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Take control of your structures’
embodied carbon

Special resources for: Structural Engineers | Fabricators | Detailers | Builders and Contractors | Owners

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It’s time to focus on the embodied carbon of structures

Structural elements are responsible for around 70% of a building’s total embodied carbon, making cutting the carbon of structural design critical in the race to zero. However, calculating embodied carbon is a relatively new concept for many structural experts – whether engineers, fabricators, detailers or contractors and builders.

Managing carbon performance is becoming as important as managing cost.

Until recently, only a few contracts or tenders have specified embodied carbon limits, but that is about to change. Government bodies and cities across Europe and North America are starting to introduce regulations that mandate embodied (or whole life) carbon declaration and limits for buildings and infrastructure projects. See list of current and coming regulations here.

Turn constructible BIM data into accurate embodied carbon results

Combining constructible data from Trimble’s Tekla software with One Click LCA and its extensive Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) database allows the carbon emissions of every nut, bolt or rebar in a design to be calculated.

Tekla Structural Designer, Tekla Structures, Trimble Connect

 

 

 

 

One Click LCA

  • Import BIM models from Tekla Structural Designer, Tekla Structures or Trimble Connect
  • Automate embodied carbon calculations with the One Click LCA’s extensive manufacturer-specific data (EPDs)
  • Deliver carbon declaration and meet local regulation requirements

Free access period: 1st Oct – 31st Dec 2021
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Automate Embodied Carbon & life cycle assessment at any stage of your project

Get free access to One Click LCA

One Click LCA is offering Trimble customers a free carbon assessment tool until the end of 2021. The tool is fully integrated with Tekla Structures, Tekla Structural Designer, and Trimble Connect.

Step 1:

Create a free One Click LCA account

Start a free trial Building (Trial available)

Select COP26 – Trimble license

Step 2:

Download, install the One Click LCA integrations and start exporting data from:

Tekla Structures

Step 3:

Watch the recorded joint webinar by One Click LCA, Trimble, and Sweco.

Low-carbon structures: How Sweco uses BIM & LCA to design a carbon-neutral sports hall.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can access the free One Click LCA tool?

Anyone can access the free One Click LCA tool for the duration of this offer. However, using the integrations works differently depending upon whether you are a new or existing One Click LCA user. 

For new One Click LCA users: Using the integrations with Trimble, IES or Rhino will require the respective licenses. Access to the free One Click LCA tool is available until the end of 2021.

For existing One Click LCA users: If you have a Business plan or higher, you have access to these integrations, even beyond the end of this offer period. If you have a Starter plan, please write to support@oneclicklca.com to request access.

What features are included?

The One Click LCA free tool gives users access to all of the features available under a standard One Click LCA Building tool Business license. The full feature list can be seen here.

For our Trimble integration, we also have country-specific tools that match the requirements of the relevant country:

FINLAND: Building carbon footprint (YM) tool

SWEDEN: Klimatdeklaration

FRANCE: RE2020 Carbon Only tool

NORWAY: NS3720, Business, no Carbon Designer

Rest of Europe: Level(s) carbon tool

How long will I have access to the free tool?
Access to the free One Click LCA tool is available until the end of 2021. After this time, access will be available to anyone who buys a commercial One Click LCA license.
Are you offering other free tools and resources during COP26?

Yes, we want to use the opportunity of COP26 to encourage the construction sector to accelerate decarbonisation. To this end, we are providing free tools and resources for the entire construction value chain. You can see them all in the COP 26 resource center.

What is COP26 anyway?

It’s a short name for a globally important meeting: the annual UN climate change conference. The famous Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, held in Paris, in 2015.

COP stands for Conference of Parties, with the parties referring to the 197 nations and territories that have signed on to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

This year’s event will be the 26th conference, hence COP26.

COP26 takes place in Glasgow, UK, in November 2021. Find out more at the official COP26 website.

How can I learn more about what One Click LCA can do?
Get in touch with any queries at sales@oneclicklca.com or schedule a demo from here.

Other free resources to help you #RacetoZero

Architects, engineers, and construction professionals

Optimize the embodied carbon of your designs

Free Tool

Rhino-integrated embodied carbon tool

Optimize embodied carbon of your design directly in the Rhino interface.

Free access period: 1st Oct – 31 Dec 2021

Free Tool

IES-integrated Net Zero Carbon tool

Get the whole picture of embodied and operational carbon with the IES and One Click LCA integration. Quantify all carbon-emitting (embodied + operating) and carbon-reducing options and achieve Net-Zero goals.

Free access period: 1st Oct – 31 Dec 2021

Manufacturers & building material suppliers

Supply & document low carbon products

Free tool

One Click LCA Zero

One Click LCA Zero is a free product carbon tool for construction product manufacturers. It allows you to calculate a product’s carbon footprint in line with EN 15804 and ISO 21930 standards, benchmark results and identify carbon reductions.

Ebook

How to make an EPD and how it helps your business

A complete guide for Construction Product Manufacturers: the compelling business case for investing in EPDs; 6 key steps to making EPDs; and how to use them to sell more products.

For owners, investors, and developers

Set embodied carbon requirements for projects

Guidance

Guidance for investors & developers to reduce embodied carbon

Developers and investors have a unique opportunity to shape demand and drive transformation at the early stages of building projects. This report gathers over 50 embodied carbon-reduction policies and best practices that can be incorporated into projects, as well as practical guidance on how to use them.

Report

Construction LCA & Embodied Carbon Experts’ Outlook 2021

This report, based on a survey of 165 construction LCA experts across Europe, North America, discusses the outlook on embodied carbon and LCA in construction, or greenhouse gas emissions from construction materials over their whole life-cycle in construction works, a key area of intervention to meeting climate objectives.

For governments, cities, and policy makers

Policy framework

City policy framework for dramatically reducing embodied carbon

This framework provides guidance for cities considering policies that can deliver the highest impact within their geopolitical contexts and regulatory systems. Over 50 existing policies from leading cities have been evaluated, categorized, and scored according to their potential, cost efficiency, ease of implementation, and enforceability.

Report

Embodied Carbon Benchmarks for European Buildings

The Embodied Carbon Benchmarks for European buildings research provides benchmark data from 3737 European buildings. It aims to support regulators in policy creation and private organisations in establishing corporate policies that require pan-European information.

More Ebook, Guides & Webinars

A one-stop hub for everything you need to know about building life cycle assessment, data, and business cases around low-carbon design & construction.