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Group of LCI Experts

The members of the group of LCI experts represent the LCA knowledge of the institutes behind the ecoinvent Centre. They are designated by the respective member of the ecoinvent board and they are responsible for the data that originate from this institute. But apart this responsibility, the main task of the LCI Expert Group is to maintain and develop the ecoinvent quality guidelines and monitor their implementation as well as the general monitoring and coordination of the development projects.

Currently, the following people are forming - in addition to the ecoinvent management - the group of LCI experts:

Christian Bauer

PSI, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen

Technology Assessment / GaBE group

Thomas Nemecek

ART, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station

Life Cycle Assessment Group

Jürgen Reinhard

EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research

Life Cycle Assessment & Modelling Group

Carl Vadenbo

ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich

Institute for Environmental Engineering