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.
1
introduces
PEnA-­‐Db
(Platform
for
Environmental
Assessment–Database),
where
the
target

is
to
integrate
LCA
datasets
on
decision
making
tools
in
construction.
It
relies
on
International

reference
Life
Cycle
Data
System,
ILCD,
(European
Commission,
2010)
and
open
access
data
when

possible.

For
conformity,
any
LCI
or
LCIA
dataset
should
meet
ILCD
entry
level
requirements.
The
format

itself
does
not
set
any
requirements
for
the
property
rights
of
the
data.
An
ILCD
dataset
can
be

published
in
the
Life
Cycle
Data
Network
under
developers/owners
own
conditions.
It
is
web-­‐
based
and
non-­‐centralized
ensuring
easy
access
via
searches,
filtering,
and
sorting.

Forest
PEnA-Db

datasets

Excel
Construction Open • Reporting

Environmental • Independent

Wood
products
database
IFC

applications
e.g.

SQL
(GNU
General
Public
– cost
accounting

License,
GPL
)
– building
desing,

-­‐EU
Life
Cycle
Data
SQL
– green
building

-­‐EN15804
compatibility

Network
XML
certification

-­‐national
construction
• ,)

-­‐EPD
databases
material
nomenclatures

ILCD Compliance

Figure
1:
PEnA-­‐Db,
an
integration
of
LCI
datasets
on
construction
decision
making
tools.

LCI
data
is
usually
organized
according
the
inherent
property
of
material
(e.g.
metal,
wood),

whereas
the
industrial
users
organize
materials
according
their
use
(e.g.
construction
industries

use
their
own
nomenclatures:
beams,
pipes,
heating).
PEnA-­‐Db
is
a
necessary
filter
facilitating

integration
of
LCA
on
construction
design,
budgeting
and
accounting.
XML
format
used
in
ILCD

datasets,
gives
relatively
easy
access
to
LCI
data.
The
preliminary
implementation
of
PEnA-­‐Db
uses

MySQL,
so
that
data
transformations
form
LCI
categories
to
construction
nomenclatures
is
flexible.

Using
open
access
database
software
allows
easy
access
to
data
using
common
access
methods

such
as
web
platforms
or
spreadsheets.

References

EcoModules,
2014:

www.mtt.fi/ecomodules

European
Commission
-­‐
Joint
Research
Centre
-­‐
Institute
for
Environment
and
Sustainability,
2010.

International
Reference
Life
Cycle
Data
System
(ILCD)
Handbook
-­‐
General
guide
for
Life
Cycle

Assessment
-­‐
Detailed
guidance.
First
edition
March
2010.
EUR
24708
EN.
Luxembourg.
Publications

Office
of
the
European
Union

Usva
Kirsi,
et
al.
2009.
Towards
certified
carbon
footprints
of
products
–
a
roadmap
for
data
production.

Government
Institute
for
Economic
Research
(VATT),
Research
reports
No.
143:2.

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