LCA, EPD and carbon footprint

Independent consultant, PhD in environmental engineering. I work with manufacturers, engineering firms and laboratories on the environmental assessment of products and processes, from screening to verified declaration.

Product life cycle assessment

ISO 14040 and 14044, from goal and scope to interpretation.

Full or streamlined LCA: goal and scope definition, functional unit, system boundaries, inventory, impact assessment on ecoinvent 3.10 with TRACI 2.1, EF 3.1 or ReCiPe, uncertainty analysis and critical review.

TRACI 2.1 for North America, EF 3.1 and EN 15804+A2 for Europe
Modelled in openLCA and SimaPro on ecoinvent 3.10
Uncertainty analysis, ILCD pedigree matrix and Monte Carlo
Contribution analysis and hotspot ranking you can act on

EPD and PEP Ecopassport®

Type III declarations under ISO 14025, prepared for verification.

Preparation of environmental product declarations: inventory collection, LCA modelling against the applicable product category rules, indicator calculation and assembly of the verification file. PEP Ecopassport® for electrical, electronic and HVAC equipment, EN 15804+A2 declarations for construction products.

Compliance with the applicable PCR and PSR
All modules covered, A1 to A3, A4 to A5, B, C and D
Preparation for third party verification and programme deposit
Range declarations with a representativeness analysis

Carbon footprint

GHG Protocol scopes 1, 2 and 3, with a reduction pathway.

Greenhouse gas quantification under the GHG Protocol: organisational and operational boundaries, scopes 1, 2 and 3, emission factors, hotspot ranking, action plan and reporting ready material.

Scopes 1, 2 and 3, market based and location based electricity
Product carbon footprint consistent with the full LCA model
Decarbonisation pathway and priority hotspots
Reporting ready output for customer questionnaires

Research and scientific support

Advanced methods, uncertainty, nonlinear dynamics.

Support for manufacturers and laboratories: assessment method development, dynamic regime diagnostics through the ChaoticLCA programme, irreducible uncertainty quantification, literature review, scientific writing and publication support.

Advanced LCA methodology and dynamic systems
Uncertainty quantification and early warning signals
Scientific writing, preprints and technical notes
Reproducible reference engine, published in the open

How an engagement runs

Scoping

Objectives, functional unit, system boundaries and applicable framework. You leave this day with a firm day count.

Inventory

Primary data collection, supplier follow up, flow modelling in openLCA or SimaPro on ecoinvent 3.10.

Impact and uncertainty

Impact indicators, contribution analysis, data quality through the ILCD pedigree matrix, regime diagnostic where it matters.

Report and verification

Compliant report, interpretation, hotspots, and preparation for third party verification or programme deposit.

Not sure which deliverable you need?

LCA, EPD, carbon footprint. They are often confused and they answer different questions. The guide lays out who each one is for, what you have to supply, how long it takes and what it costs.