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Industrial International Chair on Life Cycle Assessment
Industrial Research Chairs
Phone: (514) 340-5925 Fax: (514) 340-5913

Research areas description

Mission :

“To deliver an integrated research program that increases basic knowledge and develops the generic life cycle tools needed to implement sustainable development in our partners' respective sectors.”

Goals :

- Integrate LCA methodology into the CO2 emission credit quantification process of the Kyoto Protocol

- Broaden the LCA framework to ingrate the elements that have been set aside up until now, including the “consequential”, temporal and social components

- Develop and validate life cycle impact measurement models and create new indicators

- Integrate knowledge with the development of decision-support software.

Research staff

Professors / researchers (1)
Number of graduate students: 26
Number of research agents: 8

Specialized equipment

SimaPro 7 consultant + Franklin Database

Gabi 4 professional + extended database

TEAM 4 + DEAM database

KCL-Eco + specific database

Ecoinvent1.2 database

External sources of funding

Alcan, ArcelorMittal, Bell Canada, Cascades, Desjardins, Eco Entreprises Québec/Recyc-Québec, Electricité  de France/Gaz de France, RONA, Hydro-Québec, Johnson & Johnson, TOTAL, VEOLIA Environnement

Press review about Industrial International Chair on Life Cycle Assessment

January 27, 2019, La Tribune, Miroir, miroir, dis-moi qui est le plus vert Les expertises de Réjean Samson, directeur du Centre international de référence en analyse du cycle de vie (CIRAIG) de Polytechnique Montréal et de Dominique Maxime, du CIRAIG également.
November 22, 2018, Radio-Canada, Gravel le matin - Voitures électriques pas si vertes que ça : Entrevue avec Réjean Samson Entrevue de Réjean Samson, professeur titulaire au Département de génie chimique de Polytechnique Montréal (3:56).
Other mentions: La voiture électrique, pas si écologique