Research areas description
Founded in 2001, the International Reference Center for Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Transition (CIRAIG) is recognized worldwide for its work and initiatives, which are built on a solid scientific foundation. CIRAIG supports industries, governments, organizations, and consumers in their transition toward a sustainable society guided by a scientific approach. Its research and expert services focus on the development and implementation of knowledge and tools related to life cycle assessment, including both environmental and social aspects, carbon and water footprints, the circular economy, analysis of pathways to carbon neutrality, and energy system modeling. CIRAIG collaborates with several research centers around the world and actively participates in international initiatives (such as the UNEP Life Cycle Initiative and ISO) to build consensus on methodological developments in the field. CIRAIG’s main research unit is the International Research Consortium on Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Transition, which brings together the expertise of two universities in Montreal, Canada: Polytechnique Montréal and UQÀM, as well as HES-SO and EPFL in Switzerland. Its second research unit is the Chair in Sustainable Consumption, which brings together the expertise of Polytechnique Montréal and ESG UQAM. Among its major achievements are: IMPACT World+, WULCA, OpenIO-Canada, and the Quebec life cycle inventory database project POLARIIS+. For more information, visit the website.
Research interests
- 1007 Water resources and supply
- 1500 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
- 1501 Water quality, pollution
- 1503 Air and noise pollution
- 1600 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
- 2955 Numerical analysis
- 2960 Mathematical modelling
- 4503 Surface water
- 4504 Groundwater
- 4705 Ecotoxicology
- 7003 Renewable and non-renewable resources management
Research staff
- Guillaume Majeau-Bettez | Associate Professor (status-only)
- Anne-Marie Boulay | Director
- Michel Aubertin | Member
- Sophie Bernard | Member
- Manuele Margni | Member
Specialized equipment
- Software: SimaPro; openLCA; brightway2; activity-browser
- Database: ecoinvent, BAFU, agribalyse, polariis+, exiobase, openIO-Canada
External sources of funding
- International Research Consortium on Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Transition
- Chair in Sustainable Consumption
- FRQ, NSERC, SSHRC, and others
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