Project family Workflow stage →
01 Data input & output Import, export, download, and exchange inventory data.
02 Inventory modelling Transform, parameterize, and build inventory systems.
03 Data & matrices Store data and construct calculation-ready matrices.
04 Assessment Calculate, traverse, regionalize, and temporalize impacts.
05 Interfaces & visualization Explore, communicate, and interact with models and results.
Brightway core Core modules and shared infrastructure maintained around Brightway.
Brightway core · Data input & output
ecoinvent_interface active Downloads licensed ecoinvent releases for programmatic use.
bw_interface_schemas active Defines shared schemas for transferring Brightway data.
bw2io active Imports, links, transforms, and exports LCI and LCIA data.
Brightway core · Inventory modelling
bw2parameters maintenance Stores, validates, and evaluates parameters for Brightway models.
Brightway core · Data & matrices
bw2data active Manages projects, databases, activities, exchanges, and methods.
bw_processing active Packages matrix data and metadata for calculations.
matrix_utils active Builds and iterates matrices from datapackages.
stats_arrays active Defines and samples uncertain parameters in NumPy arrays.
Brightway core · Assessment
bw2calc active Performs static, stochastic, iterative, and multi-LCA calculations.
bw_graph_tools active Traverses supply-chain graphs and supports contribution analysis.
bw2analyzer active Interprets and compares Brightway calculation results.
Brightway core · Interfaces & visualization
bw2ui / bw25ui active Provides web and command-line interfaces for Brightway projects.
Brightway extensions Tools that add formats, modelling modes, interfaces, or analysis capabilities.
Brightway extensions · Data input & output
bw_simapro_csv active Parses and cleans SimaPro CSV inventory and method exports.
pyilcd active Converts ILCD XML data to and from Python objects.
pyecospold active Converts Ecospold XML data to and from Python objects.
BrightPath active Bridges LCI data between Brightway and SimaPro.
bw_hestia_bridge experimental Imports agricultural production data from Hestia into Brightway.
brightway-olca active Reads openLCA data through its IPC interface.
Brightway extensions · Inventory modelling
Randonneur active Applies reusable, data-driven transformations to datasets.
ecoinvent_migrate active Generates migration data between ecoinvent releases.
multifunctional active Handles multifunctional activities and allocation strategies.
lca_algebraic active Builds parameterized foreground models with symbolic calculus.
Brightway extensions · Data & matrices
bw_aggregation active Uses aggregated processes to accelerate calculations.
edge-of-the-world experimental Experiments with richer exchange descriptions in Brightway.
Brightway extensions · Assessment
bw2regional active Performs spatially differentiated LCA calculations.
bw_temporalis active Traverses temporally distributed supply chains.
bw_timex active Performs time-explicit LCA with evolving background systems.
dynamic_characterization active Characterizes temporally explicit life-cycle inventories.
presamples maintenance Injects pre-sampled values into matrix calculations.
Pandarus active Precomputes GIS intersections for regionalized LCA.
MOCA experimental Runs parallel Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis in Brightway.
Brightway extensions · Interfaces & visualization
Activity Browser active Provides a graphical modelling and analysis environment for Brightway.
Brightwebapp experimental Templates Brightway-enabled applications for the browser.
bw_matchbox experimental Matches activities across Brightway databases in a web app.
Firefly active Provides a modern web and desktop interface for Brightway.
lcopt legacy Built parameterized foreground models in a browser interface.
Cross-framework tools Scenario, exchange, and industrial-ecology tools that connect multiple modelling frameworks.
Cross-framework tools · Data input & output
unfold active Shares inventory database changes as compact difference files.
openlca2bw active Imports openLCA databases and methods into Brightway.
ALIGNED converter active Converts tabular inventories to Brightway or SimaPro formats.
FAULDIER experimental Turns heterogeneous spreadsheets into Brightway inventories.
Cross-framework tools · Inventory modelling
Wurst active Links and modifies industrial-ecology inventory models.
premise active Builds prospective inventories from IAM scenarios.
Regioinvent active Regionalizes ecoinvent supply chains with international trade data.
flodym active Builds multidimensional dynamic material-flow models.
Regiopremise active Applies Regioinvent regionalization to prospective premise databases.
ODYM maintenance Models dynamic material systems and stocks.
pyLCAIO active Builds hybrid LCA databases from ecoinvent and EXIOBASE.
SiModIn experimental Connects process simulation outputs to Brightway inventories.
Futura legacy Generates shareable future background database scenarios.
Ocelot legacy Explored transparent, configurable LCI system models.
Cross-framework tools · Data & matrices
ScenarioLink active Downloads scenario-based LCA databases in Activity Browser.
Cross-framework tools · Assessment
Pathways active Calculates scenario-wide environmental impacts over time.
EDGES active Performs exchange-level and context-sensitive LCIA.
TRAILS active Routes and assesses deeply temporalized life-cycle systems.
PULPO active Optimizes life-cycle production systems under constraints.
ProspeRdyn active Models dynamic foreground transitions against prospective backgrounds.
Optimex active Optimizes time-explicit life-cycle systems.
pbaesa active Evaluates absolute sustainability against planetary boundaries.
IWP Reborn active Generates IMPACT World+ methods for multiple LCA platforms.
premise_gwp active Adds premise-ready IPCC climate methods to Brightway.
LcPy experimental Models parametric and dynamic LCA and life-cycle costs.
RELICS active Adds metal resource-extraction indicators to Brightway.
Cross-framework tools · Interfaces & visualization
Polyviz active Produces browser-based visualizations from LCA results.
Sector & sustainability models Reusable models for transport, energy, buildings, social assessment, and other application domains.
Sector & sustainability models · Data input & output
brightway-ef4lca experimental Imports ÖKOBAUDAT building-product indicators into Brightway.
Sector & sustainability models · Inventory modelling
SHRECC active Builds time-resolved electricity-consumption inventories.
carculator active Models present and future passenger-car life cycles.
carculator_truck active Models present and future freight-truck life cycles.
carculator_bus active Models present and future urban-bus life cycles.
carculator_two_wheeler active Models present and future two-wheeler life cycles.
SENSE experimental Adds social LCA data and methods to Brightway inventories.
Sector & sustainability models · Data & matrices
Sector & sustainability models · Assessment
ENBIOS active Assesses environmental impacts of energy-system pathways.
PELCA active Assesses modular power-electronics life cycles over time.
Sector & sustainability models · Interfaces & visualization
