System Modeling

research

Aims to improve the relevance of LCAs and reduce uncertainties associated with the development and modeling of life cycle inventories (LCIs).

RESEARCH THEMES

Increase the relevance of modelled product systems for different decision-making contexts
Increase the accuracy and reliability of the data used to calculate LCIs
Increase consistency between the LCI and new regional life cycle impact assessment models
Contribute to the regionalization and refinement of the ecoinvent database, chosen as a working tool for inventory research

OUR TEAM

Leads in System Modeling

Réjean Samson

General Director and Professor
Polytechnique Montreal

Laure Patouillard

Scientific Coordinator and Research Officer
Polytechnique Montreal

Students in System Modeling

KEY PROJECTS

Life cycle inventory database for Consumption in Quebec

These inventory datasets are essential for calculating the carbon footprint of an individual’s consumption in Quebec.

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Carbon Footprint Quebec

To determine the feasibility of large scale carbon footprint labeling in Québec and guide subsequent actions

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Open IO Canada

Open source Input-Output LCA model and tool to estimate life cycle impacts of products and services

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Quebec Life Cycle Inventory Database

Adapting one of the largest LCA databases in the world, ecoinvent, to the Quebec and Canadian context.

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dynCO2: Dynamic Carbon Footprinter

A dynamic LCA software tool used to calculate temporal carbon footprinting

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PUBLICATIONS

Scientific Publications on System Modeling

Lesage, P., Mutel, C., Schenker, U. & Margni, M.. (2018) Uncertainty analysis in LCA using precalculated aggregated datasets International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 11

Agez, M., Majeau‐Bettez, G., Margni, M., Samson, R. & Strømman, A. H.. (2019) Lifting the veil on the correction of double counting incidents in hybrid life cycle assessment Journal of Industrial Ecology 1– 17

Zhang, Y., Yuan, Z., Margni, M., Bulle, C., Hua, H., Jiang, S. & Liu, X.. (2019) Intensive carbon dioxide emission of coal chemical industry in China Applied Energy 236 540-550

Mutel, C., Liao, X., Patouillard, L., Bare, J., Fantke, P., Frischknecht, R., Hauschild, M., Jolliet, O., Maia de Souza, D., Laurent, A., Pfister, S. & Verones, F.. (2018) Overview and recommendations for regionalized life cycle impact assessment International Journal of LCA 24

Patouillard, L., Collet, P., Lesage, P., Tirado Seco, P., Bulle, C. & Margni, M.. (2019) Prioritizing regionalization efforts in life cycle assessment through global sensitivity analysis: a sector meta-analysis based on ecoinvent v3 International Journal of LCA 24 2238–2254

Bulle, C., Lesage, P. & Rezaei, F.. (2019) Integrating building information modeling and life cycle assessment in the early and detailed building design stages Building and Environment 153

Books on System Modeling

Theses and dissertations on System Modeling

Patouillard, L.. (2018) Régionalisation en analyse du cycle de vie – Analyse conséquentielle des filières alternatives pour le transport en France

System Modeling

research

RESEARCH THEMES

OUR TEAM

Leads in System Modeling

Réjean Samson

Guillaume Majeau-Bettez

Laure Patouillard

Students in System Modeling

Mohamad Kaddoura

Julien Pedneault

KEY PROJECTS

Life cycle inventory database for Consumption in Quebec

Carbon Footprint Quebec

Open IO Canada

Quebec Life Cycle Inventory Database

dynCO2: Dynamic Carbon Footprinter

PUBLICATIONS

Scientific Publications on System Modeling

Books on System Modeling

Theses and dissertations on System Modeling

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