Trainings | There are quite a few trainings happening in April, maybe one is right for you.

You can read more here: www.openlca.org/april-traini...
And register here: nexus.openlca.org/service/open...

#openLCA #training #opensourcesoftware #lifecycleassessment #LCA
#Python #learn

Be part of the SETAC Europe 27th LCA Case Study Symposium in Bruges by presenting your work to the #lifecycle community.🌱 🇧🇪

Explore sessions, submit your abstract by 29 April and join the discussion on advancing #lifecycleassessment for #sustainability.🌍

🔗 bit.ly/3P4VXox

Life Cycle Assessment Boot Camp Professionals interested in healthcare sustainability will learn to complete a life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify the environmental emissions from medical devices and procedures.

Working in healthcare? Want to learn how to do a life cycle assessment?

#ColumbiaSHARP registration has opened for our virtual 4-day #LifeCycleAssessment Boot Camp August 13-14 & October 1-2. Individuals and teams with project ideas are welcome!

Early bird rates: publichealth.columbia.edu/LCA

BAFU 2025 version 2 is available on Nexus | openLCA.org

Database | BAFU:2025 version 2 is now available on Nexus.

With this new version, we have made several improvements for its use in openLCA. Read more in our dedicated blog post: www.openlca.org/bafu-2025-ve...

#free #database #dataset #data #sustainability #lifecycleassessment #opensourcesoftware

Webinars | This morning, we hosted the first webinar dedicated to our web-tool for mass-calculations of LCAs: onlineLCA.

If you missed it, you can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqST...

#onlineLCA #lifecycleassessment #lca #India #carbonfootprint #easy #sustainability #EPD

Software update | openLCA v2.6.1 is available to download.

The biggest update is the major reduction in memory usage for regionalized impact assessment. For further details: www.openlca.org/openlca-v2-6...

#openLCA #opensourcesoftware #free #update #lifecycleassessment #sustainability #tool

Webinars | If you are working on LCA studies in the agriculture and food sector, we think you might be interested in our latest webinar, which is now available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2js...

#webinar #openLCA #lifecycleassessment #opensourcesoftware #agriculture #food #database #dataset

We often think about the environmental impact of what we eat, but what about the human impact? 🌽

Ben Purvis from our #Sustainability Assessment team explains how Social #LifeCycleAssessment can highlight the often-overlooked human impacts in our food systems. 1/2

📽️ youtu.be/U403Bi3U7VE?...

🔎 Need sustainability results you can defend? Join our online course from 20 April–21 May 2026! Details: dgm.de/akademie/events/comprehe... #LifeCycleAssessment #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #DGM

Webinars | This morning, we hosted a webinar on the HiQLCD database version 1.4.0, together with the HiQLCD team.

If you missed it, the recording is available on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=73jg...

#openLCA #webinar #database #chinese #update #datasets #lifecycleassessment

LCA Tools for Mechanical Design: A Comparative Overview In this article, we’ve made comparison of life cycle assessment (LCA) tools that are commonly used in mechanical design, product engineering, and sustainability analysis. Tools vary greatly in capabil...

In this article, we’ve made comparison of life cycle assessment (LCA) tools that are commonly used in mechanical design, product engineering, and sustainability analysis. 

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#LifeCycleAssessment #YaşamDöngüsüDeğerlendirmesi #SustainableDesign #MekanikTasarım #LCATools

Webinars | Our next webinar is on the way. On 10th February at 10 am CET, join us and the HiQLCD team for a webinar dedicated to HiQLCD database v.1.4.0.

Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cfd647...

#openLCA #webinar #database #chinese #new #chinese #EN15804 #lifecycleassessment

🌊 NEWS: #WorldSailing launches first #Olympic-wide project to measure the #environmental impact of sailing equipment

🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Fp4ZTuK

#sportpositive #greensports #sportsforclimateaction #sustainability #ESG #LifeCycleAssessment #circularity

Agri-footprint 7 now available for openLCA | openLCA.org

Database | The latest update of Agri-footprint, version 7, by Mérieux NutriSciences | Blonk is now available for openLCA.

Read our blog post for more information about the update and licences: www.openlca.org/89136-2/

#agriculture #database #data #agrifood #sustainability #lifecycleassessment

openLCA.conf | Early-bird tickets are available until 31st Jan.

Get your tickets for openLCA.conf 2026 at a reduced price until the end of the month: nexus.openlca.org/service/open...

We wait for you!

#openlca #opensourcesoftware #sustainability #lifecycleassessment #conference

Webinars | Following the release of ecoinvent v3.12, we will host a dedicated webinar on January 28th at 11 AM CET.

If you are interested, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2fb538...

#databases #sustainability #lifecycleassessment #opensourcesoftware #lca
#data

A 5-second AI video isn’t harmless.

One clip can burn ~1–2%(~0.12 kWh) of a UK household’s daily electricity (~9kWh).

A few attempts and you’re spending a noticeable share of a day’s energy.

Invisible clicks. Physical limits.

#AI #Climate #Energy #DigitalEthics #LifeCycleAssessment

ecoinvent 3.12 available for openLCA | openLCA.org

Databases | ecoinvent v3.12 is now available for openLCA.

We're happy to share that ecoinvent v3.12 is now available in our market place for data, Nexus.
Read more in our blog post: www.openlca.org/ecoinvent-3-...

#databases #sustainability #lifecycleassessment #opensourcesoftware #lca

🪵How much upfront-embodied #GHG emissions can #woodenbuildings save compared to other #construction materials?🏗️

Find out in this article published in #ERIS!

🔗 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#Environment #infrastructure #sustainability #timber #lifecycleassessment #greenhousegases #materials

EPD vs LCA: Making the Right Environmental Assessment Choice for Your GCC Business Introduction Environmental assessment terminology can overwhelm even experienced sustainability professionals. Particularly in the rapidly evolving GCC constru

EPD vs LCA: Making the Right Environmental Assessment Choice for your GCC Business

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#EPDvsLCA #SustainabilityStrategy #GCCBusiness #LifeCycleAssessment #EnvironmentalProductDeclaration

EPD vs LCA: Making the Right Environmental Assessment Choice for Your GCC Business Introduction Environmental assessment terminology can overwhelm even experienced sustainability professionals. Particularly in the rapidly evolving GCC constru

EPD vs LCA: Making the Right Environmental Assessment Choice for your GCC Business

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#EPDvsLCA #SustainabilityStrategy #GCCBusiness #LifeCycleAssessment #EnvironmentalProductDeclaration

Introduction - openLCA schema

LCA data format | The openLCA schema is the native format that supports all the features of openLCA.

It defines key elements and uses JSON-LD files stored in ZIP packages for data exchange.

Find out more here: greendelta.github.io/olca-schema/

#openLCAschema #sustainability #lifecycleassessment

Introduction - Inter-process communication with openLCA

Python | Ever used Python in openLCA?

openLCA provides an API for IPC, and with the olca-ipc.py package, it allows calling openLCA functions and processing results from Python.

Read more here: greendelta.github.io/openLCA-ApiD...

#Python #openlca #openLCAAPI #sustainability #lifecycleassessment

Python | The new Jython manual is now available in GitHub.

Jython allows users to write Python scripts that directly interact with Java applications.

Read openLCA Jython Manual: greendelta.github.io/openLCAJytho...

#Python #scripting #openlca #Java #Jython #sustainability #lifecycleassessment

Should we measure product not company sustainability? Find out in the latest Frankly Speaking responsible business podcast:

@Youtube: youtu.be/9mO84omX-5Y?...

@Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Bof...

@Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/8...

#product #susty #lifecycleassessment

Nel num. 2/2025 di @idarivista.bsky.social: "Upcycling dello scarto di vetro industriale nel settore edilizio: valutazione di impatto ambientale", a cura di Battiston et al. di Università degli Studi di Padova

www.ingegneriadellambiente.net/ojs/index.ph...

#LCA #LifeCycleAssessment #rifiuti

openLCA Nexus: The source for LCA data sets

Specialised Trainings | Some online specialised trainings are soon coming up.

> Trainers Academy, 4-5 November
> EPD training, 6-7 November
> Social LCA training, 26-28 November

Book here: nexus.openlca.org/service/open...

#openLCA #opensource #social #lifecycleassessment #training #learning

openLCA Nexus: The source for LCA data sets

Databases | We released EXIOBASE 3.9.4 database for openLCA.

EXIOBASE is an international input-output table for the analysis of the environmental impacts associated with the final consumption of product groups.

Download: nexus.openlca.org/database/exi...

#database #openLCA #lifecycleassessment

Sustainability meets accountability: ATENA+ applies rigorous #LifeCycleAssessment, social impact, supply-chain analysis, and cost-performance modelling. All are evaluated to ensure our #batteries are good for people, the planet, and the bottom line.

ℹ️ atenaplus.eu/innovation/

#atenaplus #HorizonEU

Databases | SOCA v4.0 is out!

The social impact add-on to ecoinvent v3.11 enables to integrate social data within cut-off and APOS system models of ecoinvent.

Read our blog post to know more: www.openlca.org/new-soca-v4-...

#SOCA #openLCA #SLCA #LifeCycleAssessment #database