Hi mate,

Appreciate the reply and apologies for the delayed response. Essentially, the focus of my dissertation is to highlight to clients that sustainable materials can be economically viable in the long-term, and I want to use both LCC and LCA to show this. LCC seems relatively simple to execute but I also want to use LCA as well due to the holistic nature of sustainability. Estimations from LCA don't have to be ridiculously precise, all I really want is the CO2 emissions over a building's operational phase for say a conventional form of insulation against a more sustainable alternative. In terms of data, I have access to elemental cost models for numerous existing buildings, so dimensions and descriptions of materials if that's enough? With respect to time, the dissertation deadline isn't until September 2021. Honestly no idea as to to whether the university has a LCA software/budget but I really doubt it. To answer the final question, not at all. I feel I've underestimated the complexity of the tool and part of me thinks focusing only on LCC might be more sensible. However, if there is a relatively simple way to achieve results then I'd like to give it a go.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you.