Interview with Lead Developer: “We use state-of-the-art technology to address current issues”
Rutger Schurgers, Lead Developer at PRé, shares in an interview about working in a software team and contributing to a more sustainable future.
Explore expert insights on sustainability and life cycle thinking. Our articles offer practical advice, best practices, and the latest trends to support informed decisions.
Consequential database | The use of system expansion as allocation principle
The consequential database is one of the major innovations in the ecoinvent v3 database. We offer an example based on one important feature in the consequential database: the use of system expansion as allocation principle. What happens if two almost equally large amounts are subtracted?
Eco-indicator 95 | Manuals
Eco-indicator 95, developed in 1995, was one of the first endpoint impact assessment methods in the world, allowing the environmental load of a product to be expressed in a single score.
SimaPro 8 | Programming the COM Interface
SimaPro is a versatile LCA tool, but in some occasions you need more than a stand-alone tool. For example, if you want to analyze a lot of data automatically you may want to integrate SimaPro and your business software. In the SimaPro Developer version a COM-interface is available. This allows the user to control SimaPro from applications such as Excel, .NET applications, Delphi, PHP
SimaPro 8 | Programming Wizards
Since 1998, PRé has developed an alternative way of presenting the LCA results using wizards. Wizards present themselves as a series of questions to the user. Wizards are usually focused on a specific product. In practice this means Wizards are used for groups of users that have to deal with a similar topic or problem.
Metsims | Turkey
Pioneering Accessible Life-Cycle Thinking in Turkey
SimaPro UK | United Kingdom
Thanks to an effective website and a well-respected consulting practice, SimaPro UK Ltd. is a valuable member of PRé’s global partner network. With their unbiased expertise and dedication to customer service, SimaPro UK is helping to advance the sustainability agenda throughout the United Kingdom
CLIOPE | Argentina
Pioneers in the LCA field, CLIOPE is a well-established, passionate firm dedicated to bringing sustainability to Argentina
ACV Brasil | SimaPro partner in Brazil
SIMAPRO PARTNER STORY | By offering the whole package to their clients: from consulting to training to software, ACV Brasil is dedicated to bringing sustainability to Brazil. The company believes in a top-down, all-hands-on-deck approach, working with large companies as well as targeting the consumer.
ESU-services Ltd. | SimaPro partner in Switzerland
SIMAPRO PARTNER STORY | Pioneers in LCA development, Swiss-based company ESU-services Ltd. uses life-cycle thinking to improve their clients’ environmental performance.