From the Library from Environmental Building News
June 1, 2007

BEES 4.0 LCA Software Continues Evolution

Continuing its evolution as a user-friendly life-cycle assessment (LCA) tool, version 4.0 of the Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) software was released in May 2007. If you’ve used previous versions, you’ll find version 4.0 quite familiar: the user interface is the same as it has been since version 1. The goal of BEES—making robust LCA results accessible to designers—is formidable. LCA is inherently complex, and most LCA tools cost thousands of dollars and require extensive training to use. With version 4.0, BEES continues to chip away at the obstacles, yet significant challenges remain.
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