October 2020 – Long Trail Sustainability

DATASMART 2020 Released

October 26, 2020

Written by Long Trail Sustainability, Senior Consultant, Shelly Severinghaus

The 2020 DATASMART update, released on October 26, 2020, includes 10 new processes, 76 updated processes[1], and 11 corrected processes. This includes new molybdenum data from the International Molybdenum Association. Electricity mixes for Canadian provinces and territories, the Canadian country average, U.S. eGRID, U.S. state and the U.S. country average were also updated to incorporate the most recently published data. Two new waste scenarios for general waste and packaging waste were created based on the most recent publications from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The LTS Method was updated with the latest ReCiPe 2016 version 1.04 method. Finally, corrected water flows were corrected for Chinese textile processing system level data.

Climate Class: Energy Efficiency at Home

October 7, 2020

New Training Certificate Program and Upcoming Classes

October 5, 2020

For nearly two decades, LTS has trained professionals and academia in sustainability assessment and management techniques. Leaders in sustainability training, with industry recognized Certificate Training Programs, we have over a dozen custom developed courses ranging from beginner to expert level. We can provide you with the tools and the knowledge needed to competently evaluate environmental impacts and make informed decisions that avoid trade-offs.