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Eco-indicator 99
 The Eco-indicator
99 is a state of the art impact assessment method for LCA, with many conceptual breakthroughs. The method is also the basis for the calculation of eco-indicator scores for materials and processes. These scores can be used as a user friendly design for environment tool for designers and product managers to improve products. The impact assessment method is now widely used by life cycle assessment practitioners around the world. All Eco-indicator reports are freely available to download.
Key features for designers For designers and product managers, who want to apply eco-indicators in design or industrial ecology: - Standard eco-indicator 99 scores can be used to make your own environmental assessment of a product in a matter of minutes.
- Over 200 predefined eco-indicator 99 scores for commonly used materials and processes are available, so application can start today.
- User friendly ECO-it software with the Eco-indicator 99 database is available.
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Additional scores can be calculated with LCA software such as SimaPro.
Key features of the method Methodologically new features of the impact assessment method: - A completely "top-down" re-engineered impact assessment method with clearly detailed steps such as fate, exposure, effect and damage analysis.
- Resource depletion, land use and radiation are included.
- Uncertainties calculated for the majority of damage factors.
- Normalization and default weighting data are given.
- Three different "perspectives" available, allowing different assumptions on time horizon, manageability etc.
- Only three damage categories (endpoints) are to be weighted. This allows for easy stakeholder involvement with the help of the weighting triangle.
- Methodology highly compatible with ISO 14042 requirements.
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