Using monetization to harmonize life-cycle assessment and life-cycle cost analysis for green public procurement of pavement projects Universiteit Antwerpen
This research applies monetization to harmonize life cycle assessment (LCA) with life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) for implementation in the green public procurement of pavement projects. The monetized environmental impact (MEI) shows an excellent correlation with the net present value. As both indicators are expressed using the same unit, LCA and LCCA can be easily combined into a single sustainability indicator. The MEI is mainly deter-mined by ...