EarthShift Says: EarthShift is pleased to announce they are offering substantial discounts on their SimaPro software tool which collects, analyzes and monitors the environmental performance of products and services. Similar discounts are available for our tools-training-consulting packages which will help you master every aspect of the SimaPro suite.  

TechBites Says:

Whether you’re trying to green up your supply chain, reduce your carbon footprint, or simply calculate the potential liabilities involved with your product, EarthShift’s software makes it easier and more accurate. These folks have well over a decade worth of experience in Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) modeling and have one of the best packages on the market. If you’re new to LCA, They also have extensive training and support services, including a 3 hour online course on environmental impact assessment. The next  Creating Impact Assessment Methods online course will be held on July 27. 

Other upcoming courses include:
Beyond Building Green- June 15/ September 14  - a 2 hr course on the scientific principles that dictate how a building performs over it's lifetime. 
ReCiPe Method- June 17 / September 23 - a 1.5 hr course to introduce you to the new ReCiPe impact assessment method.
LCA for Decision Makers Seminar- June 17 / September 23 - a 2 hr seminar to introduce organizations to the process and benefits of using LCA as the cornerstone of their sustainability claims.
Intro to LCA - June 22 / October 12 - a 2.5 hr introductory course to the methods of LCA.
Parameters- June 29 / September 21 - 2 hr course on building parametrized models in SimaPro to quickly compare results under different scenarios.  
LCA for the Building Industry- July 7/ September 1 - a 3hr course to introduce the steps of an LCA, how it applies to the building industry and how to use three tools, SimaPro, Athena's Eco-calculator and Athena's Impact Estimator.   
Applied LCA in SimaPro- July 13 & 14/ October 21 & 22 - an online course to introduce Life Cycle Assessment Methodology and the SimaPro LCA software.
Intro to LCA in SimaPro onsite- July 22 & 23/ Sept 2 & 3 - Our classic two-day in-depth introduction to LCA and SimaPro.
Creating Impact Assessment Methods- July 27 / October 26 - a3hr online course on creating your own IAM.
Impact Assessment Methods- September 7 - a 3 hr course on the major IAM's in SimaPro and how to choose the best method. Recycling- September 14 & 15 - a 2 part/ 5 hr course on building recycling scenarios in SimaPro.
Toxicity in LCA;working with USEtox- October 7 - a 1 Day on-site course covering USEtox the impact assessment method for toxicity analysis .

SimaPro also has three different educational versions offered at discounted rates?  Every version comes with the complete SimaPro database with over 10,000 processes, including the ecoinvent, the US Input-Output, and NREL's new US dataset.  To help build your curriculum there are pre-built project examples and tutorials available for download.