LCA methodology & data
LCA methodology, available impact methods and databases
44 articles
- Life Cycle Assessment in EarthsterLCA methodology, available impact methods and databases
- Data in EarthsterThis article explains where Earthster gets its data from.
- Functional unit in Earthster
- Allocation in EarthsterThis article describes how to do allocations based on the ISO 14044 allocation hierarchy.
- Recycling allocation: The cut-off approachUse the cut-off allocation approach for modelling recycling with Ecoinvent datasets
- Land use and land transformation modelingAccurate Land Impact Assessment Using Earthster
- Co-product allocationHow to do an LCA for a product with multiple outputs?
- Strategies for using supplier data in your LCA modelsA guide how to use impact results from you suppliers
- Environmental exchangeswhat they are and what they're used for
Databases
In Earthster you have always the latest available versions of the databases
- Ecoinvent - current version: 3.12The world’s most transparent life cycle inventory database6 articles
- PEF - current version 3.11 article
- Exiobase - current version: 3.9.6 (system-process format)Open source non-commercial input-output database (EUR)6 articles
- BAFU - Current version: 2025Developed by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment1 article
- USEEIO - current version: 2.1Input-output database created based on the industry of the United Sates1 article
- CERDI-seadistance databaseOpen source database for bilateral maritime distances between any pair of countries1 article
- USLCI - current version: 1.2024-10.0The USLCI database provides U.S. specific datasets 1 article
- US Electricity Baseline - current version: 1.2020-08.0The database provides a full life cycle inventory of U.S. electricity consumption1 article
- CORRIM - current version 2017Open source database for wood products1 article
- NETL - current version 2.1Database published by the National Energy Technology Laboratory1 article
- Dutch CO2 emission factors - current version 2024List of CO2 emission factors provided by www.co2emissiefactoren.nl. 1 article
- EF3.1 impact categoriesList of the impact categories available in Earthster required for PEF and OEF assessments
- IPCC 2021 impact categoriesIPCC 2021 is available with a full a Ecoinvent license
- EN15804 impact categoriesThe EN15804+A2 impact method is used when developing Type III environmental declaration (EPD) of construction products.
- ReCiPe 2016 impact categoriesEarthster's default impact categories are part of ReCiPe 2016
- TRACI 2.1 impact categoriesTRACI 2.1 is available with a full a Ecoinvent license
- Environmental Costs Indicator (ECI)Impact method developed for the construction sector operating in The Netherlands
- Cumulative Energy Demand - CEDCurrent version: 2021 version 2.1
- ImpactWorld+ 2.1Comprehensive life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) method that builds upon previous methodologies, including IMPACT 2002+, LUCAS, and EDIP
- Viewing Other impact categoriesWith a full Ecoinvent license you can view more impact categories including ReCiPe 2016 mid and end points, EF3.1, TRACI 2.1.
- Difference between ReCiPe 2016 - "Water use" and "Water use, moderate assumptions" impact categoriesReCiPe 2016: "Water use" vs. "Water use, moderate assumptions"
- CML 4.8 impact categoriesProblem Oriented Approach
- Calculating EN15804 resource use and output indicators in EarthsterSome of the indicators require manual tracking through technology flows.
- EPD supplementary indicatorsImpact method that contains categories needed for certain EPDs and not part of the standard EN15804+A2 categories