Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) List - A First Glance

Here is a first glance at 'Life Cycle Analysis' (LCA) options.

For related resources, Design for Disassembly, Eco-Design, Environment and AD Technology guidelines related to this can be downloaded for free at:

http://www.activedisassembly.com/strategy/

Eco Industrial Design is almost an aimless endeavour without some sort of numerical calculation and matrix to compare the characteristics of your product design choices.

Here's a start.  See a comprehensive list (website below).

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Ecodesign

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecodesign

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LCA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_cycle_assessment

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http://www.gabi-software.com/america/index/

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SimaPro: Putting the Metrics behind Sustainability
LCA Software Solution: Integrate Sustainability and Productivity!

http://www.pre-sustainability.com/content/eco-design

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https://ecobilan.pwc.fr/uk_team.php

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http://www.ifu.com/en/

http://www.umberto.de/en/life-cycle-assessment/?gclid=CNa-79_BqbACFeEDQAodT0svSQ

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Free LCA: OpenLCA

http://www.openlca.org/index.html

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Database of LCA software links

http://www.life-cycle.org/?page_id=125

Eco Industrial Design, LCA list, 

Tom Murphy: Time to Be Honest With Ourselves About Our Looming Energy Risks

Looking at the big picture, Dr. Tom Murphy talks with Dr. Chris Martenson about the situation with energy. Is this related to Eco Industrial Design? It is the design of goods and services that need a re-design. This discussion gives us a compass to realize that it out to be directly related to Design.

See Tom's Blog at:
http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/


For related resources, Design for Disassembly, Eco-Design, Environment and AD Technology guidelines related to this can be downloaded for free at:
http://www.activedisassembly.com/strategy/