D9.4.1 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Poppies – a case study applying an LCA tool for Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)

Summary:

This report presents the results of a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Poppies, a demonstration Positive Energy District (PED) located in the Buiksloterham area of Amsterdam North. Developed as part of the EU Horizon 2020 ATELIER project, Poppies exemplifies a regenerative and circular urban districts that aim to achieve sustainable performance through integrated design, renewable energy, and social innovation. The LCA supports the project’s broader mission of enabling cities to design and replicate PEDs as scalable solutions aligned with the broader European initiatives on sustainable urban developments.

The study applies an open-source LCA framework based on Brightway2 and evaluates the full life cycle environmental performance of the Poppies district over a 50-year time horizon (2025– 2075). The assessment focuses on three key impact categories: life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, non-renewable primary energy demand, and total environmental footprint using the EF 3.1 methodology.