Good quick review of available tools to do Life Cycle Assessments: http://www.linkcycle.com/comparison-of-best-life-cycle-assessment-software/ and here
I like the way Linkcycle thinks – focusing on the most strategic and biggest influencers on lifecycle impacts,
Of course, the biggest challenge of LCA is comparing apples to apples based on the best data applicable to your products and processes.
11/20/12 additional info: Interesting review of Berkeley LMAS study comparing results of different LCA models. It really matters what assumptions your model uses! Paper cup rankings for 3 different models: 1, 3 and 6/6 !
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