Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) produced in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States

Richard Bergman; Sevda Alanya-Rosenbaum

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Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) produced in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard Bergman, Sevda Alanya-Rosenbaum

Year:

2017

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

CORRIM Final Report. Module H2. 90 p.

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Abstract

The goal of the present study was to develop life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) data associated with laminated veneer lumber (LVL) production in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region of the United States from cradle-to-gate mill output. The authors collected primary (survey) mill data from LVL production facilities per Consortium on Research for Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM) Research Guidelines. Comparative assertions were not a goal of the present study.

Keywords

Resources, Emissions, Engineered wood, Life-cycle inventory, Energy, Carbon

Citation

Bergman, Richard D.; Alanya-Rosenbaum, Sevda. 2016. Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) produced in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. CORRIM Final Report. Module H1. 92 p. https://corrim.org/wp-content/uploads/Module-H1-PNW-LVL.pdf.