Applying life cycle perspective:

Answer:

The life cycle perspective should be applied during the identification of environmental aspects. For every environmental aspects one should consider what happens before and after our organization. For example, in the case of your industry and for the case of ready-mix concrete that you mention, does your suppliers use legal raw-materials? In my country it was common to illegally grab sand without any environmental considerations, does the cement used is produced by a company that respects environmental laws and regulations?

More exampl es:

during construction land is removed - what is its destination?
during renovation, construction-demolition residues are generated – what is its destination?

The following material will provide you information about applying life cycle perspective:

- ISO 14001 – Lifecycle perspective in ISO 14001:2015 – What does it mean? - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2017/02/20/lifecycle-perspective-in-iso-140012015-what-does-it-mean/
- How does product life cycle influence environmental aspects according to ISO 14001:2015? - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2016/03/21/how-does-product-life-cycle-influence-environmental-aspects-according-to-iso-140012015/
- Using ISO 14001:2015 to identify environmental aspects in the construction industry - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2015/11/10/using-iso-140012015-to-identify-environmental-aspects-in-the-construction-industry/
- free online training ISO 14001:2015 Foundations Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-14001-internal-auditor-course/
- book - THE ISO 14001:2015 COMPANION – A A Straightforward Guide to Implementing an EMS in a Small Business - https://advisera.com/books/the-iso-14001-2015-companion/