Life Cycle Assessment Expert Appointed to SCS-002 Standards Committee; Additional Openings in User and Environmentalist Categories

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Madison, WI – April 6, 2010 – Leonardo Academy welcomes Thomas Gloria, Managing Director of Industrial Ecology Consultants, as the newest member of the Type III Life-Cycle Impact Profile Declarations for Materials, Products, Services and Systems (SCS-002) Standards Committee. With more than 19 years of professional experience in sustainability management consulting and information technology engineering design, Dr. Gloria’s expertise includes environmental life cycle assessment and life cycle management, applied environment cost modeling, methods and policy implications regarding greenhouse gas emissions inventories, energy efficiency feasibility analysis, and product innovation. Dr. Gloria is a Life Cycle Assessment Certified Professional and serves as a faculty member at Bainbridge Graduate Institute. He was appointed to the SCS-002 Standards Committee under the General Interest Category. 

The SCS-002 Committee consists of a skilled, diverse membership representing building owners, operators and developers; product designers and manufacturers; energy providers; telecommunications; architects; environmental consultants; certifiers; industry trade associations; and government representatives. Outreach efforts over the next several months will focus on engaging additional participation in the process from academia and research, environmental NGOs, consumer groups and other interested stakeholders. For more information, visit: http://www.leonardoacademy.org/programs/standards/life-cycle.html.

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