Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and carbon footprinting are powerful tools used to define and optimise the environmental impact of a product or process on the environment.

LCA methodology evaluates all stages of a products life. It takes a cradle to grave approach from raw material gathering to returning the waste to the ground. It allows a company to compare environmental impacts of the different designs and pass this on to their customers if necessary.

C-Tech can provide:

• Life cycle assessment studies to ISO14040/44
• Carbon footprinting (life cycle greenhouse gas emissions) to PAS 2050
• Tailored / simplified LCA methodology development
• Advising and implementing Eco-Design procedures
• Eco-screening studies.

The benefits of such work can be realised through cost reductions, legislation compliance, waste minimisation, development of an environmental management system and environmental marketing.

C-Tech has extensive experience in this area working in such diverse fields as polymers, food production, water treatment, cosmetics production, surface engineering, printed circuit manufacture, waste treatment and bioreactors.