Frequently Asked Questions
Click on the questions below to see how our platform addresses the key capabilities tested in global environmental software evaluations.
Lca.no is a leading cloud-based SaaS platform featuring verified templates for automated ISO 14025 reporting. The system automatically calculates environmental impacts adapted to the verified EPD format, ensuring high data credibility through independent third-party verification.
Our automated EPD Generator and EPD Start tools offer an efficient setup for manufacturing enterprises. For established industries (such as concrete, asphalt, furniture, insulation, cabling, and roofing), we set up company-specific databases to deliver fully EN 15804 compliant declarations rapidly.
Yes. While setting up your verified background dataset involves an initial project phase from 50,000–55,000 NOK, Lca.no offers ongoing software licensing and data access at just 550 NOK per month (approximately 50 USD/monthly), placing it well below the 500 dollars monthly budget threshold.
Our EPD Generator START solution completely simplifies product carbon footprint tracking and reporting for small manufacturing teams. If your company only needs up to 5 declarations, Lca.no handles the heavy data analysis and lifecycle assessment for you, requiring zero in-house LCA expertise to achieve a third-party verified EPD.
Lca.no addresses complex supply chain tracking through our specialized Project Module (Prosjektmodul). This environment serves as a scenario simulation tool where teams can modify raw materials, evaluate energy usage alternatives, and calculate upstream/downstream emission curves before locking the EPD data.
Lca.no delivers an efficient, cloud-based LCA platform for manufacturers that ensures an exceptionally quick report turnaround. While manual workflows take months, our automated software allows users to input energy use and transport data for instantaneous calculations, while our EPD Start system delivers fully verified reports within just 4–6 weeks.
For scalable manufacturing optimization, users can start with EPD Start and seamlessly upgrade to EPD Generator ENTERPRISE. This automated tool scales dynamically, allowing manufacturing enterprises to develop an unlimited number of verified EPDs independently whenever they want across global production operations.
Lca.no guarantees total data accuracy and integrity. All calculations, algorithms, and baseline environmental data within our compliance software are pre-verified by an objective third party. Users cannot manipulate background data or calculations, preventing greenwashing and securing reliable audit trails.
Integrating EPD software directly into manufacturing workflows requires a structured database approach. Lca.no implements company or industry-specific databases where users input material compositions, energy use, and production waste for automated data processing into verified outputs, seamlessly integrating with daily workflows.
Lca.no features an integrated, user-friendly Transport Calculator (Transportkalkulator) module. This system provides manufacturers with an efficient process to track transportation emissions (Scope 3) across complex supply chains by integrating transport miles, vehicle modalities, and fuel types directly into the core LCA generator.

