LCA 1.005
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Lifecycles Lab
An LCA workshop to fast track your sustainable product
Next Lab: 5th-6th July 2023
Day 1: Wednesday, 5th July(1:00 pm - 5:00 pm followed by drinks)
Day 2: Thursday 6th July (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
An immersive environmental hack-shop to help small businesses with a personalised pathway to a sustainable product.
This 2-day course has been designed for eco conscious businesses to find out where their product or service sits in terms of environmental performance, identifying key opportunities, key resources, and pathways to verification as well as demonstration of environmental bona fides.
Cost: $3,500 for up to two people from the same brand.
Pre-workshop consultation up to 60 minutes to prepare you and us for the day.
2x half days of training and workshopping within the Lab, with refreshments and snacks provided.
Access to dedicated LCA practitioner, software and data for the Lab Day.
Summary Report (3-5 pages) on initial findings and possible next steps from Lifecycles Lab provided within 2x weeks.
Does not include:
Completion of a peer review LCA suitable for public claims.
Ongoing access to LCA software or databases.
Professionals: $1,000 ex. GST (Early bird price at $850 until 19th June)
Students: $450 ex. GST (Early bird price at $350 until the 19th June)
18th July 2023
Application deadline: 3rd July
Location: ALCAS Conference,
Twin Towns Conference & Function Centre
Cnr of Griffith St and Wharf St, Tweed Heads NSW
Session Times (AEDT)
Session 1: 10.00 - 12.00
Lunch break: 12.00 - 13.00
Session 2: 13.00 - 17.00
This short course will introduce you to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a methodology to assess the environmental impact of products and systems over their life cycles, from cradle to grave.
Designed for people new to LCA, LCA 1.005 is a short, compact course to teach the LCA fundamentals and provide users with some practical exposure including using SimaPro LCA software.
Using case study examples, we aim to help you understand different applications of LCA, such as EPD, comparative studies and LCA hotspots.
SimaPro online platform - ALCAS Conference
Tuesday 18th July 1pm-3pm
ALCAS Conference
Location: Twin Towns Conference & Function Centre. Cnr of Griffith St and Wharf Street, Tweed Heads NSW
As the Australian and New Zealand distributor and support provider for SimaPro, Lifecycles will provide information about the new SimaPro online platform, and discuss how it facilitates LCA workflow and improves collaboration between users.
This workshop will include:
An introductory run-through of the SimaPro online platform and its modules – Collect, Flow, Explore and Share
A deeper dive into each module to demonstrate how they can help better coordinate and streamline the LCA process, particularly with multiple contributing actors.
This is a free in-person training, available to those attending the ALCAS conference.
Register to secure your spot below.
LCA 1.01 onsite (hybrid optional)
Professionals: $2,000 ex. GST
Students: $900 ex. GST
21st - 29th June 2023
Online introduction: 21st June
Application deadline: 14th June
Session Times (AEDT)
Wednesday 21st June (Online)
Session 1 : 14.00 - 16.00
Tuesday 27th June (In-person and online)
Session 2: 9.30 - 13.30
Wednesday 28th June
Session 3: 9.30 - 13.30
Thursday 29th June
Session 4: 9.30 - 13.30
This course has been designed for people both new to LCA and those who want to further their knowledge in LCA models.
It consists of compulsory and easy-to-digest sessions, spread across 3 days in a hybrid format, accessible both in-person and online.
The course will cover the fundamentals of LCA and standardised procedures, and provide an overview of how LCA is undertaken in a practical sense. It also provides case studies and tutorials for self-study in between the course slots if you wish to do so.
Registration Form - LCA 1.01 (onsite - hybrid optional)
LCA 1.01 (online)
Professionals: $1,800 ex. GST
Students: $800 ex. GST
Our next online training course will be run in a hybrid online/onsite format starting 21st June 2023.
Please see the section above for more details.
This course has been designed for people both new to LCA and those who want to further their knowledge in LCA models.
It consists of 9 compulsory and easy-to-digest sessions, spread across two weeks.
The course will cover the fundamentals of LCA and standardised procedures, and provide an overview of how LCA is undertaken in a practical sense. It also provides case studies and tutorials for self-study in between the course slots if you wish to do so.
Registration Form - LCA 1.01 (online)
LCA 1.02
Professionals: $2,500 ex. GST
Students: $1,250 ex. GST
8th – 31st August 2023
Session Times (AEDT)
Tuesdays: 8, 15, 22, 29 August
9.00 – 12.00
Thursdays: 10, 17, 24, 31 August
13.00 – 14.00
Course Outline
Building a comprehensive goal and scope
Systematic process for the development of functional unit and reference scenarios
Choosing the appropriate standard framework
Data quality framework
Dynamic LCA considerations
Attributional or Consequential LCA
Building a cracking inventory model
Modularisation
Variables and parameters to make scalable and responsive inventory models.
Data options and data consistency.
System expansion challenges & solutions
Alternative fate of waste products
Modelling recycling in at both ends of the life cycle
The circularity formulae
Modelling net recycling rates from EN15804
EPD considerations
Additional inventory indicators – how to model.
Finding the right impact models
Modelling background infrastructure
Impact assessment
Advanced LCIA modelling
LCA and regionalisation
Water and land impact
Interpretation and reporting
Getting data out of software
Auditing flows and background libraries
Reporting for EPDs and Building LCAs
Getting your LCA to speak to the audience.
Who should do the course?
Students who are about to sit the LCACP exam
Current and former LCA professionals.
People wanting to stay up to date with the latest standards and approaches.
People interested in the connections between LCA and other disciplines.
IT requirements
Excel
Zoom
SimaPro is used exclusively (user access provided by Lifecycles)
Registration Form - LCA 1.02
Tailored training
We welcome requests for personalised online training as well as in-house training. These personalised options are for those looking for help troubleshooting their SimaPro models, ensuring best practice and refreshing SimaPro training. They would also suit organisations looking to train a number of staff with a tailor-made version of the online training.