Digital twin reveals where buildings emit the most carbon

A university research project has developed a comprehensive, design-stage methodology for accurately identifying and prioritising carbon emission reduction strategies across the entire building life cycle by integrating BIM with life cycle assessment. The post Digital twin reveals where buildings emit the most carbon appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Enhancing Quality Across the Building Lifecycle: Nemetschek Brand Solibri Introduces Integrated Solution For Model Checking

The Nemetschek Group brand Solibri today announced the launch of a new cloud-based service offering: Solibri Inside. The SaaS (Software-as-a-service) based solution provides in-design model checking for users of Allplan, Graphisoft Archicad, and Vectorworks, further improving the quality of digital construction. Integrating this solution into the Nemetschek authoring tools is another step towards a more […] The post Enhancing Quality Across the Building Lifecycle: Nemetschek Brand Solibri Introduces Integrated Solution For Model Checking appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

RICS - Methodology to calculate embodied carbon of materials, 1st Edition, July 2012

The aim of this information paper is to provide practical guidance to quantity surveyors on how to calculate cradle-to-gate embodied carbon emissions associated with their projects in the UK (This information paper is not intended to replace any of the guides that already exist, but to make carbon calculation more accessible to the QS community)

BRE Global Methodology for the Environmental Assessment of Buildings using EN 15978.2011, 01012018

This document describes the Building Research Establishment (BRE) global methodology for deriving the environmental performance of buildings using Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and is complementary to (and complies with) EN 15978:2011; Sustainability of construction works