UPLB Interdisciplinary Life Cycle Assessment Laboratory

UPLB ILCAL as the technical arm of the UPLB Sustainability for Climate Action (S4CA) committee

Happy Birthday to our very own champion, Dean Rex Demafelis!

May you have many more opportunities to lead and inspire!

Happy happy birthday, Sir!

UPLB ILCAL in Siargao for Circular Economy Capacity Building! 🌊♻️

As part of DOST’s Project Green Wave, we facilitated a 2-day workshop on Embedding the 10Rs in Instruction, Research, and Extension for HEIs and DepEd STEM—strengthening sustainability integration across teaching, research, and extension initiatives.

The workshop covered key topics including the Circular Economy ISO 59000 series, valorization strategies for plastics and biomass, fundamental concepts in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and practical approaches to integrating Circular Economy (CE) principles into academic curricula.

UPLB ILCAL, together with its project team, successfully conducted the inception workshop for the project “Life Cycle Assessment of Potentially Non-Environmentally Acceptable Products in the Philippines,” funded by GIZ.

This study aims to generate robust, science-based evidence that will support informed government decision-making and strengthen policy directions toward more sustainable production and consumption in the Philippines.

UPLB now a full signatory to the #UNRacetoZero UPLB is now a full signatory to the Race to Zero (R2Z) for Universities and Colleges, an initiative jointly led by EAUC (Environmental Association for

Today, UPLB ILCAL successfully concluded a comprehensive 5-day training on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the DOE BEMD and Support Group, advancing science-based energy policy and implementation in the Philippines.

UPLB CEAT, in partnership with UPLB ILCAL, proudly presents the second installment of the quarterly webinar series “Low Carbon Strategies and Practices.”

This session features Holcim Philippines, Inc. and Base Bahay Foundation, who will share their innovative low-carbon solutions for sustainable infrastructure and their inspiring journey toward reducing environmental impact while supporting resilient development.

🎯🎯🎯 CPD Webinar🎯🎯

Mark your calendars this coming Sept 27, 2025 as PIChE MME brings you another webinar titled: "Science-Based Targets for GHG Emissions" with Guest Speaker: Engr. Bernadette Magadia, Chair - UPLB Interdisciplinary Life Cycle Assessment Laboratory and Co Chair- Philippine National Consortium on Net Zero Initiative.

This webinar is free for Y2025 Metro Manila East (MME) members. A fee of Php 200.00 applies to other chapters, and Php 50 is charged for students.
The webinar time is 8AM-12PM PST via ZOOM.

Register at this link:

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See you all.


PIChE Metro Manila East
PIChE Metro Manila East Chapter

UPLB ILCAL Successfully Conducts Green Public Procurement (GPP) Seminar-Workshop

Today, UPLB ILCAL held a whole-day seminar-workshop on Green Public Procurement (GPP) at the BAC Office, attended by around 65 participants from the BAC, TWG, and key representatives from CEAT.

The event highlighted the role of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) in advancing GPP, underscored its environmental and economic benefits, and presented strategies to streamline the transition toward GPP practices.

The day concluded with a collaborative workshop, where participants identified gaps, opportunities, and challenges, laying the groundwork for UPLB’s GPP transition roadmap and its future implementation.

Wrapping up the 2025 Midyear Internship! Big thanks to our interns for all your hard work these past weeks who work under the UPLB Interdisciplinary Life Cycle Assessment Laboratory (ILCAL) and UPLB Interdisciplinary Biofuels Research Studies Center (IBRSC).

We’re proud of everything you’ve done and we hope this experience helps fuel your journey ahead.

Courtesy Visit during the SAF Project Field Data Gathering in Tulunan, Cotabato