Understand, improve and document the building's climate footprint— save time, resources and CO2eq
1:46 min.
Learn how you build more sustainably, save time, resources and CO2e with Real-Time LCA (Better learn danish fast though).
The climate requires action, which the construction industry is willing and able to deliver
Climate deterioration is real, evident for all and unfortunate for generations to come. Many industries are rallying to aid, and hopefull progress are being made.
The construction industry accounts for approx. 40 percent of the total CO2 emissions globally, and thus has a huge potential to save the planet.
The world's oceans absorb 90 percent of the heat that we produce. This causes temperature increases to such an extent that ecosystems collapse
1.2 trillion tons of the globe's ice masses melt annually. When the permafrost dries, methane is released, further increasing global warming.
The CO2 level has never been higher throughout the last 2 million years than it is today.
The industry is ready for a change
Support from some of the industry's most passionate actors
We create safe communities for people, while also creating the best conditions for the future. So we have very high ambitions for sustainability in Ikano Bolig, and look forward to using Real-Time LCA to secure the necessary data and insight, to manage and reduce our climate footprint intelligently at project and portfolio level.
René Brandt
CEO
at Ikano Bolig
How Real-Time LCA works
Automated and continuous insight
Real-Time LCA provides a sophisticated and seamless solution that automatically provides you with comprehensive insights into the project emissions and a complete historical record of its development, whether from a 3D model or Excel/manual input.
With the most intelligent and user-friendly environmental database containing thousands of building materials, and full traceability to the sources.
The designers' workflows remain unchanged, but the process is significantly simplified. By automating and digitizing, up to 90% of the time spent on manual and repetitive LCA work is freed up. Our integration with BIM building models connects selected environmental data on materials directly to the design, automatically updating the environmental impact as the design evolves. Based on choices made in previous projects, the entire LCA calculation for a new project can be automated up to a 100%.
New abilities
Continuous insight paired with artificial intelligence that proactively recommends alternative materials and suppliers that will lower your CO2eq-emissions.
Recommendations that also account for price, location, acoustics and fire requirements are the next step - your abilities will continously be stronger with Real-Time LCA.
Reporting
Meaningful "Dashboards" and reports according to selected requirements, incl. environmental values for each emission and phase in an EPD.
History, documentation and reporting options for each step in the design process, as often as you wish, in accordance with legal requirements and standards, incl. private such as DGNB, own and other relevant regulations and limit values. While also supporting internal and external CO2 taxation models.
The value for you as ?
You must realize a builder's vision architecturally, financially and now also climate-wise. And the ambitions are often greater than the state's gradually increasing regulation on CO2eq emissions from 2023 to 2029.
You contribute to the green transition with knowledge of people, processes, architecture and digital planning. But you also know that in practice it happens through many iterations of designs and models in relation to requirements, ressources and wishes.
Life cycle assessments, LCA, are an important tool in the process. But you experience it as complicated and time-consuming. You are frustrated that it is so manual. In other words, you have a growing knowledge of sustainable solutions, but lack insight into the environmental footprint through the project's phases, to apply efficiently.
Only requires the installation of the plugin, so you can run your design and modeling process as usual
Provides quick insight into the environmental footprint of materials and constructions and inspires holistically better alternatives
Ensures effecticient collaboration and progress with LCA, with all project participants
Manage the CO2 budget transparently for all stakeholders throughout the entire lifecycle of the project
Why act now?
The construction industry needs better digital solutions in order to deliver more sustainable buildings.
Legislation on CO2eq
Governments are agreeing on-, and adopting new requirements incl. thresholds for emission. In Denmark from 1 January 2023 commences progressive legislation to document the climatefootprint of all heated areas of new constructions - with a falling threshold for emissions and increasing requirements for documentation in the coming years. Some private organizations are already leading the way with even more ambitious limit values for CO2eq emissions.
The green asset
Early and continuous insight into CO2eq emissions provides the opportunity to influence final emissions and can ensure more cost-effecient loans, which benefit all stakeholders. With a final asset that has an optimized climatefootprint, the long-term risk on the property market is reduced on marketability and prices.
New taxes on C02e
Private organizations introduce internal taxes, which foster constructive dialogues and climate-friendly choices. At the same time, the state is working with new taxes on CO2e
Climate recognition
Owners, buyers of properties, commercial and private, are at least aware of reducing their climate footprint. Many are willing to pay a premium for this.
We would like to share more, if you want to learn more?
Would you like to learn more about Real-Time LCA and what difference it can make for you - or do you have any thoughts to share? Then we're ready.