SimaPro in Education
 Teaching the concept of Life Cycle Thinking is important for future generations. Therefore, SimaPro comes at a friendly price for educational institutes. Hundreds of universities worldwide already use SimaPro in their courses, and make their contribution to a more sustainable world.
NEW: PRé offers a free 6 months SimaPro Faculty license including
ecoinvent database to educational
institutes in
non-OECD countries. You only need to fill in and send our
fax form!
Advantages of SimaPro With a user friendly tool such as SimaPro, you and your students can focus on the real issue: learning the concept of LCA by doing it. Students can quickly build product models with the handy LCA Wizard. Powerful analytical tools give direct insight in the origins of results. Further, students can write down their project outline and observations in the convenient LCA Explorer.
The LCA explorer gives
easy access to all features
SimaPro comes with extensive documentation, such as a practical Introduction into LCA and a Tutorial to give hands-on experience. Another advantage of SimaPro is that the software can be run in various languages. This makes it even easier for your students to learn the software. Educational SimaPro versions have almost the same
functionality as the Professional versions. They come with extensive inventory databases and a range of impact assessment methods. Additional databases, such as the ecoinvent database, are available.
In return, we expect you to use these licenses only for educational
purposes. With SimaPro, you have all the ingredients to start your course right away!
Quickly calculate and
analyze different models back to top Educational versions For educational use, SimaPro
7.2 is available in 3 versions: the multi user Classroom
version, the Faculty license plus the advanced PhD version. SimaPro is flexible: if you want a different version, you can simply switch without loss of data.
Try the
Selection Wizard to find the best educational SimaPro version! Technical requirements Pricing
How to order Documentation back to top SimaPro
7.2 Classroom The SimaPro 7.2 multi user version is a client server
network version for up to 40 users. All students work in the same database,
and can cooperate within the same project. Passwords and user rights are
simply created using our User creation wizard.
By logging in as manager, the lecturer can simply follow the progress of his or her students. The functionality of this educational version is comparable with the SimaPro Compact.
The SimaPro Classroom version is available as indefinite license or temporary license for 12 months.
This license includes the ecoinvent database
at no additional costs! back to top SimaPro
7.2 Faculty The
Faculty license is a SimaPro 7.2 stand alone version that you can distribute to all students in your faculty or department. The functionality of this educational version is comparable with the SimaPro Compact.
The SimaPro Faculty license is only available as a temporary license for 12 months. After expiration, the software will run as demo version. Data in the database are kept as they were. Reregistering with a new code will revive the software.
This license includes the ecoinvent database
at no additional costs!
NEW: PRé offers a free 6 months SimaPro Faculty license including
ecoinvent database to educational
institutes in
non-OECD countries. You only need to fill in and send our
fax form! back to top SimaPro PhD
The advanced single user version for detailed analysis of LCA results. Apart from the normal functionality, you can apply Monte Carlo analysis,
analyze results in greater details and use the process tree window. The PhD
version also supports parameterized modeling and
scenario analysis. The functionality
of this educational version is comparable with the SimaPro Analyst. The
SimaPro PhD version is available as indefinite license or temporary license
for 12 months. This license includes the ecoinvent database
at no additional costs! back to top
Features An overview of the features of educational versions:
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Name
|
Faculty
|
Classroom
|
PhD
|
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Import data (CSV + SimaPro database format)
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Multi user version available
|
N
|
Only
|
N |
|
Temporary licenses
available
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
First year service
contract included with indefinite licenses
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Service contract
included with temporary licenses
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Conversion tool for
SimaPro 5 and 6
databases
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Ecoinvent v2 database
|
Option
|
Option |
Option |
|
Starter database
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Impact assessment methods
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Database backup
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Tree view
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Network view
|
Y |
Y |
Y
|
|
Show images in network
or process tree
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Run Wizards
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Check for update
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Software language
choice
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Non metric unit support
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Interactive results
analysis
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Copy and paste results
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Copy processes and
methods
|
y
|
y
|
Y
|
|
Monte Carlo calculations
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Parameterized modeling
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Scenario analysis
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Export (CSV, TXT, XLS, Spold99 and SimaPro database format)
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Export (CSV, SimaPro database format)
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Library editing
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Move project data to library
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Data Quality Indicator system
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Edit System descriptions
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Advanced results analysis
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Process
Tree
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
|
Import EcoSpold format
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
EXport EcoSpold format
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
Hide confidential data
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
Wizard development
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
Export data as Matrix
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
2 way
COM
interface
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
Direct Excel/ASP links |
N
|
N
|
N
|
back to top Language support
The SimaPro software can be run in various languages. Databases, help
and manuals are only available in English.
back to top Order information SimaPro can simply be ordered with our fax order form. In many countries a SimaPro partner is available for local sales,
training and technical support. A free first year educational service contract is included with indefinite licenses. This ensures you of regular database and software updates and access to our helpdesk. Temporary licenses are available for various time periods. Service is included for the license period. After the license has finished, the software will run in demo mode: you can still access and print your data, but no longer edit it. To keep SimaPro affordable, the ecoinvent inventory database is
included in educational versions at no extra costs. Note that educational versions may only be used for educational purposes and are not to be used for any commercial activities. back to top More information
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