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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
Observations
What did you learn?
What future work can be done to have more conclusive LCA results? What scenarios would be interesting
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gh 4. below to complete a life cycle assessment for your product.
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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
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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
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Feel free to email me at: alex@linkcycle.com
se End of Life
most complex of LCAs.
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
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