Introductory training course on life cycle assessment

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has partnered with Edge Environment to provide specialised training in the area of life cycle assessment (LCA), with the aim of increasing industry’s understanding and implementation of the subject.

“The industry has come a long way in a decade - and we now have more than 750 Green Star-rated projects around Australia to prove it,” said GBCA Chief Executive Romilly Madew.

“The next step is for us to assess the environmental impacts of our buildings - and the materials within them - throughout their entire life cycles.”

Delivered over a four-part series, the LCA training will cover how to conduct an LCA and how LCA is treated within Green Star, and provide insights into material life cycle impacts, product transparency and sustainable procurement and strategy.

“Life cycle assessment is not a fad and will increasingly be understood as a smart business decision within a sustainable business model,” Madew claimed. In fact, LCA has recently been integrated into Green Star rating tools with the introduction of the ‘Materials Life Cycle Impact’ Innovation Challenge and two LCA-based draft credits. 

“As the circular economy expands, our industry will need to understand how to work with LCA, and the Green Building Council of Australia is committed to providing the skills training and support needed to drive the next evolution of sustainability,” Madew said.

The first course in the series will commence on 25 September. For more information and to register for the course, click here.