Summary
| Name of source | Athena Life Cycle Inventory Product Databases |
|---|---|
| Provider | Athena Institute |
| Summary text | A set of comprehensive, comparable life cycle inventory databases for building materials and products in a series of reports |
| Contact | http://www.athenasmi.org/site_info/contact.html |
| Licensing | Free |
| Language(s) | English |
| Website | www.athenasmi.org/tools/impact Estimator/companionLCIDatabase Reports.html |
Access – data formats and accessibility
| File type | HTML access to PDF files |
|---|---|
| Software needs | Adobe Reader |
Contents – breadth and depth of datasets
| Age | 1993-1997 |
|---|---|
| Geography | USA, Canada |
| Original Data Source(s) | Industry statistics |
| Other Databases Included | Unknown |
| Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Gate |
| Modeling approach | LCI |
| Emissions results | CO2, CH4, N2O |
| Number of datasets | About 50 |
| Main topics | Construction |
| Other topics | None |
Data transparency – what meta data is provided for each dataset?
| System boundaries | Yes |
|---|---|
| Data Types | Process |
| Allocation Methods | Yes |
| Technology | Yes |
| Data year | Yes |
| Original source | Yes |
| Uncertainty | No |
Quality – is information provided on data quality?
| Data quality score | No |
|---|---|
| Quality assurance | No |
| Standards compliant | Unknown |
