Vectorworks and One Click LCA forge strategic partnership to decarbonize the built environment

New integration allows architects and designers to export BIM data directly from Vectorworks for instant whole-life carbon assessment — driving efficiency in net-zero design.

Helsinki, Finland (December 4th, 2025) – One Click LCA, in partnership with Vectorworks, Inc., has announced a strategic technology partnership aimed at accelerating decarbonization across the global design and construction sectors.

Vectorworks, a globally recognized provider of design and BIM software and part of the Nemetschek Group, and One Click LCA, the world’s largest life-cycle assessment (LCA) platform, are collaborating to make carbon measurement and reduction a seamless part of the design process. The integration automates the process of input gathering required for carbon assessments by leveraging BIM model data and streamlines the workflow for whole-life-cycle carbon analyses. This allows architects, designers, and professionals in the landscape and entertainment industries to quantify, report, and act on carbon data without leaving their native workflow.

Seamless BIM-to-LCA workflow

At the core of the collaboration is a new integration that removes friction from the carbon measurement process. Vectorworks users can now export BIM model quantities and key data directly into the One Click LCA platform. This enables rapid, accurate whole-life carbon assessment of projects — transforming what was once a time-intensive process into a simple, single-click workflow.

“The climate crisis demands action — and for the design industry, that means making carbon assessment an effortless, standard part of every project. Partnering with Vectorworks allows us to put trusted carbon data and metrics into the hands of tens of thousands of architects and designers globally, empowering them to make low-carbon design choices from the earliest stages. This integration is a win for efficiency — and for the planet.”

– Panu Pasanen, CEO & Founder, One Click LCA

Empowering the design community

For Vectorworks, the partnership strengthens its commitment to providing designers with tools that empower them to make informed, sustainable decisions during their creative process.

“We’re committed to giving design professionals choices for robust, sustainability-focused workflows. This new integration with One Click LCA expands our users’ options for whole life cycle carbon assessment and compliance. By enabling direct export of BIM data into One Click LCA, this integration eliminates manual steps, fosters better collaboration with consultants, and empowers our users to take a leading role in carbon reduction and compliance. This partnership represents another significant step in our commitment to helping design professionals deliver smarter and more sustainable solutions.”

– Vlado Stanev, Vectorworks Vice President of Product Management

The integration is available immediately to all Vectorworks and One Click LCA users worldwide. Both companies plan continued collaboration to expand sustainability analysis capabilities within the design process.

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 Vectorworks 

Vectorworks, Inc. is an award-winning design and BIM software provider serving the architecture, landscape architecture and design, and entertainment industries in 85 countries. Professionals worldwide are using Vectorworks on Mac and Windows to create, connect, and influence the next generation of design. Built with designers in mind since 1985, Vectorworks software offers you the freedom to follow your imagination wherever it leads you. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in the UK, Canada, Australia, and Japan, Vectorworks is a part of the Nemetschek Group. Learn how you can design without limits at vectorworks.net or follow @Vectorworks.