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Interpretation and recommendation: If for the instance, we forget this indirect
footprint, wind energy is an energy source for the future. The energy is not coming
at any cost, except for the extras that are essential for the construction. One may
look at the ways to reduce these footprints with the help of sustainable technologies
and replacement of metals with other materials that can be prepared with low carbon
mediums.
These LCA examples were manifested in order to provide insight and understanding to the readers. LCA can be integrated with ease to the places where ever the
environment is a critical concern. In the next sections, we will discuss the tools that
are currently being used for the LCA. These tools will serve more efficiently when
the study is related to any organization or when there is a large set of parameters and
datasets.
9 Tools and Software’s Used for LCA
LCA seems to be an easy task when you are assessing a product with a limited number
of parameters but the task becomes complex and difficult when you need to assess a
process that has a large number of parameters or while assessing the carbon footprint
of any organization [56]. To overcome these difficulties, the use of software tools
becomes interesting. These tools are readied with compliance with the standards and
protocols, hence delivers a transparent assessment. Even when your organization is
dealing with a variety of products, these tools will address altogether with ease. Some
of them are listed below with their features and applicability. Some of them may be
missed but the aim was to discover the way how this software works.
9.1 Air.e HdC
Events like climate change are progressing rapidly, which is something inevitable,
the only way to reduce it is by lowering down the carbon emission levels. The first
step in line is to quantify the footprint. This is where this software comes in. Air.e
HdC is a software solution used by many industries to analyze and calculate the
carbon footprint and GHG emissions for their product, process, and services. The
software works in compliance with all the essential standardization and protocols
such as ISO 14064, ISO 14067, GHG Protocol, and PAS 2050 [57].
Additionally, this software package comes with the following features, which are:
• Powerful user-friendly interface
• Added features such as LCA versions management, nested LCA, co-products,
carbon sinks, import and exports
• Powerful relational database and searching facility
• Frequent upgrade of the database and real-time calculation
G. Jha et al.
Interpretation and recommendation: If for the instance, we forget this indirect
footprint, wind energy is an energy source for the future. The energy is not coming
at any cost, except for the extras that are essential for the construction. One may
look at the ways to reduce these footprints with the help of sustainable technologies
and replacement of metals with other materials that can be prepared with low carbon
mediums.
These LCA examples were manifested in order to provide insight and understanding to the readers. LCA can be integrated with ease to the places where ever the
environment is a critical concern. In the next sections, we will discuss the tools that
are currently being used for the LCA. These tools will serve more efficiently when
the study is related to any organization or when there is a large set of parameters and
datasets.
9 Tools and Software’s Used for LCA
LCA seems to be an easy task when you are assessing a product with a limited number
of parameters but the task becomes complex and difficult when you need to assess a
process that has a large number of parameters or while assessing the carbon footprint
of any organization [56]. To overcome these difficulties, the use of software tools
becomes interesting. These tools are readied with compliance with the standards and
protocols, hence delivers a transparent assessment. Even when your organization is
dealing with a variety of products, these tools will address altogether with ease. Some
of them are listed below with their features and applicability. Some of them may be
missed but the aim was to discover the way how this software works.
9.1 Air.e HdC
Events like climate change are progressing rapidly, which is something inevitable,
the only way to reduce it is by lowering down the carbon emission levels. The first
step in line is to quantify the footprint. This is where this software comes in. Air.e
HdC is a software solution used by many industries to analyze and calculate the
carbon footprint and GHG emissions for their product, process, and services. The
software works in compliance with all the essential standardization and protocols
such as ISO 14064, ISO 14067, GHG Protocol, and PAS 2050 [57].
Additionally, this software package comes with the following features, which are:
• Powerful user-friendly interface
• Added features such as LCA versions management, nested LCA, co-products,
carbon sinks, import and exports
• Powerful relational database and searching facility
• Frequent upgrade of the database and real-time calculation