LCA Methodology & Standards
Explore the underlying data, methodology, and standards that power One Click LCA.
33 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…
- Biogenic Carbon in Wood Products (EN 16449:2014)How to calculate the CO₂ stored in a wood product from its volume, density and moisture content, with a worked example and a calculator.
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.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methodology
Explore the core principles of LCA and how they are applied in One Click LCA.
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
- Allocation of Factory Level Data to Declared UnitHow to take a shared input measured at factory level, split it across products by mass, and convert it into a value per declared unit (DU).
Supported Standards & Frameworks
Learn about the standards and frameworks that underpin our LCA calculations.
Life-Cycle Costing (LCC)
Explore the functionality and data behind our Life-Cycle Costing