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Sirii SPINE Format

 

Sirii SPINE documentation format

The Sirii ED Network has created the user-friendly Sirii ED Application based on the specified Sirii SPINE documentation format (Erlandsson et al, 2001) in order to facilitate work that is related to life-cycle management within the industry. The Sirii SPINE documentation format is based on CPM's interpretation (Pålsson 1999) of the SPINE documentation format for structure and documentation of environmental data (Steen et al 1995). The Sirii ED Network follows the development of the ISO 14 048 standard and will be compatible with it in the future. 

Manual documentation and editing of environmental data (LCI-data)

Simple import- and export-function of Sirii SPINE documented data with a specified Sirii SPINE XFR-file

The import/export to commercial LCA-software requires a function that translates the Sirii SPINE documentation format to the format of the software. This function does not exist at present, but is under development

Sirii SPINE documented data may be used successfully in commercial LCA software, under the presumption that the software is compatible with the Sirii SPINE documentation format.

Reports are available below

Erlandsson, M. et al. (2001) "Ett användarvänligt dokumentationsformat för livscykelanalysdata (LCA) baserat på SPINE". IVL-report B 1464. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. Stockholm. Sweden. Download pdf.

Pålsson, A-C. (1999) "Introduction and Guide to LCA data documentation" CPM report 1999:1. Chalmers University of Technology. Gothenburg. Sweden. http://www.imi.chalmers.se/Publications.htm#CPMReports

Steen, B et al. (1995) "A relation database structure for life cycle assessments". IVL-report B 1227. Gothenburg. Sweden.