Annual General Meeting of the Life Cycle Association of New Zealand Inc.

Please join us for this year’s free LCANZ AGM on Thursday 14th September 2023 from 2:30pm to 6pm at Mott Macdonald, L2 Boardroom, Packenham Street West, Auckland CBD.

The AGM will be principally an in-person event, but a zoom link will be provided to all registered members who are unable to attend in-person.

In addition to the AGM, we are excited to hold a presentation and panel discussion session on an exciting new topic - Dynamic LCA (3:30-5:00 PM). This event is by open invitation to both members and non-members. This session on Dynamic LCA will be especially valuable to individuals and organisations involved in the building and infrastructure sector. An overview of this session is provided below.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM!

Invitation to 15th Annual General Meeting of the Life Cycle Association of New Zealand

Date: Thursday 14th September 2023

Time: 2.30pm– 6.00pm

Venue: Mott Macdonald, L2 Boardroom, Packenham Street West, Auckland CBD

Online – Zoom (details will be emailed to all registered attendees)

Event includes:

2.30-3.30pm – LCANZ AGM with following Agenda

President’s report
Treasurer’s report
Committee Elections
General business

3.30-5.00pm – Presentation on Dynamic LCA and Panel Session

5.00-6.00pm – Networking

See also the attached the LCANZ committee nomination form.

Modelling the role of time in carbon footprints for building elements - testing different methodologies

Dynamic LCA potentially provides a more accurate way of accounting for carbon emissions and storage in building elements. It incorporates assessment of the role of time in accounting for carbon storage and emissions. It potentially provides a more policy-relevant and scientifically accurate method of carbon accounting than conventional methods that simply quantify all carbon emissions as being released at time “0” even if, in fact, the carbon is stored for many years prior to its release as carbon dioxide or methane.

This project applied the Dynamic LCA method to different materials used in NZ residential wall, floor and roof constructions, including consideration of the operational and end-of-life phases. The results are relevant to existing and future initiatives such as: the MBIE Building for Climate Change programme, EPD Australasia, BRANZ tools (such as CO2RE and LCAQuick), and other proprietary tools (e.g. EToolLCD, One Click LCA).

The project was funded by MBIE Building for Climate Change programme and BRANZ, and involved Massey University, BRANZ, Scion Research and École de Technologie Supérieure, Montréal.