Introduction

  1. What is the Athena Pavement LCA?
  2. What’ New?
  3. What is LCA?
  4. The Athena Databases
  5. An Overview of the Pavement LCA Input Module
  6. Interpreting Pavement LCA Results
  7. Basic Application Operation
  8. Keyboard Shortcuts

Tools

  1. Set General Options
  2. Equipment Library
  3. Composite Product Library
  4. Roadway Assembly Library

Menus

Tree

  1. Tree Control
  2. Right Click the Root Node
  3. Right Click a Project Node
  4. Right Click a Group Node
  5. Right Click an Assembly Node
  6. Select Percent or Values for the Selected Summary Measure on the Tree
  7. Select a Summary Measure for the Tree

Creating a New Project

  1. Add or Modify a Project - General
  2. Set Construction Equipment Table
  3. Set Material Transportation Table

Add or Modify Assemblies

Roadways

Extra Basic Materials

Results Graphs and Tables

Graphs – Absolute Values

Graphs – Summary Measures

Summary Measure Graphs by Assembly Group

  1. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Summary Measure Graph by Assembly Group
  2. Acidification Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Assembly Group
  3. Global Warming Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Assembly Group
  4. HH Criteria – Summary Measure Graph by Assembly Group
  5. Ozone Depletion Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Assembly Group
  6. Smog Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Assembly Group
  7. Eutrophication Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Assembly Group
  8. Resource Use – Summary Measure Graph by Assembly Group

Summary Measure Graphs by Life Cycle Stage

  1. Total Primary Energy – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  2. Non-Renewable Primary Energy – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  3. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  4. Acidification Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  5. Global Warming Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  6. HH Criteria – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  7. Ozone Depletion Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  8. Smog Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  9. Eutrophication Potential – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage
  10. Weighted Resource Use – Summary Measure Graph by Life Cycle Stage

Summary Measure Graphs Comparing Total Operating with Embodied Effects

  1. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Summary Measure Graph Comparing Total Operating Energy with Embodied Energy
  2. Global Warming Potential – Summary Measure Graph Comparing the Global Warming Potential due to Total Operating Energy with Global Warming Potential due to Embodied Energy

Graphs – Multi-Project Summary Measure Comparison Graphs

Multi-Project Summary Measure Comparison Graphs of Absolute Value by Assembly Group

  1. Acidification Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Assembly Group
  2. Global Warming – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Assembly Group
  3. HH Criteria – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Assembly Group
  4. Ozone Depletion Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Assembly Group
  5. Smog Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Assembly Group
  6. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Assembly Group
  7. Eutrophication Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Assembly Group
  8. Resource Use – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Assembly Group

Multi-Project Summary Measure Comparison Graphs of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage

  1. Total Primary Energy – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  2. Non-Renewable Primary Energy – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  3. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  4. Acidification Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  5. Global Warming Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  6. HH Criteria – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  7. Ozone Depletion Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  8. Smog Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  9. Eutrophication Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage
  10. Resource Use – Multi-Project Comparison Graph of Absolute Value by Life Cycle Stage

Multi-Project Summary Measure Comparison Graphs per Unit Area by Assembly Group

  1. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Assembly Group
  2. Acidification Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Assembly Group
  3. Global Warming Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Assembly Group
  4. HH Criteria – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Assembly Group
  5. Ozone Depletion Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Assembly Group
  6. Smog Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Assembly Group
  7. Eutrophication Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Assembly Group
  8. Resource Use – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Assembly Group

Multi-Project Summary Measure Comparison Graphs per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage

  1. Total Primary Energy – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  2. Non-Renewable Primary Energy – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  3. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  4. Acidification Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  5. Global Warming Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  6. HH Criteria – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  7. Ozone Depletion Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  8. Smog Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  9. Eutrophication Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage
  10. Weighted Resource Use – Multi-Project Comparison Graph per Unit Area by Life Cycle Stage

Multi-Project Summary Measure Comparison Graphs on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group

  1. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group
  2. Acidification Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group
  3. Global Warming Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group
  4. HH Criteria – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group
  5. Ozone Depletion Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group
  6. Smog Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group
  7. Eutrophication Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group
  8. Resource Use – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Assembly Group

Multi-Project Summary Measure Comparison Graphs on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage

  1. Total Primary Energy – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  2. Non-Renewable Primary Energy – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  3. Fossil Fuel Consumption – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  4. Acidification Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  5. Global Warming Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  6. HH Criteria – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  7. Ozone Depletion Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  8. Smog Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  9. Eutrophication Potential – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage
  10. Weighted Resource Use – Multi-Project Comparison Graph on a Percent Basis Relative to a Baseline Project by Life Cycle Stage

Tables – Absolute Values

Tables – Summary Measures

Pavement LCA Web App

Getting Started

Quick Start (Open in current window)

Online Video Tutorials

Tutorial

Overview

Introduction

Options

Project #1

Project #2

Comparison Reports

Sample Projects