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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

We measure the carbon, water, energy and wider environmental impact of your product within the ISO 14040 framework and turn it into a report you can use for an EPD and for ecodesign.

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See the full environmental picture of your product

The environmental impact of a product is made up of several components, among them climate, water consumption, energy use and the ozone layer. A life cycle assessment measures all of these impacts within a single scientific framework, at every stage the product passes through from raw material to the end of its life.

LCA comes in when EPD preparation, ecodesign, product comparison or a tender requirement calls for more than a single carbon figure. Karbonsa models the life cycle of your product within the ISO 14040 framework, calculates its multi criteria environmental impacts and turns the results into a report you can put to use.

See the five stages of the life cycleWalk through the four stage LCA process step by step
WHAT LCA MEASURES

Many sided impact instead of a single figure

  • Many environmental impact categories, climate, water and energy included.
  • The life cycle data required for an environmental product declaration (EPD).
  • Analysis showing which stage carries the greatest impact in ecodesign.
  • The ability to compare products and design options.
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The stages of the life cycle

LCA accounts separately for the environmental impact at every stage the product passes through, from raw material to the end of its life.

1

Raw Materials

Extraction and sourcing of the raw materials that make up the product.

2

Manufacturing

Processing of the raw materials and manufacture of the product.

3

Distribution

Storage of the product and its transport until it reaches the customer.

4

Use

The environmental burden the product creates over its service life.

5

End of Life

Recycling, recovery or disposal of the product.

Note: We set the scope of the assessment to suit your needs. The choice between cradle-to-gate boundaries, which look from raw material to the factory gate, and cradle-to-grave boundaries, which extend to disposal of the product, is made according to the purpose of the study.

We run LCA in four stages

The ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards define life cycle assessment in four stages, from goal definition through to interpretation.

01

Goal and Scope Definition

We set out the purpose of the study, the functional unit and the system boundaries. Whether the assessment runs cradle-to-gate or all the way to end of life is settled here.

02

Inventory Analysis

We compile the energy, material and water inputs at each stage along with the emissions and waste they produce, in a systematic way. Wherever possible we work with real data from your facility.

03

Impact Assessment

We convert the data collected into environmental impact categories such as climate change, water and acidification, and set out the impact of the product category by category.

04

Interpretation

We identify the critical points in the results, show which stage creates the greatest impact and report the improvement opportunities.

Where do you put the results of an LCA to use?

Life cycle data is more than a report; it becomes the input for different declaration and design processes.

EPD preparation

We produce the life cycle data needed to prepare an environmental product declaration (EPD). For construction products we work in line with the EN 15804 rules.

Ecodesign

By showing which stage of the product creates the greatest environmental impact, we steer your material and design decisions towards lower impact options.

Product and option comparison

We compare two products or two design options using the same method and set out in measurable terms which one performs better environmentally.

Building life cycle assessment

We assess environmental performance from construction materials through to the service life of the building with the EN 15978 approach and support your green building targets.

If your buyer asks only for the carbon data of your product, we also calculate the product carbon footprint (ISO 14067) as a single indicator from the same model and document it in a report you can present to them. If you would like to carry your life cycle data into the corporate report you present to your stakeholders, take a look at our Sustainability Reporting page.

Why work with Karbonsa?

The life cycle model we build is explainable and repeatable; it puts your decisions on solid ground.

Boutique and accessible

None of the heaviness of the large consultancies. You deal with us directly, replies come quickly and the way we work flexes to fit your organisation.

End to end delivery

We run the process from goal definition through to interpretation. What you are left with is an explainable report you can use when taking decisions.

Grounded in real operational data

Our team brings together specialists from different disciplines. Rather than database averages, we use real data from your facility wherever possible.

A repeatable model

We deliver the life cycle model we build in a form you can reuse for later products and later periods.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about life cycle assessment

A life cycle assessment is a scientific method that measures the environmental impacts of a product at every stage from raw material extraction to the end of its life. It is known in short as LCA. What sets it apart from a carbon footprint is that alongside the climate impact it also assesses many other environmental impacts such as water, energy and acidification.

Let us analyse the life cycle of your product

Get in touch with Karbonsa to measure your multi criteria environmental impact and to start your EPD or ecodesign study.