Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of laminated veneer lumber produced in the southeast region of the United States

Richard Bergman; Sevda Alanya-Rosenbaum

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Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of laminated veneer lumber produced in the southeast 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 gate-to-gate laminated veneer lumber (LVL) production in the southeast (SE) region of the U.S. with the ultimate aim of constructing an updated cradle-to-gate mill output life-cycle assessment (LCA). 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 southeast region of the United States. CORRIM Final Report. Module H2. Corvallis, OR: Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials. 89 p. https://corrim.org/wp-content/uploads/Module-H2-SE-LVL.pdf.