Tools of the Trade: Life Cycle Analysis

LCA Tools

• openLCA
  
• Ecochain Mobius
  
• Ecochain Helix
  
• Gabi
  
• Oneclicklca
  
• SimaProv

Source: EcoChain

OpenLCA

openLCA is an open source and free software for Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment, with the following features:

• Fast and reliable calculation of your Sustainability Assessment and/or Life Cycle Assessment
• Very detailed insights into calculation and analysis results; identify main drivers throughout the life cycle, by process, flow or impact category, visualize results and locate them on a map
• Best in class import and export capabilities; easy to share your models
• Life Cycle Costing and social assessment smoothly integrated in the life cycle model
• User-friendly; user interface in a variety of languages; advanced and efficient repository and collaboration feature (currently developed)
• Continuous improvement and implementation of new features

Source: https://www.openlca.org/

Database

• ecoinvest
  
• FLEX
• ELCD
  
• USLCI
• Federal LCA Commons

Check more information at openLCA Nexus

Case study

• PET and PC bottle
  • Project
    
  • Process
    
  • Flow
• Change parameters
  
• Add new process and flow
  
• Start a new project

Further readings

• openLCA