Natural Stone's Life Cycle
understanding a material’s life cycle is playing a significant role in decision making process in today’s green building economy and also should not be overlooked during the design and renovation projects. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) systematically evaluates the environmental impacts related a building material or process. In this connection, natural stone has always been an environmentally preferable material. With minimal processing, natural stone comprises lower embodied energy in comparison with almost any material it replaces. It’s one of the nature’s oldest, most durable and permanent building materials.