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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
We support you in developing robust LCA analyses compliant with international standards, to meet market demands and obtain reliable environmental data on your products.
- Respond to requests from clients, B2B supply chains, and public tenders
- Conduct an LCA analysis tailored to your goals, without having to handle the complexities and data collection on your own
- Use the results to obtain EPDs or to develop ecodesign strategies
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LCA Consulting (Life Cycle Assessment)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology standardized according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards, used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product throughout its life cycle. It allows for an understanding of which stages and processes have the greatest impact on the environment and provides solid data for technical, commercial, and strategic decisions.
That is why it is increasingly in demand today among major clients in the supply chain as part of the process of obtaining EPD certification, in the development of new products, and, looking ahead, also in connection with tools such as the Digital Product Passport. Furthermore, LCA analysis can serve as a useful technical foundation for developing product ecodesign strategies.
Ollum offers a highly specialized LCA environmental consulting service and supports companies through all phases of the study, from defining the scope to data collection, modeling, and interpreting the results.
Life Cycle Assessment services tailored to your business goals
Every LCA project stems from a different need: this is why we structure the service in a modular way, defining the most suitable level of depth and building a study consistent with the corporate context.
We support businesses in various scenarios:
- Product LCA study to analyze environmental impacts throughout the life cycle
- LCA for EPD certifications as a technical basis for the environmental product declaration
- Comparative LCAs to compare alternative solutions and support technical and commercial decisions
- LCA for eco-design strategies to improve the environmental performance of products
- Whole Building LCA for buildings, useful for LEED, BREEAM credits, and other building protocols
- LCA Tool development to make analyses scalable across product families
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What are the benefits of an LCA life cycle analysis?
Developing a life cycle analysis with the support of specialized LCA consultants can bring several benefits to the company, including:
Responding to requests from customers and structured supply chains
More and more companies are asking suppliers for reliable environmental data on products. An LCA study allows for a solid response to B2B requests, supplier qualifications, tenders, and public bids.
Preparing for EPD certification
LCA often represents the technical basis necessary to develop an EPD and to approach markets, customers, and contexts where product environmental transparency is increasingly relevant more competitively.
Improving the product with concrete data
An LCA study helps to understand which phases, materials, or processes have the greatest impact on the product’s environmental footprint. For this reason, it represents a useful technical basis for developing product ecodesign strategies and guiding development and innovation choices more consciously.
What are the steps involved in our LCA consulting service?
Our Life Cycle Assessment consulting process is divided into the following steps:
1. Definition of the objective and scope of the study
We analyze the corporate context and the purpose of the project to define the most suitable type of LCA study, the scope to be considered, and the necessary level of depth.
2. Data collection and modeling
We support the company in collecting the necessary data, involving suppliers or other internal functions when necessary, and we build the LCA model according to applicable standards.
3. Impact analysis and interpretation of results
Our LCA consultants process the data with specialized LCA software to identify environmental hotspots, compare scenarios, and generate reliable results useful for decision-making.
4. LCA Report and support for subsequent developments
We deliver the results of the study through the LCA Report and support the company in possible subsequent developments, such as the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), product ecodesign strategies, comparative analyses between products, or scalable tools like LCA Tools.
Which standards does Life Cycle Assessment follow?
Life Cycle Assessment is primarily based on the international standards ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, which define principles, requirements, and guidelines for conducting the LCA study.These standards ensure a structured and internationally recognized methodological approach, which is fundamental when the analysis is to be used in commercial, technical, or certification contexts.
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Where do we work?
We offer LCA consulting support throughout Italy and at an international level, thanks also to our entry into the TÜV AUSTRIA group.
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Whether it’s a doubt about our services, a curiosity, a partnership proposal, or you would simply like a first free consultation with an LCA consultant to understand how we can support you: write to us without obligation!
One of our consultants will respond within 24 hours!
“Professionalism, passion, availability, and competence are the characteristics that identify Ollum. Under their supervision, we identified the main sources of CO2 emissions and developed effective strategies to reduce them.”
Diego Ferrante, QHSE of Gruppo Trasporti Romagna
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ollum ensure that LCA analyses are understandable to non-technical management and useful for product decisions?
Ollum tailors the LCA report format to the client’s needs. When the results need to be presented to non-technical management—or communicated externally—the report is supplemented with visualizations, summaries, and simplified explanations that make the data immediately understandable. The technical analysis remains rigorous; the communication is tailored to the audience.
Who is able to perform a comparative LCA assessment between different materials for a new industrial product?
Ollum performs comparative LCA analyses between alternative materials and processes throughout the life cycle, applying ISO 14040/14044 methodologies. The most effective tool is a dedicated LCA tool, installed on a proprietary digital platform: it allows for the rapid simulation of different scenarios by modifying input data, without rebuilding the model from scratch. It is a useful approach in R&D and as a basis for product ecodesign.
How long does it take Ollum to complete a full product LCA and what are the main bottlenecks for a company?
The time for a full LCA depends on the complexity of the product, the sector, and data availability. For similar product families, Ollum’s digital LCA Tool platform — recognized by EPD Italy and the International EPD System — significantly reduces time by calculating the impacts of multiple variants by modifying input data. Times and costs are defined in the initial commercial phase.
Does Ollum offer consulting on construction product LCAs to then obtain environmental product certifications?
The construction sector is one of the most active in terms of environmental product certifications, driven by Green Public Procurement, the new CPR Regulation, and the growing demand for transparency from designers and public clients.
How Ollum works on construction products
- LCA study according to ISO 14040/14044 for construction materials (concrete, bricks, insulation, window frames, coatings)
- Complete path toward EPD certification, from data collection to verification with the Program Operator
- Support for FDES certification for the French market
- Development of LCA Tools for manufacturers with large product families, to make the process scalable and economically sustainable
