by Ashrakat | Jul 8, 2025 | Databases
PSILCA 4.0 is the latest version of the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) database, offering significant improvements over version 3.1 in data quality, methodology, and usability. Key updates include: Updated Indicators: All indicators feature the most recent... by Ashrakat | Jun 20, 2025 | Case study
Buildings account for over a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, most LCAs in the construction sector focus on individual materials rather than entire buildings. To address this gap, we conducted a case study that presents a replicable model for... by Ashrakat | Aug 26, 2024 | Databases
The SOCA v3.0 database, a social impact add-on to the ecoinvent v3.10 database, is now available. Ecoinvent already contains data to calculate environmental impacts and information on costs, which can be used in life cycle costing (LCC). However, it has lacked... by Ashrakat | May 30, 2024 | Databases
In the latest version which is now available on Nexus, the changes are: The Corruption Perceptions Index has been adjusted to reflect data from 2023 (source: Transparency.org). The index is now referenced on the correct scale, and the risk levels have been updated... by Ashrakat | May 10, 2024 | Databases
Since we started it about 8 years ago, the PSILCA database has received a lot of attention; we are happily impressed by the number of users in research, policy, and enterprises, and the rich studies and cases where PSILCA can contribute. Current version of the...