A practitioner’s introduction to LCA databases: EPiC and ICE

Nawarathna, Amalka; Karaki, Ghada; Sierra, Francisco; Moghayedi, Alireza; Moncaster, Alice

Abstract

This short comparative review of two construction material databases explains their potential use for assessing embodied carbon to designers and practitioners not yet expert in the field. It introduces and examines the Australian Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) database (updated in 2024) and the UK Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE) which was significantly updated in 2019.

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Acceptance Date: Sep 23, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Sep 23, 2024
• Publication Date: Sep 23, 2024
• Deposit Date: Oct 24, 2024
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/13319249
• External URL: https://www.buildingsandcities.org/insights/commentaries/lca-databases.html