LCA Methodology & Standards
Explore the underlying data, methodology, and standards that power One Click LCA.
32 articles
Dynamic vs. Static LCA: A Pedagogical GuideArticle that explains how static LCA treats all emissions as if they occur at once, while dynamic LCA accounts for when emissions happen and shows how timing fundamentally changes the…
Automated Life-Cycle Cost (New Version)
Data & Databases
Access and understand the core data powering your LCA calculations.
Data Usage Restrictions
How One Click LCA Works with Data
Databases Available in One Click LCA
Data & Database Availability in Different Calculation Tools
Using EN 15804+A2 Data in LCA: A Guide for Building and Product Assessments
The Difference Between LCA, LCI, LCIA, and EPD Data
The New EN 15804 Standard: A Quick Guide (+A1 vs +A2)
Carbon Minds Chemicals & Plastics LCA Database in One Click LCA
Simapro Database Terms & Conditions
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
Learn about EPDs and how to use them within One Click LCA.
What is an EPD?
EPD Comparability: When and How EPDs Can Be Compared
Importing and Managing EPDs in One Click LCA
Ineligible Data & EPDs
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methodology
Explore the core principles of LCA and how they are applied in One Click LCA.
Life Cycle Stages
Functional and Declared Units
Concrete Carbonation
Normalisation
Biogenic Carbon
End-of-Life Scenarios for Construction Products
Service Life of Materials
Data Documentation
Discover detailed information about the data used in One Click LCA.
Residual Mix of Electricity Data Production at One Click LCA
Energy Data Production at One Click LCA
Generic Materials Data Production at One Click LCA
Transport Emissions Data (A4)
Maintenance and Repair Data (B2 & B3)
Energy Consumption Impacts (B6)
Q Metadata Calculation Method
Supported Standards & Frameworks
Learn about the standards and frameworks that underpin our LCA calculations.
Rules for EPD of Multiple Products for IES
Impact Assessment Categories (CML, TRACI, and PEF)
Life-Cycle Costing (LCC)
Explore the functionality and data behind our Life-Cycle Costing
Life-Cycle Costing: Tool, Assessment Scope, Database & Parameters