Related Links
Below are links to life cycle inventory (LCI) databases, life cycle assessment (LCA) information, LCA tools, research institutes utilizing LCA, labeling initiatives and organizations, international LCA initiatives, LCA online forums.
Life Cycle Inventory Data
- Ecoinvent: Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories
- IVAM LCA Data 4: Dutch LCA Database
- KITECH (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology): Korea National Cleaner Production Center LCI Database
Life Cycle Assessment Information
- IERE (The Institute for Environmental Research and Education): The American Center for Life Cycle Assessment
- SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry): SETAC Life Cycle Assessment
- SPOLD (Society for Promotion of Life-cycle Assessment Development): 2.0 LCA Consultants homepage
- UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme): Sustainable Consumption Life Cycle Initiative
- U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency): LCA Research consultants homepage
Life Cycle Assessment Tools
This section contains a listing of tools by type of life cycle analysis, source of the tools (i.e. research institutes) and other types of LCA material available online (i.e. LCA-related journals).
General LCA tools
- Boustead
- Earthster
- ECOBILAN: Tool for Environmental Analysis and Management-Team software
- EIO-LCA Calculator
- GABI 4 LCA software
- Open LCA
- SimaPro
- Umberto LCA software
Building LCA tools
- The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute
- BEES 4.0 (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability software)
Recycling and Waste LCA tools
- Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator (tool to quantify the benefits of environmentally sound management of electronic equipment)
- Sustainable Minds: Tool for sustainable product design
- U.S. EPA ReCon Tool (ReCycled Content)
- U.S. EPA WARM (Waste Reduction Model)
Research Institutes
- Agricultural Sustainability Institute, University of California, Davis
- Applied Sustainability Center, University of Arkansas
- Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan
- Green Design Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
- Industrial Ecolgoy Laboratory, University of Minnesota
- Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee
Labeling Initiatives/Organizations
- Carbon Trust
- EPEATM (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool)
- Water Footprint Network
International Initiatives
Online Forums and Journals
- International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
- Journal of Industrial Ecology
- LCA Digest: LCA Discussion List
