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The Building Products Innovation Council developed the Building Products Life Cycle Inventory (BP LCI) to serve the national interest in improving the impact of the built environment. It is a freely available service developed and maintained by the building industry. It provides a nationally consistent and scientifically reliable method and database for conducting Life Cycle Assessment of building products.
This section of the BPIC website provides an explanation of the BP LCI and its uses including:
BPIC members in association with the federal Department of Industry Innovation and Scientific Research funded the BP LCI project. The project has been conducted by a broad based consortium of industry, academia and government to ensure it is scientifically reliable, independently validated and consistent with international best practice; particularly recognised international standards for LCI and LCA. The Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society (ALCAS) and The Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) have provided important leadership and advice to the project.
The BP LCI is intended to encourage the building industry to adopt nationally consistent and scientifically validated methods of environmental assessment, enabling:
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Manufacturers of building products to measure, report and improve the environmental impact of their products,
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Building product users to assess the environmental impact of the these products,
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LCA Tools suppliers to develop LCA tools and integrated building design tools,
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Policy analysts to use the database to consider regulatory developments.
BPIC will maintain the database and methodology to ensure it remains current and is available for use by an ever expanding group of products and the building industry at large.
We welcome your comments and questions by providing an inquiry form and a source of guidance available to users of the BP LCI.
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