The manufacture, use and disposal of consumer and business products result in severe environmental and health impacts.  Regulators and consumers increasingly demand products and companies that reduce these impacts, particularly in the U.S. and the European Union. 

The eLCie System™ is a suite of web-based software tools that radically streamlines the evaluation, quantification and labeling of the environmental impacts of products. It has been developed by the International Design Center for the Environment (IDCE) whose mission is to advance a sustainable world through providing education, technology and training resources for professionals and the general public.  For more information, go to www.IDCE.org.

The eLCie System incorporates:

  • eLCie Industry Wizards  that provide manufacturers with an industry-specific software platform to quickly and efficiently collect product life-cycle data.  Through a variety of analytical tools, eLCie Industry Wizards enable manufacturers to improve the sustainability of their products, reduce their regulatory risk and present their environmental achievements in a comprehensive and credible manner.

  • eLCie Online provides specifiers and purchasers with a science-based and user-friendly means to use product LCA results to evaluate the sustainability of manufacturers products relative to the performance of an industry average product of a comparable type.

  • eLCie Purchasing Wizard provides economic comparison of building products and materials.  The Wizard automatically generates purchasing specifications in Construction Specification Institute (CSI) format for easy product procurement.