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LEED TSAC PVC Study Database > Life Cycle Cells

Life Cycle Cells

Note: Legend and display options are at the botton of the page

Highlight: Number of Active Sources

Highlight: Quantitive Data Available

Acid Rain

Ecotox.

Eutro.

Fuel

Climate

O3 Layer

Smog

HHToxics

Cancer

HHOther

Drain waste vent pip: Rigid PVC

Drain waste vent pip: ABS

Drain waste vent pip: Cast iron

Siding: Vinyl siding

Siding: Aluminum siding

Siding: Wood with battens

Siding: Fiber cement siding

Window and frame: Vinyl window

Window and frame: Aluminum window

Window and frame: Softwood window

Resilient flooring: Vinyl composition tile (VCT)

Resilient flooring: Sheet vinyl

Resilient flooring: Linoleum

Resilient flooring: Cork

Cell Color Coding

Cells in the the LCA Matrix are color-coded based on the value of the selected attribute. Value ranges are assigned each of four bins.

Bins

Bins hold values greater-then or equal to each minumum and less then the next bin's minumum and are color-coded using the corrisponding HTML color code.

Min. 1	Color lightblue
Min. 2	Color lightgreen
Min. 3	Color yellow
Min. 4	Color gold
Other (includes missing data)	Color