Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of composite I-joists 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 composite I-joists produced in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States

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Authors:

Richard Bergman, Sevda Alanya-Rosenbaum

Year:

2017

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

CORRIM Final Report, Module F1. Seattle, WA: University of Washington. 1-110.

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to update life-cycle assessment (LCA) data associated with I-joist production in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region of the United States from cradle-to-gate mill output. The authors collected primary mill data from I-joist production facilities per Consortium on Research for Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM) research guidelines. Comparative assertions were not a goal of this study.

Keywords

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

Citation

Bergman, Richard D.; Alanya-Rosenbaum, Sevda. 2017. Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of composite I-joists produced in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. CORRIM Final Report, Module F1. Seattle, WA: University of Washington. 1-110.