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References: Umberto and Umberto for Carbon Footprint

Umberto is your professional tool for computer-based material and energy flow analysis, including integrated cost accounting, life cycle assessments and carbon footprinting. Umberto for Carbon Footprint is successfully applied in Carbon Management and Energy Management projects.

For downloading selected success stories please click either on the one of the links below or visit our download center:

Umberto Success Stories

Umberto for Carbon Footprint Sucess Stories

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BASF AG, GCT Technical Development, Ludwigshafen

Production planning and cost optimization

The team of technical development uses Umberto as a modeling tool with the focus on cost optimizations and engineering. Their services to BASF business units includes production planning and optimization of complex production systems.

BASF Schweiz AG (before CIBA Specialty Chemicals AG)

Process optimization in the chemical industry

BASF Schweiz AG uses Umberto to successfully optimize processes in the chemical industry. By using the method of ECO engineering potentials for system optimizations and savings are systematically identified.

Umberto_Success_Ciba_en.pdf (245 KByte)

bifa Environment Institute GmbH, Augsburg

LCA and eco-efficiency analysis

At bifa Environment Institute Umberto is used for life cycle assessment and eco-efficiency (e. g. for Fujitsu) for the industry and within research projects in various sectors: e. g. renewable energy, and industrial and municipal supply and disposal structures.

Bifa_igs_01.pdf (726 KByte)

A very comprehensive example for the application of Umberto within a combined ecological and economical optimization of composite structures is the case study of the industrial area Gersthofen. For more information please download the PDF (German language).

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BMG Engineering AG, Zurich

Consulting and engineering to efficient production systems

BMG applies Umberto on customer order for the comparison and optimization of production sites in various industries.

Centre de Ressources pour l'Technologies of the Environment (CRTE), Esch-sur-Alzette

Life Cycle Assessment Research and Practice

The CRTE applies Umberto for Life Cycle Analysis, in cooperation with companies from the region and at communal level, e. g. for the modeling of waste water systems.

Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Belo Horizonte

Training deals for life cycle assessment with Umberto

On CEFET LCA courses are regularly held with a practical introduction to Umberto.

Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Limpas (CNTL) Porto Alegre

Environmental consulting and training services

The center offers consultancy and training for cleaner production in material flow analysis and life cycle analysis in Porto Alegre, Brazil by applying Umberto.

Deutsch-Französisches Institut für Umweltforschung (DFIU)

Karlsruhe, Germany

DLR, Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, Stuttgart

LCA on future technologies

At the DLR research work on new technologies is supported by life cycle assessment studies which are carried out with Umberto.

EMPA Swiss Federal Materials Testing, St. Gallen

Creation by LCA records for ecoinvent

At EMPA several LCA studies and records for the LCA database ecoinvent are created. Umberto is applied in projects to new energy systems for instance.

Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, University of Applied Sciences Trier

Training and regional LCA

At the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld students of the International Material
Flow Management master degree program use Umberto to learn methods and
practical application of material flow analysis. Improvement in cooperation with local authorities and local companies, researchers here the environmental performance of entire communities.

Frauenhofer-Institute for Material Flows and Logistics

Dortmund, Germany

Fraunhofer-Institute for Building Physics

Stuttgart, Germany

Friedrich-Schiller-University

Jena, Germany

Geberit International AG, Rapperswill

Corporate life cycle assessments as a monitoring tool

The internationally very successful plumbing manufacturer Geberit International AG uses Umberto including corporate life cycle assessment, as an important tool for continuous improvement in environmental protection and sustainable management of the company.

Henkel KGaA, Dusseldorf

LCAs for consumer products

Since the late 1990s, the Henkel KGaA uses Umberto for product life cycle assessment to improve ecological consistency.

HOBAS Engineering GmbH

Evaluating various methods for pipe laying

HOBAS Engineering GmbH is a leading manufacturer of high quality, glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) pipe. The company applies Umberto for Carbon Footprint to calculate and compare different methods for pipe laying.

Umberto_CF_Success-Story_HOBAS_en_01.pdf (1.3 MByte)

The pipes are used in applications such as drinking water, wastewater, waterpower lines, cooling lines, watering and drainage systems. The company encompasses a network of 35 HOBAS-owned production sites and distribution centers located in Europe, Asia, Australia and the America. Its motto is, “HOBAS. Make things happen.“

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Holzforschung Austria

Vienna, Austria

ifeu-Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Heidelberg

Life Cycle Assessment for the public sector and the industry

The ifeu-Institute primarily carries out life cycle assessment for public organizations. Further inquiries come from industrial associations, e. g. Plastic Europe in order to update life cycle assessment databases, or from companies like Tetrapak to compare different packaging alternatives.

The work with Umberto mainly focusses on three areas: packaging, Bioenergy sources and the waste management. As an well-established institute ifeu offers the deployment of critical reviews of life cycle assessments created by a third party.

Furthermore ifeu prepared a publication of the Federal Ministry for Environment and Reactor Safety concerning the contribution of domestic waste to sustainable development of Germany. On page 22 of this report Umberto is described as modeling tool for waste balances. Download the report in German language.

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IUWA Institute for Environmental Economic Analysis, Heidelberg

Regional material flow analysis

At the Institute for Environmental Economic Analysis Umberto is used for mapping and optimizing regional disposal structures. By an international cooperation network the activities of the IUWA reach as far as China.

KPMG Deutsche Treuhand Gesellschaft

Cologne, Germany

Landesanstalt für Umweltschutz Baden-Württemberg

Karlsruhe, Germany

Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Institute for Sustainability Communication (INFU),

Lüneburg, Germany

M+W Zander

Process optimization and modeling in the semiconductor industry

The team of M + W Zander Group applies Umberto for process optimization and modeling in the semiconductor industry. Adapted to the needs of the semiconductor industry - as with the Umberto Life-Cycle Cost Model (LCC Fab) - the software is a comprehensive consulting tool.

Umberto_Success_M_WZ_en.pdf (217 KByte)

Umberto 5 creates added value
With the LCC model, based on Umberto the detailed planning of new semiconductor manufacturing facilities is possible. Chip manufacturing equipment is supported by continuous material and energy flow management. The model provides:
• the mapping of the entire production process and
• the recording of all production-related costs
A detailed project description, see the related success story you can save as PDF and read.

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MOHN Media - Mohndruck GmbH

Establishment of a continuous operational life cycle

Mohn media GmbH uses Umberto for the presentation of the Environmental Company Profile. By applying Umberto this profile has become more comprehensible and transparent and its creation process has been improved.

Umberto_Success_MohnMedia_en.pdf (133 KByte)

Transparency and comparability thanks to Umberto
In cooperation with the Mohn media GmbH "Ökorucksack" was launched. The "Ökorucksack" provides information about forms of use, physical characteristics and packaging of each material Mohn media procures.
By providing all environmentally relevant, production-based material and energy flows Umberto inquiries on energy-efficiency and output indicators of prospects can be answered quickly. This leads to a meaningful information policy and, indirectly, increases customer loyalty.
The full success story can be found below as PDF.

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Oeko-Institute eV

Freiburg, Germany

The Oeko Institute is an experienced leader in Life Cycle Assessment and is working for both the private and public sector.

The Institute is one of the initiators of the PCF pilot project in Germany, in which the carbon footprints for a sports bag and of a coffee by Tchibo AG with support of the Oekoinstitute were calculated. Further information, case studies and comprehensive documentations can be downloaded at the homepage of the PCF-Project.

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OSRAM GmbH

Munich, Germany

Otto-von-Guericke University, Business Informatics

Magdeburg, Germany

Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS)

Porto Alegre, Brasil

Procter & Gamble, Brussels

Product Life Cycle Assessment

Procter & Gamble carries out Life Cycle Assessment for many years. The company uses the results both to improve its environmental performance as well as to inform their customers about the environmental impacts of its products.

Sakosta CAU GmbH

Dreieich, Germany

siebold hamburg messebau GmbH

The specialist for exhibition constructions siebold hamburg applies Umberto for Carbon Footprint to calculate carbon footprints of constructions for trade show exhibits. Especially a variation of materials used lead to significant CO2 savings.

Umberto_CF_Success-Story_siebold_en_01.pdf (4.4 MByte)

Because the creation of elements with a short life span means often a higher environmental impact carbon footprinting provides a promising chance for reducing this impact significantly. Siebold analyzes and calculates all stages from concept to recycling with Umberto for Carbon Footprint, for creating long-term sustainable value.

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Solvay S.A., Bussels

Eco balancing for selected products

Solvay in Brussels uses Umberto for an ecological comparison of different processes in which Solvay's products are used. One main goal is to inform the customers about the ecological advantages, another is to continously improve both products and processes.

Technical University Darmstadt - Institute IWAR

Umberto is applied in the field of Industrial Material Flows at the Institute IWAR of the TU Darmstadt.

Technical University of Braunschweig, IWF

Braunschweig, Germany

The Green Dot - Duales System Deutschland (DSD)

Efficient Waste Treatment

Der Grüne Punkt (the Green Dot) - das Duales System Deutschland (DSD), applies Umberto for an overall analysis of energy and material flows. This analysis goes beyond focussing on the acutal state in includes szenario calculations and sustainability evaluations.

Umberto_Success_DSD_en.pdf (169 KByte)