LCA & Embodied Carbon
Operational energy is only half the carbon story. We quantify the carbon locked into your materials — and help you cut it, document it and certify it.
As buildings become more efficient to run, the carbon embodied in concrete, steel, glass and insulation becomes the larger share of lifetime emissions. Rating systems have caught up: LEED v5 now makes embodied-carbon assessment a prerequisite, and BREEAM, Green Star and an expanding set of regulations require the same evidence. We provide the assessments — and the documentation that satisfies the reviewer.
Cradle-to-grave assessment across life-cycle modules A–D to EN 15978, covering structure, envelope and finishes with full impact-category reporting.
Baseline vs proposed comparison, hotspot analysis and material optioneering at concept stage — where reductions are cheapest to achieve.
Embodied plus operational carbon over the full building life, aligned to RICS methodology for a single, defensible whole-life figure.
Environmental Product Declarations to ISO 14025 / EN 15804 — PCR selection, LCA background report and support through third-party verification and publication.
A1–A3 footprints for individual products and systems, giving manufacturers the data behind an EPD or a supplier declaration.
LEED v4.1 MRc Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction and the EPD credit — plus LEED v5's mandatory embodied-carbon prerequisite, documented end to end.
LCA evidence for BREEAM Mat 01, Green Star, Estidama, EDGE and NABERS — prepared to each scheme's own templates and rules.
Carbon-reduction strategies with phased targets and costed measures, turning an assessment into an actionable plan for the asset or portfolio.
Design for disassembly, reuse and recycling potential, and Module D benefits beyond the system boundary.
We model in One Click LCA — the industry-standard platform for building LCA, whole-life carbon and EPDs — and deliver client-ready reports written for the people who actually review them: design teams, certifiers and assessors.