The LCA Network is an international network with participants from universities of applied sciences, universities, and the business sector, working on life cycle assessments (LCA) or environmental impact assessments in a broader sense.
Contact Person: Alexander Compeer
Research Area: LCA and environmental impact assessment
The network, initiated by MNEXT (Avans University of Applied Sciences), aims to:
- Share knowledge and data
- Facilitate connections within the LCA field
- Collaborate on research projects
- Improve harmonized approaches to LCA
The network organizes 2 to 3 meetings per year covering the following topics:
- New developments in methodology and software
- Presentations of case studies and discussion of challenges
- Accessing quality data (for biobased products)
- Discussing collaborations for new projects
- Communicating LCA outcomes
Recent participants
- Avans University of Applied Sciences
- Bolsius B Corp
- BTG
- CETENMA
- CHILL
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- HAS Green Academy
- Antwerp University of Applied Sciences
- Gent University of Applied Sciences
- Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
- Zeeland University of Applied Sciences
- Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
- KU Leuven
- NHL Stenden
- Signify
- Strathclyde University
- Trinity College Dublin
- TU Eindhoven
- United Experts
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa
- Universidade Federal Juiz de Fora
- Universidade Federal Rio de Janeiro
- Antwerpen University
- Gent University
- Maastricht University
- Twente University
- Utrecht University
- University of Iceland
- Use Impulse
- VITO
- Wageningen Sustainability Research
- WeLOOP