One Click LCA partners with Building Software Services (BSS) to enable joint embodied carbon and financial cost estimates for construction projects

July 1, 2024 - One Click LCA, the world leader in life-cycle assessment (LCA) software for construction, today announces a new strategic partnership with Building Software Services (BSS), the UK and Ireland-based specialists in construction, estimating, and bill of quantities production software. 

The integration partnership is taking place in response to the recent announcements about the upcoming Carbon Bill and Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) changes. Estimating both the financial and embodied carbon cost of a construction project will be mandated for any EU member country from 2028 for buildings over 1000m2 in size, and for all construction sized projects from 2030. The Irish Government is an early adopter of this new EU Directive by encouraging consideration of the "carbon cost" of all capital works projects from the 1st of January 2024. 

The strategic partnership, integrating One Click LCA’s LCA software and BSS’ Cubit Estimating software, will enable construction professionals including Cost Consultants and Quantity Surveyors,  to easily provide both the embodied carbon cost, and financial estimate of their projects.

“Embodied carbon impacts are soon going to be as integral to major developments as the financial estimates. ‘Carbon as a cost’ is a significant development in the sustainable construction landscape, and this partnership with BSS will enable users to prepare for upcoming mandates by having embodied carbon impacts included in their estimates from the early stages of every project. We’re excited for the potential that this partnership brings.” - Panu Pasanen, Founder & CEO, One Click LCA

“BSS prides itself in being both an innovator in the industry and closely listening to our customer’s feedback. This past year when the talk of the carbon bill grew within our customer base, one name was repeatedly mentioned — One Click LCA. When we reached out to One Click LCA we were delighted with their enthusiasm to engage and partner with us. We believe that our partnership will provide the industry with the ideal solution for estimating and carbon bills, allowing users to seamlessly move into the next generation of construction consulting.” - Pat McCarthy, Founder and CEO, Building Software Services Ltd (BSS)

Media inquiries: 

Laura Drury, Sustainability Communications, UK and Ireland, One Click LCA 

Email: laura.drury@oneclicklca.com

About One Click LCA

One Click LCA is the world’s leading end-to-end sustainability software platform for construction and related manufacturing — with easy-to-use, automated life-cycle assessment and environmental product declaration solutions, among others. Used in 170+ countries, including blue-chip enterprises such as Skanska, AECOM, WSP, Foster+Partners, LafargeHolcim and Saint Gobain. One Click LCA’s software helps you comply with 80+ global standards, integrate with 20+ BIM and other softwares, and access the largest global building materials database of 250,000+ LCA datasets. One Click LCA is powering the makers of a zero-carbon future by making projects and products more sustainable. 

About BSS

BSS was established in 1992 to distribute and support the Buildsoft range of software for Ireland, the UK and the European, UAE and GCC regions.

Buildsoft specialises in 3D on-screen takeoff, construction estimating (the construction estimating software of choice in the UK) and bill of quantities production. Buildsoft can enhance your estimating skills by introducing you to innovative ways to speed up the estimating process, saving both time and money. Our Cubit Estimating software enables users to quickly and accurately take off quantities directly from 2D (CAD/PDF) drawings or 3D BIM Models directly into your estimate for pricing. MudShark can be used for precise cut, fill, respread and building material volumes by building a 4D model of both existing and proposed site stages which can be used as part of the BIM Process. Find out more at www.bsssoftware.co.uk