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Announcing:
Life Cycle Assessment X
'Bridging Science, Policy and the Public'
Portland, November 2 - November 4, 2010

New: The Outlook and Opportunity for Type III Environmental Product Declarations in the United States of America

ACLCA Policy

The American Center for Life Cycle Assessment is a non-profit membership organization formed in 2001.

The mission of ACLCA is to build capacity and knowledge of LCA. This mission is supported by the following goals:

To increase awareness of and to promote the adoption of Environmental LCA among industry, government, and NGOs.

To support education and outreach through conferences, online educational opportunities, information exchange and other media.

To support presence of underrepresented American groups in national and international conferences and other forums related to LCA.

To promote networking among LCA practitioners and researchers.

ACLCA is a part of the Institute for Environmental Research and Education (IERE), a 501(c)3 organization. You can view the ACLCA business plan here.

The Advisory Council includes individuals in industry, government, academia and the NGO community. It meets biennially to guide the direction of the Center, providing overall strategic direction. Our executive committee includes: Michael Deru (NREL); Rita Schenck (IERE); H. Scott Mathews (Carnegie Mellon University); and Mike Levy (American Chemistry Council - Plastics Division).

LCA Jobs

Senior Scientist, LCM - Georgia Pacific

Professor - Golisano Institute for Sustainability at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Environmental Engineer - LCA - KEURIG

Project manager forLCA data base for agriculture - ART, Zurich (announcement in French / German)

ACLCA Manager - lead the LCA Center as it expands and supports the increasing use of LCA in the U.S.

UL Environment - Environmental Analyst - Life Cycle Assessment, Northbrook, IL

RMIT - Research Officer, Life Cycle Assessment and the Built Environment, Melbourne