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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

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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?