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Creation of the Creation of the Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Life-Cycle Cost Analysis ToolTool
By Melina MeserollBy Melina MeserollProvost Sustainability Intern for the Green Purchasing Working Provost Sustainability Intern for the Green Purchasing Working GroupGroupand Procurement Servicesand Procurement Services
Raw Material Extraction
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Manufacturing & Assembly
Disposal
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“Life-Cycle Cost” The pollutants, land use, and raw material extraction that go into the manufacture, transport, use, and disposal of a product.
• Life-Cycle Cost Analysis is calculating a measurement representation of Life-Cycle Cost
• In your case, you will be measuring the Life-Cycle Cost of products you purchase for the campus
all the time
Life-Cycle Cost
of an Apple Computer
www.apple.com/environment
So now that we have a So now that we have a
some-what firm grasp of some-what firm grasp of
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, Life-Cycle Cost Analysis,
what is the LCCA Toolwhat is the LCCA Tool
and and what will it be used what will it be used
forfor??
The LCCA Tool will measure the Life-The LCCA Tool will measure the Life-Cycle Cost of products within CruzBuyCycle Cost of products within CruzBuyThe four steps of a products life-cycle:The four steps of a products life-cycle:
SupplierSupplier TransportationTransportation Product UseProduct Use DisposalDisposal
I’m a Happy Buyer
The user will answer The user will answer
questions about the questions about the
product’s stages of life and product’s stages of life and
their answers will rank the their answers will rank the
product as having a product as having a high high
or or low low life-cycle costlife-cycle cost Example: Example: Electric Electric
pencil sharpener vs. pencil sharpener vs. a a
non-electric non-electric pencilpencil
sharpenersharpener The tool will compare The tool will compare
productsproducts
HOW?
GOALS:GOALS: Increase the purchase of Environmentally Increase the purchase of Environmentally
Preferred Products Preferred Products SPREAD AWARENESS of GreenWashingSPREAD AWARENESS of GreenWashing EDUCATE people on what to look for when trying EDUCATE people on what to look for when trying
to decide between to decide between
purchasing purchasing
two supposedly two supposedly
similar products similar products
in everyday in everyday
shoppingshopping
Questions?Questions?