Update highlights:
- Carbon Designer 3D got a major overhaul: It’s faster, more accurate, and easier to use.
- IFC Viewer BETA: Streamline your BIM data imports.
- Building Circularity v2 is more precise: The reversibility assessment is improved with quantified results.
- EPD Quality checker: Get instant quality feedback on your EPDs.
- The One Click LCA Academy now uses the One Click LCA account login.
- 4249 new industry datasets and 91 new generic datasets
Latest updates relevant to you
Carbon Designer 3D - Read full update here
- We’re excited to announce a significant update to CD3D, designed to give you a faster, more accurate, and more user-friendly experience.
- Faster Performance: Enjoy quicker design creation and more efficient editing with manual saving and instant design search.
- Enhanced Accuracy and Reliability: Experience more precise calculations aligned with project parameters, consistent data, and improved reliability.
- Improved User Experience: Benefit from a streamlined workflow, enhanced search, easier construction visibility, advanced data tables, comprehensive comparisons, and clearer navigation.
- Coming Soon: Material switching for constructions will be available shortly.
Recalculated results may differ but are now more accurate. Contact support for questions or concerns.
Reversability Update for Building Circularity v2
Users of the Building Circularity v2 tool will gain access to a significantly improved assessment of building material reversibility. Developed in partnership with Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, this new feature delivers a quantified result, significantly improving the precision of evaluations compared to the former ‘Design for Disassembly’ checkbox.
Data import now supports more units (MJ, MWh, tkm) and prevents automatic row combining for plugin data, improving accuracy.
Use your One Click LCA account to log into the Academy
We’ve made it easier to access our free training resources! Now, you can use your regular One Click LCA account to log into the One Click LCA Academy, where you’ll find our Bootcamp, onboarding courses, and more.
Product LCA & EPD updates
New RMC tool for NA (NRMCA verified)
Our new Concrete EPD Generator, now NRMCA verified, ensures compliance with NRMCA GPI v3.0 and NSF PCR 1112-19 (v2.3 – 2024 Extension). This tool enables fully automated EPD publishing to the NRMCA EPD program following initial site verification, streamlining the process for Ready-Mixed Concrete (RMC) mixes. It delivers rapid LCA calculations and EPD generation using ecoinvent 3.4, as required by NRMCA.
New EPD scenario inputs in EPD Hub v3 tool (optional)
We’re introducing optional fields for scenario documentation within the EPD Description query to prepare for upcoming Product Category Rule (PCR) changes affecting the EPD Hub. These fields are currently optional but will become mandatory with future PCR updates.
The EPD Quality Checker for EPDs
Get instant quality feedback on your EPDs (both published and project EPDs). The EPD Quality Checker now runs during internal verification, flagging issues to ensure accurate submissions. This is a power user pack feature.
- New templates have been made for Damp proof membranes, Plastic valves, and Entrance Control Systems.
- The templates for Firestop Blocks, Fire Protection Seals, GGBS, HDG Modular Connectors, Height-Adjustable Desks, and High-Pressure Laminate (HPL) have been updated.
Plugin updates
The IFC File Viewer is available for BETA testers
Streamline your BIM data imports with the new IFC File Viewer! BETA testers with a One Click LCA Building LCA commercial license can now experience seamless IFC file uploads, 3D model visualization, and data import. Join the BETA by commenting on our community post to request access.
Local updates
New Finnish Carbon Assessment Tool
We’ve launched a new Finnish Carbon Assessment Tool that allows users to perform calculations according to the latest (12/2024) draft of Finland’s upcoming regulatory carbon assessment methodology. Key features include:
- Flexible End-of-Life Scenarios: Choose between Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) end-of-life data or scenarios from the Finnish national carbon database.
- Accurate Installation Wastage: Utilize installation wastage rates directly from the Finnish national carbon database.
- Biogenic Carbon Tracking: Easily designate wooden elements as long-term biogenic carbon storage.
- Standardized Reporting: Receive comprehensive results for both building and site materials, reported in kg CO2e/year/m2 of heated net area.
- Data Compatibility: The tool supports data from the Finnish national carbon database and EPDs compliant with the EN 15804 +A2 standard."
Database expansion
New industry data - 4249 new industry datasets are available.
New generic data - 91 new generics added.
- Power and Utility Infrastructure Data:
- A comprehensive range of utility poles (wood, concrete, and glass fiber-reinforced plastic) with varying specifications (height, voltage, material) has been added.
- A significant increase in transmission tower data, including both single and double-circuit towers made of galvanized steel, with a wide range of heights and voltage capacities.
- Ready-Mix Concrete Options:
- A substantial expansion of generic ready-mix concrete data, offering various strength classes (C12/15 to C50/60) and cement compositions (Portland, Portland-slag, Portland-fly ash, and blast furnace). This includes varying percentages of GGBS and fly ash content.
- Gypsum Board Data:
- A generic gypsum plaster board entry with specified density and thickness, providing a baseline for calculations.
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