Committed to its net-zero emissions goal by 2050, Heathrow now requires building design and carbon consultancy partners to perform life-cycle analysis on all new projects, using the One Click LCA platform.
London, United Kingdom (September 15th, 2025) – Europe’s busiest airport, Heathrow, is partnering with One Click LCA for the use of its decarbonisation platform in planning new construction or renovation projects. Under the airport’s newly established Carbon Management Standard — developed in alignment with PAS 2080 — major buildings / infrastructure project options will be assessed, and data used as a baseline for carbon reduction efforts. This measure is a key step in fulfilling Heathrow commitments under its Net Zero Plan, to fully understand its carbon impact, procure low-carbon materials, and phase out the most carbon-intensive steel, concrete, and asphalt products from their construction projects.
Carbon reduction efforts have the most impact during the design phase. Data-driven material selection allows project managers to make holistic decisions that lower the overall embedded carbon of their construction projects. This impact is significant for both new building and infrastructure projects, and the renovation of existing structures. The airport will use data from its preferred material options as reference points for future projects, and as a baseline from which the carbon reduction potential in new material options will be measured.
“The aviation sector has a critical role to play in supporting the UK’s 2050 net-zero targets. At Heathrow, we manage over 4.5 square miles of infrastructure — how we design and build has a significant influence on our carbon footprint. Partnering with One Click LCA will help us better measure and understand the embodied carbon in our construction projects, enabling more informed decisions as we work toward our long-term sustainability goals.”
Alistair Awcock - Infrastructure Director at Heathrow.
With access to the One Click LCA platform, Heathrow project managers will have access to the world's largest construction LCA database, with more than 500,000 data points. The platform will also allow them to make automated and verified life-cycle analyses for entire projects, understanding and affecting emissions from materials production to structure decommission.
“Heathrow is at the forefront of carbon reduction efforts in the aviation industry, and we are thrilled to partner with them to make their important work easier. As global aviation works to decarbonise, looking at the big picture is vitally important, and reducing embodied carbon in airport structures is an important step in ensuring future net zero travel.”
- Panu Pasanen, CEO & Founder of One Click LCA.
After a drop during the COVID-19 pandemic, global aviation carbon emissions are now tracking below the 2019 baseline. Efforts across the board, such as sustainable aviation fuel, route scheduling changes, and reduction in airport carbon emissions, are being taken across the aviation industry to lower the overall carbon impact. Heathrow is fully committed to mitigating the effects of climate change and meeting the 2050 emission requirements as set down by the UK government.
Laura Drury, Sustainability Communications
One Click LCA
+44 7725 837732
laura.drury@oneclicklca.com
About One Click LCA
One Click LCA is the world’s largest life-cycle assessment (LCA) platform, delivering impact, compliance, and growth in +170 countries. It brings together the in-depth modelling capabilities of SimaPro with the ease-of-use and scalability of One Click LCA. It includes the most comprehensive global LCA database, with +500,000 datasets and serves customers across manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, chemicals, and consumer goods supply chains, among others. The platform supports compliance with key regulations — including the Construction Products Regulation, Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, and Energy Performance of Buildings Directive — as well as major sustainability certifications and standards. Its AI-powered tools accelerate LCA and Environmental Product Declaration creation, while integrations with more than 20 software platforms, including tools from Autodesk and Bentley Systems, enable scalable adoption. Trusted by enterprises, including Siemens Energy, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, AECOM, WSP, and Saint-Gobain, One Click LCA is committed to powering one-million makers of a zero-carbon future by 2035 for an impact at a planetary scale. Learn more at: oneclicklca.com
About Heathrow
Heathrow is the UK’s international gateway and the largest airport in Europe – connecting to 230 destinations across 85 countries. The airport welcomes over 200,000 passengers on roughly 1,300 flights each day, and serves as Britain’s hub for trade, tourism and investment. Over 80,000 colleagues work at Heathrow – the airport directly employs about 10% of them, with the rest working for Team Heathrow partners including airlines, ground handlers and retailers.