Comparison of currently available european LCA software |
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| Authors: | Gareth Rice Roland Clift Richard Burns |
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| Institution: | (1) Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 5XH, UK;(2) Centre tor Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guilclford GU2 5XH, UK;(3) The BOC Group, Chertsey Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6HJ, UK |
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| Abstract: | Twelve of the main European LCA software packages currently available are examined wirh the aim of establishing which are
the most appropriate for LCAs on industrial processes. The packages performances are assessed in terms of
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• Volume of Data
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• WindowsTM environment
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• Network Capabilities
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• Impact Assessment
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• Graphical representation of the inventory results
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• Sensitivity analysis
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• Units
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• Cost
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• User Support
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• Flow Diagrams
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• Burdens allocation
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• Transparency of data
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• Input & output parameters
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• Demo version
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• Quality of data
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The review concludes with a Specification Table which summarises the facilities available on each software package.
The general conclusion from this study is that for industrially based LCAs, there are four packages which may offer advantages
over the rest. These are The Boustead Model, The Ecobilan Group’s TEAM™, PEMS 3.0 and SimaPro 3.1. |
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