How do I search for products to download their databases and compare material changes?

Question

I know this is a very 'basic' question but I am struggling with the information out there on how to search for products that have already been LCA database input. e.g. an anglepoise lamp. I am looking to see how changing the materials of components affects the LCA but inputting an entire lamp into my own database would take me weeks. Please help

Answer 1

You can use the product search in Nexus (https://nexus.openlca.org/search). If you take a unit process database, then you can indeed modify the inputs into e.g. a lamp production process, to see an effect of changing materials. However, "lamps" are not well covered in any database, but there are case studies. You could also simply buy a lamp and dismantle it and weigh the materials.

Hth, Andreas

Comments

Hi Andreas,

Is there any way you can link the lamp case studies you have found as I haven't come across any yet.
I was also wondering if you can drop a finalised CAD (with all the materials applied) into the database? If so, do you know of a video/run-through of how to do that?

Many thanks,
-- Fabia