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LCA methodology & data

LCA methodology, available impact methods and databases

36 articles

Environmental exchanges in EarthsterHow we name interactions of your model with the environment

Life Cycle Assessment

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

In Earthster you have always the latest available versions of the databases

Ecoinvent - current version: 3.12The world’s most transparent life cycle inventory database_{4 articles}

PEF - current version 3.1_{1 article}

Exiobase - current version: 3.8.2 (system-process format)Open source input-output database (EUR)_{1 article}

USEEIO - current version: 2.1Input-output database created based on the industry of the United Sates_{1 article}

CERDI-seadistance databaseOpen source database for bilateral maritime distances between any pair of countries_{1 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 consumption_{1 article}

CORRIM - current version 2017Open source database for wood products_{1 article}

NETL - current version 2.1Database published by the National Energy Technology Laboratory_{1 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