerincik, Stefanie Hellweg | Quantis Intl. (Switzerland), ETHZ (Switzerland) |
| 16:45 | Farewell |
DF 57 – Life cycle assessment in the building sector: analytical tools, environmental information and labels
Dear colleagues with an interest in Life Cycle Assessment,
We cordially invite you to the 57th Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment
The official language of this event is English
Buildings are an important consumer of energy and an important source of greenhouse gas emissions. In the last decade buildings and their environmental impacts are getting more and more attention. Analytical tools are being developed, environmental information based on environmental product declarations is being standardised and several sustainability and environmental tools and labelling schemes are being used in Switzerland. The discussion forum will provide an overview on different tools, information and labelling schemes, highlighting common aspects and main differences. The application of life cycle based information in the planning process is presented from the perspectives of building owners, practitioners and industry. The situation in neighbouring countries is described and the influence of the European Union’s construction products' regulation on the current landscape of environmental tools and labels is discussed. Results from recent research projects are shown. Needs and expectations from the viewpoint of building owners, planners and architects, and suppliers, respectively will be discussed. The goal of the discussion forum is to support informed decisions about the most appropriate environmental information and labelling schemes for the coming decade.
We look forward to meeting you in Zurich!
Rolf Frischknecht, on behalf of the organising committee
Download: DF57-Programme LCA in the building sector.pdf
Livestream / Videorecordings: Access to the livestreamlng was available at the day of the event (payment required).
Videos are available after DF57 on this link: https://www.multimedia.ethz.ch/misc/lca/2014-57