New LCA Report Calculates Environmental Impact of Building Envelope Products
GLENVIEW, Ill. — 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, Colo. 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.