Who sets the standard?

The International Standards Organisation (ISO) sets world-wide standard for many activities, including Life Cycle Assessment. Although not all LCAs have to follow these standards, it is necessary to do so before publishing any comparative results.Recognising the need to address the total life cycle of product and to fully understand the environmental impact of building and occupying houses, Think Brick Australia has used an international best practice total Life Cycle Assessment methodology to more accurately compare the advantages and disadvantages of different building materials.In a first for our industry, Think Brick Australia commissioned energy consultants Energetics to conduct an ISO 14040 fully compliant and peer reviewed total Life Cycle Assessment to quantify the environment impact of clay brick.View the results and conclusions or alternatively read the full report . Visit the Think Brick Australia blog to comment and read more information on the methodology used and the policy implications of the findings.