LCA Software for Life Cycle Assessment

Graphical modeling of energy and material flows

Visualize your production system and other phases of the life cycle transparently with a material flow model and benefit from:

• Intuitive user interface
• Transparent illustration of process chains through clear graphic elements
• Successive development of your production system
• Hierarchical modelling through subnets

➠ Graphic modelling enables the development of a holistic understanding of processes.

Easy integration of existing primary data

The first step to a successful LCA is the integration of existing data. Umberto LCA+ offers an interface to Microsoft Excel.

• Linking Excel cell values to Umberto models
• Automatic update when cell values are changed
• Easy adaptation of relevant parameters
• Individual interface connection with SAP or other systems

A factor for success: integrated life cycle database

Data research can be very time-consuming. Save time and costs by integrated of LCA databases (LCI databases):

• Standard integration of ecoinvent and GaBi database(s) available
• ecoinvent database: Contains over 13'300 data sets from various industries and areas. Provider is the non-profit organization ecoinvent Association from Switzerland.
• GaBi databases: Contain over 7'000 datasets available in various sector-specific databases. The data is based on primary industry data. The provider is Sphera International.

Screening LCA for the identification of hot spots

A Screening LCA reduces the effort and complexity in data collection to achieve a first overview of the environmental impact.

• Examination of main materials of the products using ecological rucksack data
• Consideration of the "ecological rucksack" from upstream and downstream chains with global average values

➠ Identification of hot spots enables further improvement.

Life Cycle Assessment with integrated cost accounting

Analyze what effect the improvement of the LCA has on the cost of the product.

• Eco-efficiency by evaluating costs and environmental impacts in one model
• Enables combination of Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing
• Traditional cost accounting and Material Flow Cost accounting available
• Assessment of resource efficiency to reduce environmental impacts at the plant site

➠ Thus, a sustainable product becomes also cost effective.

Visualization of life cycle system model

Present the results of your life cycle assessment through convincing Sankey diagrams:

• Visualization of resources, life cycle costs and environmental impacts
• Appealing presentation of influencing variables and correlations
• Transparency of environmental impacts for all parties involved

➠ Sankey diagrams are an excellent decision-making basis for improving environmental performance.