Create LCAs with ease with Umberto NXT LCA and ecoinvent v3

HAMBURG, Germany - June 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Hamburg – Complex value chains and a growing demand for information about the impact of production systems on the environment are leading to new requirements for LCA tools. Software solutions and databanks must ensure that LCAs are calculated in accordance with international standards. At the same time, the product should also offer users a user-friendly experience.

Based on these criteria, the Institute for Environmental Information Technology in Hamburg (ifu Hamburg GmbH) develops software solutions for life cycle assessments. Umberto NXT LCA is the first, and currently only, software worldwide to offer users the new ecoinvent v3 database. “I’m very proud that our clients are the first to be able to work with the new ecoinvent v3,” says Jan Hedemann, CEO ifu Hamburg GmbH. “Making the data available for use in our new software isn’t our only concern, though. We have also implemented new functions that make working with those data easier, faster and more comfortable. “

While developing the new software solution, emphasis was placed on optimizing use of the data within the modeling editor. This is where production systems under analysis are visually represented. Individual processes can be directly inserted into the models via drag & drop from the data base. The ‘expand’ function enables user to automatically include all the upstream processes as well.

The interaction of Umberto’s functions with the comprehensive ecoinvent v3 database allows users to create LCAs with ease. The new version of the database has updated and expanded its data sets. In addition, users have access to more system models, global supply chains, and new, additional product properties.

A free test version of the Umberto NXT LCA software is available for download at www.umberto.de/de/umberto-nxt-lca.