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Welcome to the LinkCycle Quick Life Cycle Assessment Tool!
INSTRUCTIONS: Follow step 1. through 4. below to complete a life cycle a
Follow instructions in the boxes below each step, and see additional not

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1. DEFINE GOAL AND SCOPE
Briefly define the objective of doing an LCA. Examples include: 1) Measure emissions to set a baseline for
strategy for emissions reductions. 3) Compare two alternative products for marketing claim. There are m

Unit of service which defines the function that the product serves. This should be clearly defined both in t
answer the questions "what," "how much," "for how long," and "how well." Example: For a light bulb, a

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better way to define it is perhaps by the amount of surface covered. A good definition would be "Comple

Basic scope: Example: Cradle to factory gate -or- Cradle to grave -or- Gate to grave.
Life cycle phases to include: List the main life cycle phases included (such as: raw material extraction

Life cycle phases to exclude: List any elements excluded from the life cycle (i.e. end of life, capital goo

Note: Include a system map of the product phases, including the flows of different materials between t

2. CONDUCT LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY

Material Quantity (in kg)


Use Phase Inv
Assumptions (i.e. Operating 6 hours per day, for 5 years)

End of Life Inv


Material Quantity (in kg)

Totals 3. ANALYZE RESULTS

Emissions from each phase


Cradle to Gate 0
Use Phase 0
End of Life 0
TOTAL 0

Observations
What did you learn?

What conclusions can be drawn?


What strategies can be drawn from this to: reduce emissions, redesign products, inform internal/external

What future work can be done to have more conclusive LCA results? What scenarios would be interesting

4. CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS

My direct email is: alex@linkcycle.com

Feel free to write me for assistance, feedback, or any other inquiry! We

Visit our website at: http://www.linkcycle.com

Copyright LinkCycle 2012. This work can be modified and passed on, but
for all uses of this document, whether internally, public, commercial, or a

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include: 1) Measure emissions to set a baseline for comparison with subsequent assessments after attempting reduction efforts. 2) Identi
ternative products for marketing claim. There are many more potential objectives, and multiple objectives can also be selected, such as co

duct serves. This should be clearly defined both in term of quantitative and qualitative aspects which increase possibility of comparison wi
ong," and "how well." Example: For a light bulb, a good functional unit is: Provision of 100W of light for 1 hour. For paint, instead of a volu

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rface covered. A good definition would be "Complete coverage of 1 m 2 primed outdoor wall for 10 years at 99.9 % opacity."

actory gate -or- Cradle to grave -or- Gate to grave. The first two are the most common choices.
le phases included (such as: raw material extraction, processing, manufacturing, product use, transport, end of life) as well as details on th

cluded from the life cycle (i.e. end of life, capital goods, transport from distributor to retail, etc.)

ncluding the flows of different materials between the phases, as well as flows into and out of the environment (i.e. resources in and emis

Emission Factor (e.g. CO2e per kg) Total Cradle-to-Gate Emissions Incoming Transport (in km)
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Phase Inve
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Electricity usage (in kWh)

Emission Factor (e.g. CO2e per kg) Total End-of-Life Emissions Outgoing Transport (in km)
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Life Cycle Emissions by Phase


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Cradle to Gate Use Phase
missions, redesign products, inform internal/external policy, save on costs, reduce supply chain risk, inform customers?

ve LCA results? What scenarios would be interesting or useful to look into in the future?

feedback, or any other inquiry! We can help you with the simplest and the most complex of LCA

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ng reduction efforts. 2) Identify emission hotspots in order to set a ADDITIONAL NOTES / DATA SOURCES
an also be selected, such as combining 1 and 2 from the above.
Full explanatory guide for how to use
and access outside data is available a
http://www.linkcycle.com/beginners-

e possibility of comparison with other options, and it should


ur. For paint, instead of a volume measurement (i.e. one gallon), a

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9.9 % opacity."

of life) as well as details on the sub-phases

ent (i.e. resources in and emissions out).

Cradle to Gate LCIs / Emission Factors


Transport Emissions (per kg*km) Total Emissions 1 Ask AMEE
0 2 EIO-LCA
0 3 ELCD
0 4 GHG Protocol
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Electricity emission factors (select according to y
Emission Factor (e.g. CO2e per kWh)Total Emissions 1 Ask AMEE
0 2 Energy Informati
0

End of life emission factors


Transport Emissions (per kg*km) Total Emissions 1 EPA WARM
0
0 The EPA WARM model is an excellent resource fo
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0
0
0

At this stage, the final results can be used for th


ns by Phase 1. Determine largest impacts in the life cycle
2. Determine where to improve the study in term
3. Comparing different scenarios
4. Comparing different products

Feel free to modify and expand the spreadsheet


I can be contacted to help answer any question.

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Feel free to email me at: alex@linkcycle.com

se End of Life
most complex of LCAs.

ot the original version. LinkCycle must be given credit


OTES / DATA SOURCES

explanatory guide for how to use this spreadsheet


access outside data is available at:
://www.linkcycle.com/beginners-guide-life-cycle-assessment-tools-and-data

LCIs / Emission Factors Note: When using a full LCI, one must apply life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) to the LCI in order to come
http://ask.amee.com/
http://www.eiolca.net
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasetCategories.vm
http://www.ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools/sector-toolsets
sion factors (select according to your region)
http://ask.amee.com/
http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/1605/emission_factors.html

ssion factors
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/waste/calculators/Warm_home.html

model is an excellent resource for evaluating different sorts of end of life management options, which can be compared through their web

he final results can be used for the following:


rgest impacts in the life cycle
here to improve the study in terms of detail, data, and representativeness of calculation
ifferent scenarios
ifferent products

dify and expand the spreadsheet to conduct such comparisons, or create a copy of this worksheet to do multiple analyses.
ted to help answer any question.
ail me at: alex@linkcycle.com
CIA) to the LCI in order to come up with an aggregate emission factor. These factors for Global Warming Potential can be found here: http:/
be compared through their web tool

tiple analyses.
ential can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas#Global_warming_potential

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