Lecture 4: Inventory analysis

Constructing a flow model and collecting data of the technical system, as defined in the goal and scope. Understanding this phase of LCA is important for you to make a detailed description of the technical system of your  project, and to help you start collecting relevant data. This is necessary as background for the second project supervision meeting (PS2).

Litterature for L4:

-      Bauman and Tillman (2004) Hitch Hiker’s Guide, chapter 4

-      PRé Consultants (2008) SimaPro 7 Introduction to LCA, chapter 3.

-      Rebitzer et al. (2004) Life cycle assessment. Part 1: Framework, goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, and applications.