evaluating stormwater management devices— the role of life cycle assessment
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Evaluating Stormwater Management Devices— the Role of Life Cycle Assessment. Robbie Andrew 1 and Eva-Terezia Vesely 2 1 NZ Centre for Ecological Economics, Palmerston North 2 Landcare Research, Auckland. Summary. Life cycle assessment (LCA) Rain gardens Site Analysis - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Evaluating Stormwater Management Devices—
the Role of Life Cycle Assessment
Robbie Andrew1 and Eva-Terezia Vesely2
1 NZ Centre for Ecological Economics, Palmerston North2 Landcare Research, Auckland
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Summary
• Life cycle assessment (LCA)• Rain gardens• Site• Analysis• Conclusions / Future work
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Today’s Purpose
Address the following:
• General perception is that rain gardens are more env friendly
• Is LCA the tool for the job?• Indirect effects and impacts are
often ignored
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Life Cycle Assessment (1)
• “Cradle to Grave”• ISO 14040 series
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LCA: Sounds useful…
• An objective approach• ISO 14040• Direct and Indirect impacts• Bottom-up• International data gathering effort
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LCA: But…
• Assumes linearity– Production of 2kg of product impacts
environment twice as much as production of 1kg
• System boundary critical– Conclusions can strongly depend on
how much you include in the analysis
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The 3 Stages of LCA
• Goal and Scope Definition• Inventory Analysis• Impact Assessment
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An Application
• Goal: To compare the life-cycle environmental impact of a rain garden with that of an equivalent conventional stormwater device
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Study Site
• North Shore City• Design incomplete: difficulties with
sloping terrain Cost
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Raingarden: Life Cycle
Screenshot from GaBi 4
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Raingarden: Production
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Raingarden: Use
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Raingarden: Disposal
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• This is a Work in Progress• Much of initial work complete• Data collection to continue• Monitoring data to be used• Impact Assessment
Conclusions / Future Work
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Acknowledgements
• Surya Pandey and Robyn Simcock of Landcare Research
• Barbara Nebel of Forest Research• Foundation for Research, Science,
and Technology