Life Cycle Analysis

Our LCADesign software consultants applying supply chain and brand-specific LCA, enable design teams to finesse building ecological impacts by real choices in design & procurement.
In 2012 The Evah Institute completed a world first net positive whole building LCI with life cycle impact and benefit assessment for Rengler and Birkeland  reviewed in a paper by Raymond Cole.

Life Cycle Benefit Assessment

With Evah Associates, The Institute's Director Delwyn Jones has been developing Sustainability Assessment and  Life Cycle Benefit Methods since 2010. She contributes to beyond zero impact practice and positive development.

Software & Database Development

Evah contributes to LCADesign Software Development for whole building LCA. Evah continues to develop and customise LCI plug-ins for users of LCADesign, OpenLCA and SimaPro.
Since 2008 Evah has extended global LCI to include >5500 mostly brand specific C2F operations developed for suppliers seeking certified ecolabels.
As Agents for Australasian OpenLCA and global LCADesign freeware Evah Associates develop 3rd party certified Forestry, Agriculture, Building, Fit-out and Personal Care LCI database plug-ins for users of

• OpenLCA impact simulation software

• SimaPro life cycle impact software and

• LCADesign building ecoprofiling software.

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LCI Database Bundles

Our Software & Plug-in Databases

As Australasian agents for OpenLCA freeware and global agents for LCADesign freeware Evah Associates develop 3rd party certified LCI database plug-ins e.g. for users of

• OpenLCA impact modelling software freeware

• LCADesign building impact modelling software

• SimaPro life cycle impact software and

• One-click LCA green building modelling software

Our regional, national and global industry supply chain databases developed for projects model best available technology (BAT) and business as usual (BAU) LCI systems since 1995 provide LCI of:

• Acquisition, generation, distribution, supply and use of water, fuel and power utilities;

• Building cladding, concrete, drywall, flooring, framing, glazing and roofing material;

• Chemicals, dyestuff, plasticisers, pigments, surfactants, solvents, and coatings

• Chloralkali, petrochemical, polymer, extrusions pipe and laminated products;

• Infrastructure, excavation, tunnels, roads, substructures, paving and piping products

• Mineral, aggregate, metal, extraction, refining, casting, forming, finishing and joining

• Metals of steel, zinc, aluminium, tin, titanium, rare earths,

Evah databases sold for use by clients since 2008 model contemporary conventional as well as certified as organic, sustainably managed or ecolabelled:

• Apiarist, beehive, honey, wax, propolis & herbals

• Building, infrastructure, framing, cladding and fitout Ceramics, composites, cement, enamels, pipe, sanitary ware, tile product

• Cleaning, detergent, sanitary and disinfectants

• Essential oils, dietary supplements, skin care and health care products

• Farming, fruit, food, fat, starch, cellulose and meats

• Float Glass, fibreglass, bench-tops, back-splash, framing, glazing product,

• Foraging, ranching, farming, food, oil, wax fibre and fabric products

• Forestry, log, lumber, timber, fibre, board, paper & oils

• Fit-out, blinds, fabric, flooring, bench-tops, joinery

• Metal, Copper, Tin, Brass, Titanium, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Rare Earths,

• Personal care, soap, shampoo, lotions & emollients

• Services, plumbing, tap-ware, drainage, wiring, cabling, lighting, luminaires, switches,

• Waste, scrap and recyclables collection, down-cycling, recycling, up-cycling and landfill.

These databases model industry supply chains in most exporting territories worldwide including e.g.:

• Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western and South Australia

• Asia: Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan & Vietnam

• China, Hebei, Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing Provinces & Inner Mongolia AR

• England, Scotland and Ireland

• Europe e.g Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Turkey

• New Zealand, North and South Island

• Canada e.g. British Columbia

• United States e.g California South Carolina & Texas

• South Africa, Russia and India in particular sectors  

 
Historical LCI Database Custodianship.

• The Evah Institute is a custodian of the Australian LCI built for Sydney Green Games by NSW State Government. This LCI was further developed by the Industry and Federal Government funded Centre for Construction Innovation (CRC CI).

• Evah is custodian of CRC CI LCI databases for Californian, Dutch and German supply chains developed with researchers from Stanford U CIFE USA; Building Science & Technology CSTB France; U of Salford BHE UK; VTT Technical Research Centre VTT Finland & TU Delft Netherlands.  .

• Evah continues to develop "OzLCI" BAU, BAT and ecolabelled product supply chain databases.

• OzLCI is the first 3rd party certified LCI database mapped to GreenStar Australia, BREEAM UK and LEED US systems.

• OzLCI is now integrated and working in OpenLCA, SimaPro-8 and LCADesign LCIA software.

• Evah also develops LCI for LCIA consultants facilitating design team efforts to finesse real-brand building impacts here and  overseas.