Life Cycle Assessment AI
AI-powered environmental impact analysis of buildings and materials.
Definition
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) AI automates the analysis of environmental impacts across a building's entire life cycle from material extraction through demolition. These systems can calculate environmental metrics, compare design alternatives, identify high-impact materials, and generate sustainability reports for green building certifications.
In Depth
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) evaluates the environmental impact of a building across its entire lifespan — from raw material extraction through manufacturing, construction, operation, maintenance, and end-of-life. AI makes whole-building LCA practical by connecting material specifications to environmental impact databases and aggregating the impacts across thousands of building components.
The material impact calculation requires connecting each specified product to its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) or generic impact data. AI matches the project specifications and quantities to the appropriate environmental impact data, calculating the Global Warming Potential (GWP), acidification potential, eutrophication potential, and other impact categories for the entire building.
Examples
Calculating whole building LCA for LEED
Comparing environmental impacts of flooring options
Generating EPD data from BIM models
Nomic Use Cases
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Frequently Asked Questions
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) AI automates the analysis of environmental impacts across a building's entire life cycle from material extraction through demolition. These systems can calculate environmental metrics, compare design alternatives, identify high-impact materials, and generate sustainability reports for green building certifications.
Calculating whole building LCA for LEED. Comparing environmental impacts of flooring options. Generating EPD data from BIM models.
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