{"id":2371,"date":"2026-07-08T15:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ipa.pt\/ipa\/?page_id=2371"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:05:05","slug":"stages-of-the-lca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.ipa.pt\/ipa\/en\/stages-of-the-lca\/","title":{"rendered":"Stages of the LCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2371\" class=\"elementor elementor-2371\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da27116 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da27116\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301972e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"301972e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5bd0f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5bd0f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb45750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fb45750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd9a60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fd9a60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc4971 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cc4971\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd121f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fd121f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stages of the LCA <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d86854 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d86854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe main stages of the LCA assessment framework, as defined in the ISO 14040 standard, are as follows: (1) objective and scope, (2) inventory, (3) assessment, and (4) review and interpretation. The results will identify the life cycle stages with the highest and lowest impact indicators and the relevant key contributions. This information can be used for various applications, such as material selection, product development or improvement, and strategic planning.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b45179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b45179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40ddb4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40ddb4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ipa.pt\/ipa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3_2_1_2-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.ipa.pt\/ipa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3_2_1_2-1.webp 629w, https:\/\/staging.ipa.pt\/ipa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3_2_1_2-1-300x184.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c47c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c47c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7846897 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7846897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes, certain critical environmental impacts (consumption, emissions or others) arise from the use or consumption of energy and materials. However, it is only in some cases that their most significant effect occurs during the extraction and production of materials or at the end of their useful life. It was essential to take the life cycle and its assessment into account. Life cycle assessment (LCA) involves the analysis and evaluation of the impacts of extraction, transport, production, on-site assembly, use and end-of-life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27561d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f27561d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bda8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8bda8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.ipa.pt\/ipa\/en\/projects\/embodied-carbon-in-the-context-of-the-lisbon-drainage-tunnels\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Life Cycle Assessment in the Pre-Construction Phase \u2013 Carbon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749d3de elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"749d3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.ipa.pt\/ipa\/en\/projects\/dnsh-carbon-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Life Cycle Assessment in the Operational Phase \u2013 Carbon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e20e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78e20e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stages of the LCA The main stages of the LCA assessment framework, as defined in the ISO 14040 standard, are as follows: (1) objective and scope, (2) inventory, (3) assessment, and (4) review and interpretation. 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