Updated databases: We’ve updated the ecoinvent and social hotspot databases. This has increased calculation speed in openLCA considerably. Go to openLCA Nexus to download.
Instructional slides now online: We want to make the concepts of life cycle assessment and openLCA more accessible to users. Therefore, we are consistently working on proving instructional material. We uploaded our latest slides to the manuals page. They cover how to begin working with openLCA, including how to create new databases, flows, processes, impact assessment methods, processes and product systems. They also cover how to work with parameters and import/export data as well as explain other topics such as sensitivity analysis, allocation & system expansion, uncertainty analysis, life cycle costing, new and experimental openLCA features, regionalised LCIA and finally ecoinvent 3.
Expanding openLCA application memory on a mac computer: For working with openLCA software on a mac computer, it may be necessary to increase your application memory in order to calculate product systems or projects. To learn how to do this, check out our short instructions.
If you have any questions or comments regarding these or any other topics, feel free to contact us.