New Life Cycle Assessment Report from MCA
Posted
09/17/2012
A new Life Cycle Assessment report from the Metal Construction
Association (MCA) calculates the average environmental impact of
the processes and the building envelope products manufactured by
MCA member companies. The report is ideal for architects,
designers, MCA member companies and the buildings and construction
community at large to use for environmental benchmarking and
decision-making. MCA, in cooperation with the National Coil Coating
Association, commissioned PE International, Boulder, CO, to conduct
the assessment. Life Cycle Assessment of Metal Construction
Association (MCA) Production Processes, Metal Roof and Wall Panel
Products is available as a pdf at no charge on the MCA website.
For this report, primary data were collected on five manufacturing
processes used in manufacturing three key products: Insulated Metal
Panels (IMP), Metal Composite Material (MCM) Panels and
roll-formed claddings. Using the environmental profiles of the
respective gate-to-gate processes and cradle-to-gate products,
professionals in the building and construction industry will find
it a helpful reference in gauging environmental impact of building
materials.
The 64-page report contains numerous charts and illustrations
examining the environmental profile of the MCA's primary products
and the relative contribution of MCA processes. The study will help
MCA integrate sustainability into its support for members and drive
continuous improvement in the industry. MCA will be
developing Environmental Product Declarations next to provide a
summary of the LCA information for the design community.
A complete list and description of MCA's highly respected
technical materials, including this report, are available at www.metalconstruction.org/pubs/. Most
documents are downloadable free from the site.