Table of content
How to use this manual
WELCOME - Manual openLCA 2
1.
Introduction
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1.1.
Why openLCA was started
1.2.
openLCA now
1.3.
What you can do with openLCA
1.4.
GreenDelta GmbH - about the developer
1.5.
openLCA 2 - new features
2.
How to get openLCA running
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2.1.
Hardware requirements
2.2.
Download and installation
2.3.
Adjust memory
2.4.
Download fast libraries
3.
Resources
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3.1.
openLCA.org
3.2.
openLCA Nexus
3.3.
ask.openlCA
Welcome to openLCA!
4.
openLCA key features with an LCA case study
The basics for openLCA
5.
Running openLCA for the first time
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5.1.
Toolbar: File
5.2.
Toolbar: Database
5.3.
Toolbar: Tools
5.4.
Toolbar: Help
5.5.
openLCA search function
5.6.
Using the editor function
5.7.
Working with tabs
6.
Databases
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6.1.
Database elements
6.2.
Creating a new database from scratch
6.3.
Creating a new database loading it from file
6.4.
Database update
6.5.
Importing data and combining databases
6.6.
Using mapping files and validate databases
6.7.
Exporting databases
7.
Flows
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7.1.
Creating a new flow
7.2.
Flow tabs
8.
Processes
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8.1.
Creating a new process
8.2.
Process tabs
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8.2.1.
General information
8.2.2.
Inputs/Outputs
8.2.3.
Documentation
8.2.4.
Parameters
8.2.5.
Allocation
8.2.6.
Social aspects
8.2.7.
Direct impacts
9.
Product Systems
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9.1.
Creating a new product system
9.2.
Product system tabs
9.3.
Model graph
9.4.
Advanced product systems features
9.5.
Calculating a product system
9.6.
Exporting product systems
10.
LCIA methods and categories
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10.1.
Importing LCIA methods and categories into openLCA
10.2.
Creating a new impact assessment method, category and characterization factor
10.3.
Methods tabs
10.4.
Category tabs
10.5.
Overview impact methods
11.
Calculation and Result Analysis
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11.1.
Lazy vs Eager calculation
11.2.
Result analysis
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11.2.1.
General information
11.2.2.
Inventory result
11.2.3.
Impact analysis
11.2.4.
Process results
11.2.5.
Contribution tree
11.2.6.
Grouping
11.2.7.
Locations
11.2.8.
Sankey diagram
11.2.9.
Analysis groups
11.2.10.
LCIA checks
11.3.
Save and export results
12.
Projects
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12.1.
Creating a new Project
12.2.
Report template
12.3.
Project results
12.4.
Project report
13.
Waste modelling
14.
Allocation
15.
Parameters
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15.1.
Parameter types
15.2.
Parameter hierarchy
15.3.
Parameter sets
16.
Background data
The advanced knowledge base
17.
Advanced Topics
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17.1.
Regionalized LCA
17.2.
Life Cycle Costing
17.3.
Social aspects
17.4.
Data Quality
17.5.
Monte Carlo simulation
17.6.
Dependent parameters
18.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
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18.1.
Creating new processes for target products
18.2.
Create product systems from your processes
18.3.
Calculate the impact assessment
18.4.
Save your results
18.5.
Creating EPDs in openLCA
18.6.
Adding EPD results from various sources
18.7.
Get EPDs from EC3
18.8.
Using results of EPDs in life cycle models
18.9.
Using soda4LCA
19.
Libraries
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19.1.
Adding a library to a database
19.2.
Exporting a database as a library
19.3.
Library file system
20.
Collaboration in Teams
21.
openLCA cheat sheet
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21.1.
Usage
21.2.
Direct impact calculations in processes
21.3.
openLCA and Excel
21.4.
Tags
21.5.
Constants, operators and functions for formulas in openLCA
Manual updates
22.
Latest manual updates
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