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Trimble announced that it has entered into a collaboration with One Click LCA that enables users of Trimbles Tekla Building Information Modeling BIM software to calculate carbon emissions at different phases of a project helping to move the needle toward a net zero future for construction. From early analysis and design through to finished construction combining constructible data from Trimbles Tekla software with One Click LCA and its extensive Environmental Product Declarations EPD database allows the embodied carbon emissions of materials in a designdown to every nut bolt or rebarto be calculated for their entire lifecycle. Tekla users will have access to a One Click LCA carbon assessment tool in an integrated configuration with the Tekla software platform for free until the end of 2021. Structural elements are responsible for up to 70 percent of a buildings embodied carbon footprint making cutting the carbon emissions of any structural design critical in the Race To Zero emissions as outlined in the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference goals. Low-Carbon StructuresOne Click LCAs automated lifecycle assessment software helps users calculate and reduce the environmental impacts of building and infrastructure projects products and portfolios. By combining the functionality with Trimbles Tekla BIM software the two companies make it easier to design and build the low-carbon structures that are urgently needed in the race to zero emissions. Calculating embodied carbonthe amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere from creating and maintaining all the materials that form a buildingis a relatively new concept. For many structural expertswhether engineers designers builders or fabricatorsit is fast becoming critical to their work. Across the construction sector there is a growing demand for managing carbon performance. Governments of countries such as the Netherlands France UK Sweden and Italy and other authorities have started to require declarations of embodied carbon which are expected to have mandatory emission limits in the future. This cooperation builds on the existing integration of One Click LCA with Tekla Structural Designer Tekla Structures and with the Trimble Connect collaboration platform for seamless data exchange. Trimble Connect comes in multiple subscription versions including a free version with all versions supporting the integration with One Click LCA tools. The Tekla Structures integration was performed by Sweco a leading construction consultancy in collaboration with One Click LCA. Sweco has used the combined solution in an ambitious project to design a carbon-neutral sports venue.Commenting on the collaboration Ossi Kujala structural designer at Sweco Structural Engineering said At Sweco we aim to be a role model in sustainability taking responsibility for and being part of the solution to societys sustainability and carbon reduction challenges. One Click LCAs integration with BIM data is a practical way to evaluate the carbon impact during a buildings lifecycle. We are currently working on a low-carbon project using Tekla Structures for structural design and One Click LCA to evaluate lifecycle impact. One Click LCAs integration with Trimble has helped us to obtain easy early-stage carbon assessments of each design option. The integration also simplifies the process of material quantity estimates after design changes with a high level of accuracy meaning that we can maintain up-to-date quantity estimates and lifecycle information with little effort.This collaboration empowers structural engineers fabricators contractors and other stakeholders to systematically and effectively decarbonize their projects said Panu Pasanen CEO of One Click LCA. Carbon and lifecycle assessment data is essential for carbon reductions specifying cost- and carbon-optimal solutions and achieving regulatory and certification compliance. One Click LCA can be used to calculate environmental impact in order for projects to comply with BREEAM LEED DGNB and over 50 other certification schemes standards and requirements. The data can also be seamlessly combined with data from other design disciplines. We are very excited to partner with Trimble and scale up decarbonization with our tools.Sustainable construction will soon no longer be a choice but a prerequisite said Jari Heino vice president and general manager Structures at Trimble. Carbon performance management will be part of value engineering in the future. Tekla Structures already helps to minimize the material waste and reduce unnecessary rework. Integrations with a best-of-breed automated lifecycle assessment software such as One Click LCA enable our Tekla customers to use the constructible data to calculate the carbon footprint at any phase of the project and deliver accurate final declaration to the authorities.COP26The Race to Zero is the main theme of COP26 the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties summit. It echoes the message of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC report which underlined that net zero needs to be achieved by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
