
Free resources to help you #RacetoZero
Tools, integrations, research, guidance, & training for
We can and must do more. But what’s holding us back?
However, progress has been slow due to several challenges including lack of government regulations, understanding of developers and investors, embodied carbon benchmarks, generic data & manufacturer EPDs, and BIM automation.
To help you overcome these specific challenges, we put together this special free resource center.
Factors limiting progress on embodied carbon & LCA

We all need to play our part to speed up decarbonisation
The #RacetoNetZero requires the entire construction industry to work together, share information and find comprehensive solutions.
Architects, engineers, and construction professionals
Optimize the embodied carbon of your designs
Free Tool
Trimble-integrated embodied carbon tools
Combine constructible BIM models with manufacturer-specific data (EPDs) for accurate embodied carbon assessment of your designed structures. Submit results to meet local regulation's requirements.
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
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
Manufacturers & building material suppliers
Supply & document low carbon products
Outil gratuit
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
Un guide complet pour les Fabricants de Produits de Construction: l'argument commercial convaincant pour investir dans les EPD/FDES; 6 étapes clés pour les réaliser; et comment les utiliser pour vendre plus de produits.
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.
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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.
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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.