On This Page, you will Find:
- Common Life Cycle Analysis software and tutorials for using them.
- Life Cycle Analysis databases.
- Environmental product declaration (LCA reports) databases.
- ISO Standards for Life Cycle Analysis.
Life Cycle Analysis Software
CIC Carbon Assessment Tool helps to improve sustainability performance and construction project efficiency through the embodiment carbon of construction materials and carbon emissions of on-site construction process.
SimaPro - A software with a range of datasets included. If you are from HKUST and would like to apply for a student project account, please contact Meike Sauerwein (meike@ust.hk).
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This software helps collect, monitor and analyze sustainability performance data of products and services for a variety of different applications. It can model and analyze complex life cycles in a systematic method and measure the environmental impact on products/services across all life cycle stages. Additionally, it can also identify the hotspots in every link of your supply chain, from extraction of raw materials to manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal.
Sphera LCA - Free education license for students; rather limited databases included.
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Sphera LCA allows people to optimize product sustainability by modeling life cycle and comparing alternative design scenarios using database information. This application also supports life cycle assessment, environmental product declarations, circularity calculation, eco-designs and environmental footprint initiative.
OpenLCA - Free tool but databases need to be purchased. If you are from HKUST and would like to enquire which databases the university has made available for projects, please contact Meike Sauerwein (meike@ust.hk).
- The software assesses data quality systems, automatic and graphical modelling, Monte Carlo simulations, contribution tree, allocation and system expansion, regionalized impact assessment and other tools.
Life Cycle Analysis Databases
Life Cycle Initiative by United Nations - Compilation of region-specific databases that can be purchased for LCA modelling. If you are a member of HKUST and would like to enquire which databases the university has made available for projects, please contact Meike Sauerwein (meike@ust.hk).
EcoInvent, Ecoquery - Online portal of the database ecoinvent. Limited free access is provided for a "guest sign up" account. The information cannot be downloaded but is available for general access.
Environmental Product Declaration (LCA reports) Databases
Digital Environmental Hub For Global Construction Products, database information.
The International EPD System, database information.
EPD Library by The Institut Bauen und Umwelt e. V. (Germany), database information.
EPD Ireland, database information.
EPD Library GreenBookLive (UK), database information.
British Standard ISO (Access for members of HKUST)
If you are from HKUST, click on this link to navigate British ISO knowledge. Click on the "online access" link to be redirected to the BSOL page and search for any interested link.
Relevant ISO Standards for Life Cycle Analysis
