Our publications & awards
Read our embodied carbon and climate change studies, published EPDs, and carbon footprint roadmap for national and international customers worldwide.Publications in English:

The Embodied Carbon Review – Embodied carbon reduction in 100+ regulations and rating systems globally

Building Life Cycle Assessment white paper – Why you need LCA to build sustainably

Overview of Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment for Green Building Certification and Ecodesign– 25th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference

Using BIM in social housing sustainability development – for the Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) – December 2017

Adaptation to climate change final report – for CEN, European Committee for Standardization – December 2016

Cutting carbon from concept to commissioning – best practises from Norwegian government – Carbon Smart Day, 2018

How can MENA countries tackle lifecycle emissions from buildings? – MENA Green Building Congress, 2019

Life Cycle Performance from BIM for Major Infrastructure: Case study HS2, UK – Tampere, InfraBIM Open, 2019

Cutting edge in embodied carbon reduction – Greenbuild, 2018

How to decarbonize a building in 10 easy steps – Rebuild Italia, 2018
Awards:

Australian Construction Awards 2019 – Finalist for the Product Innovation of the year category
Housing Market Innovation Competition 2019 – Finalist
London Construction Award 2018 – Finalist for the Sustainable Construction category

Energy Globe Award winner – Finland, 2018
Publications in Finnish:

Infrahankkeiden rakentamisen ja materiaalien CO2 -päästöjen raportointi- ja ohjauskeinojen kartoitus – Carbon emissions of Infrastructure construction and materials – emission reporting and control measures for the Finnish Transport Agency.

Infrahankkeiden EN-standardeja noudattava ympäristöarviointi – Environmental assessment complying with the EN standards for Infrastrucure projects for the Finnish Transport Agency – 2017 (summary available in English)

Tiekartta rakennuksen elinkaaren hiilijalanläljen huomioimiseksi rakentamisen ohjauksessa – Carbon Footprint road map for the construction industry for Finland’s Ministry of Environment – June 2017

Energiankulutusta ja kasvihuonekaasupäästöjä vähentävien vaatimusten kehittäminen päällystehankinnoissa – Development of requirements to reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in coatings for the Finnish Transport Agency – 2017

Rakennusmateriaalien kasvihuonekaasupäästöjen ohjaukseen käytettävät järjestelmät ja sääntely – Systems and regulation for the control of greenhouse gas emissions of building materials – October 2015

Ympäristö- ja elinkaarimittareiden hyödyntäminen ARA-kohteissa – Use of environmental and life-cycle metrics in ARA objects for Finland’s Ministry of Environment – February 2014

Rakennusten elinkaarimittarit – Building Life Cycle Metrics for Green Building Council Finland – 2013

Kaukolämmön CO2-päästöjen laskentamenetelmät päätöksenteon työkaluina – Methods to calculate CO2 emissions from district heating as decision-making tools for Finnish Energy (ET) – August 2013

Ympäristöystävällisen kivitalon suunnittelu – Design guidance for sustainable concrete buildings for The Concrete Industry Association – 2012

Selvitys sähkön pientuotannon nettolaskutuksesta – Statement on net invoicing of small electricity production for Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment – June 2012

Joukkoliikenteen energiatehokkuuden kehittämismahdollisuudet – Possibilities for improving the energy efficiency of public transport for Helsinki Regional Transport Authority – 2010

Maatalouden kasvihuonekaasupäästöjen kustannustehokas vähentäminen – Cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture for Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry – April 2008

Maatilojen energiaohjelman valmistelu – Preparations for the Farm Energy Program for Motiva Oy – February 2007
EPDs calculated with One Click LCA:
In the Finnish EPD system Rakennustieto:
Client: KONE Corporation. Product class: Lifts (elevators). Role of Bionova: verifier. Link to the EPD.
Custom software:

BEST by Energy7 for the Malta government

Energiavalinta.fi for Lahti and Lappeenranta
Software solution for Statsbygg