PROJECTS AND WORKSHOPS

Over the span of four years, the laboratory has handled and is currently handling several projects on LCA, has attended conferences and training related to LCA and sustainability engineering , and has managed internal projects for the advancement of the laboratory.

In the coming year, UPLB-ILCAL aims to conduct training and lecture series inviting experts around the world. This would capacitate researchers and UPLB experts in the current and upcoming projects and services within the functions of the laboratory. In addition, two LCA softwares were procured for the advancement of LCA-related researches in UPLB.

UPLB-ILCAL’s pioneering LCA researches and activities can be considered as leverage to the foreseen onset of LCA and sustainability initiatives of both the government and the private sector. During UPLB-ILCAL’s one-year exposure, the concepts of circular economy, sustainability engineering, cleaner production as well as sustainable development have been the primary concerns of different Philippine government institutions and private companies. The current works of UPLB-ILCAL is just the beginning but we foresee that in the coming years, life cycle thinking, circular economy, and sustainable development will be trending. These concepts are widely being practiced in the developed countries and it is not far from reality that the Philippines, being a member of United Nations and its commitment to take actions in achieving Sustainable Development Goals will apply and embrace the concepts.