LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Life Cycle Assessment



Life Cycle Assessment

Energy consumption is an important component of any LCA study, and the majority of data collected for this energy assessment of incandescent lamps, CFLs, and LED lamps was gathered from information provided in existing LCA reports. Although this report is not an LCA study itself, a brief overview of the basic LCA process is provided for context when interpreting the findings.

An LCA is a tool used to evaluate energy and raw material consumption, emissions, and other wastes related to a product or system's entire life cycle. It characterizes and quantifies the inputs, outputs, ...