5. Glossary

Life-cycle analysis (LCA); Analyse de cycle de vie (ACV)

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a standardized evaluation method that enables a multi-criteria, multi-stage environmental assessment of a product, service or process over its entire life cycle .

Analyse fonctionnelle; functional analysis

Functional analysis is the process of identifying and characterizing the functions offered by a product to satisfy the needs of its user