Indicator systeem ecocost
Learn about the topic of sustainability and
eco-cost data to enable “Fast Track” LCA calculations,
and True Cost Accounting.
Learn about the topic of sustainability and
eco-cost data to enable “Fast Track” LCA calculations,
and True Cost Accounting.
The primary purpose of this website is to provide students of the Delft University of Technology (and other people who are interested in the subject of sustainablility) with:
The rather complex issue of “allocation” in Product-Service Systems and in the End of Life phase, has been resolved in a practical and consistent way (where the existing LCA methodology failed until now to provide sufficient practical answers). This makes the system suitable for Cradle to Cradle calculations.
Furthermore the model comprises a system for modelling the issue of land-use and use of water, to be applied in LCA, as well as the issues of Natural and Social capital in True Cost Accounting.
The theoretical basis of the model has been published in the Int. J. of LCA and some subsequent publications in J. of Cleaner Production , J. of Sustainable Product Design, Int. J. of Ecodynamics, Sustainability (MDPI), and Energy (MDPI). Text books are available for students (publishers: Delft Academic Press, Delft, The Netherlands).
To facilitate calculations, a set of data on the eco-costs is provided in the Excel files at this site (eco-costs for more than 8000 pure substances, materials, processes and services). These data are also available in databases for Simapro and Open LCA.
The IDEMAT App for Materials Selection, available for IOS and Android, has been developed to facilitate designers and engineers with their choices on materials, see wwww.idematapp.com . This app can also be used as a help to find the approptiate data lines in the aforementioned Excel Files. For a short instruction video 1 click here
An extension of the Idemat App is the IdematLightLCA app which enables Full LCA calculations, and shows the advantage of the circular economy. See for a description of this app the description and background information at this site.
For a short instruction video 2 click here