Online calculator assesses products' carbon footprints.
A necessary first step toward reducing your product's carbon footprint is to actually know its carbon footprint. Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) has launched a free online service to help manufacturers assess their products' carbon footprints within minutes. The firm hopes the service may lead manufacturers toward developing greener products in the design stage.
Called the LCA Calculator, the service is available at www.lcacalculator.com. The service provides a complete lifecycle assessment of products based on a comprehensive list of questions. Among the issues addressed by the calculator are the materials used; the amount of energy consumed to produce the product; transport methods and distances; manufacturing processes used; and the methods of disposal.
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