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	U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Supports LCA
	“LCA is a powerful analytical technique used to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product’s life, from extraction, manufacture, use, reuse and disposal. ‘By encouraging the use of LCA in LEED we’re encouraging project teams to use analytical tools that are based on information about resource flows through our environmental as well as economic systems. Our expectation is that project teams will make more informed decisions as a result’ said Brendan Owens, Vice President of LEED Technical Development, USGBC…’it is one of the best ways conduct trade-off analysis to guide decisions about the specification of products.’” --U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
	Life Cycle Assessment Tested for Half Century
	“LCA may be an evolving method, as is virtually all science-based methodology, but it is not an emerging one as some suggest. It has been under active development on an international level for almost half a century. But the fact that it is a complex methodology creates issues and challenges for both practitioners and users and it is therefore essential that there be an ongoing education process.” --Misconceptions and Misunderstanding about LCA
	NSI International
	“A life cycle assessment measures inputs, outputs and environmental impacts of a product across its lifespan, from cradle to grave. The Environmental Product Declaration is the third-party-verified report that functions like a nutrition label to explain the data generated from a life cycle assessment.” --NSF International is an accredited, third-party certification body that tests and certifies products to verify they meet these public health and safety standards. Products that meet these standards bear the NSF Mark, which is respected by consumers, manufacturers, retailers and regulatory agencies at the local, state, federal and international level. Quoted from National Science Foundation (NSF) International release, accessed here.

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