Carbon Designer 3D California

Optimize embodied carbon in the earliest phase of design

Architects use Carbon Designer 3D California to estimate embodied carbon by building type and size, and to visualize and compare the impacts of design alternatives, all using California specific data sets.

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Easily generate designs

Find carbon hotspots

Drill down for powerful comparison analysis

Easily generate designs

Easily create reference buildings and design options. You just need the building size and type to start.
Carbon Designer 3D California comes with ready-to-use California specific reference building scenarios, structural systems and standard constructions.
You can also choose to use your own constructions and create your own scenarios.
The design creation process is broken into simple steps to guide you through the process.

Find carbon hotspots

Carbon Designer 3D California gives you feedback on your project’s carbon hotspots in a minute.
It allows you to identify which materials and building parts have the most impact.
The 3D model and carbon view help your clients better understand where impacts come from.
You can also adjust transparency to better visualize their structures.
See the percentage increase or decrease from your baselines at-a-glance.

Drill down for powerful comparative analysis

Compare multiple designs at once.
Drill down to compare the impact of different structural systems, assemblies, specific products, and more.
Vary the scope of analysis and choose to exclude or include features such as foundations or finishes from your analysis.
Access manufacturer data and your private data in analyses.

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Easily change structures & materials

Easily switch between different frames and structure types. User-friendly search which enables you to choose any material from across One Click LCA’s extensive database. Change materials or whole assemblies and add extra ones.

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Upload & save unlimited designs

Carbon Designer 3D California is project-based, as opposed to the previous design-based tool. This gives you the flexibility to save and manage your data as you wish.

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Set any design as a baseline or template

Save your designs as baseline templates to use in future projects and with others in your company. Any design can be set as a template or baseline, giving you the flexibility to change the baseline used in your comparisons.

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Tailor your baseline templates

Create a reference building for a new region or country that does not yet have one. You can choose to limit your templates to either specific building parts – eg structural elements – or different energy consumption scenarios that affect the building envelope.