Type III Life-Cycle Impact Profile Declarations for Products and Services (SCS-002)
Call for Applications - Environmentalist Category
Leonardo Academy is now accepting applications for an additional member on the SCS-002 Standards Committee within the Environmentalist Interest Category. Any individual or representative of an organization that is focused on preserving and improving the environment, and is interested in participating in a national dialogue on life-cycle assessment and Type III labeling, is encouraged to submit an application (Word) (PDF).
Applications should be submitted by 5:00 pm (CST) on Wednesday, July 22, 2009. The new Committee member will be announced on Monday, July 27, 2009.Questions about the application process should be directed to Amanda Raster: amanda@leonardoacademy.org or 608-280-0255.
SCS-002 Background
As announced in the PINS filing, posted in ANSI “Standards Action” on November 9, 2007, this standard is intended to:
"Specif[y] the life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods, scope, metrics and format for declarations. This standard will comply with the requirements of ISO 14044 and ASTM draft standard E06.71.10. This standard is not intended to establish minimum environmental performance requirements or define a preference for one technology relative to another. This standard is intended to develop a uniform and standardized format for properly reporting the environmental life-cycle impacts of any system studied. The standard explicitly excludes weighting factors and interpretation of LCIA results."
The purpose of this project is:
"To have verifiable environmental performance data and information in a consistent format, based on a full life-cycle impact assessment."
Industry stakeholders include service industries and their clients, building industry professionals, building owners and operators. Regulators, academicians, environmental representatives and other interested stakeholders are also invited to participate in the standard development process.
SCS-002 Draft Standard - The initial draft of the Type III Life-Cycle Impact Profile Declarations for Products and Services (SCS-002) standard is now available for comment here. Please submit comments to amanda@leonardoacademy.org
SCS-002 Committee Members - To view a list of the individuals selected for the SCS-002 Standards Committee, click here.
If you are interested in participating in this standard development process, contact Leonardo Academy (amanda@leonardoacademy.org).
Leonardo Academy is a member of the American National Standards Institution (ANSI), an organization that coordinates the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States. Leonardo Academy is an ANSI Accredited standard developer and is actively engaged in consensus standard development. We believe that these national standards are an important tool for teaching sustainability objectives.
