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Environmental impacts

Four steps in a process of evaluating a material or product to be used in a building:
1. Establish the intent and scope of the study 2. Conduct an inventory analysis 3. Carry out an impact assessment 4. Run an improvement analysis and summarize the study results
This describes:
A. Life-cycle cost analysis
B. Environmental impact statement
C. Life-cycle assessment
D. IEQ survey

AnswerC. Life-cycle assessment or LCA

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