EGTM79 Course Assessment: Part 1 2013/14
The use of commercial
software packages has allowed Life Cycle Assessments to be undertaken more
rapidly and easily. Your task is to
investigate the software packages that are available, and give an overall review
of the ways in which they make the process of conducting a LCA easier. As part of your review, you should do a more
detailed comparison of two of the packages (you choose which ones), outlining
their advantages, disadvantages and limitations. It should be somewhere between
2000-3000 words in length as a guideline.
What I am really looking for
is evidence that you understand the benefits of software in conducting LCA,
which is best demonstrated in how you answer the first, more general part of
the assignment. For the first part, I am not looking for a re-wording of what
an LCA is, more a good description of how software can help in the various
stages. For the second part, by comparing software, I am looking for evidence
that you understand the differences in how specific software packages deal with
the various stages of LCA and how they differ in what they cover, their scope
and limitations as well as a brief treatment of factual information about their
features including cost.
