- Economy of functionality
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
Description
Because the product-service system is still new, there has yet to be any quantitative modelling of the expected life cycle environmental benefits of the concept applied to a territory. As such, there are no standards or guidelines on how a quantitative assessment should be conducted, and consideration of the development of a robust methodology to assess the life cycle environmental impact is needed. The project provides an opportunity to explore new ground to inform the development of the product-service system.
The initiative stems from a collaboration between LIRIDE and EFC Québec to develop a model to assess the environmental benefits (GHG, etc.) of the product-service system (one of the principles of a circular economy), as well as expand the literature and apply the developed methodology to at least one concrete case.
Affiliated research axes
Axis 2: Organizational practices and progress indicators
2.1 – Support the development and use of tools to analyze and monitor the circular economy (2021–2025 objective)2.3 – Establish and maintain local, national and international circularity inventories (2021–2025 objective)
2.4 – Plan and optimize the production of products and delivery of services in the context of the circular economy (2021–2025 objective)
Axis 3: Resources and products sustainability
3.1 – Map the knowledge and potential of product circularization (2021–2025 objective)3.2 – Develop a conceptual framework of tools to identify better circularization scenarios for products, components and resources at the end of their life cycles (2021-2025 objective)
