Embodied carbon, circular construction, and pre-assessment material decisions for the AEC industry.https://elementa.cloud/https://elementa.cloud/blog/choosing-embodied-carbon-software/https://elementa.cloud/blog/choosing-embodied-carbon-software/Building LCA tools are not interchangeable. Certification, funding evidence, early-phase decisions and quick checks are four different jobs.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTToolsÖkobilanzProcurementComparisonhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/epbd-2030-embodied-carbon-deadlines/https://elementa.cloud/blog/epbd-2030-embodied-carbon-deadlines/Life-cycle GWP must appear on EPCs for new buildings over 1,000 m² from 1 January 2028, and all new buildings from 1 January 2030.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRegulationEPBDWhole-life carbonCompliancehttps://elementa.cloud/blog/epd-vs-generic-dataset-epbd/https://elementa.cloud/blog/epd-vs-generic-dataset-epbd/EPBD calculations expect product-specific EPDs where a product is chosen, and allow generic datasets where it is not. Both are legitimate.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRegulationEPBDData qualityEPDhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/life-cycle-gwp-calculation-modules/https://elementa.cloud/blog/life-cycle-gwp-calculation-modules/An EPBD life-cycle GWP calculation follows EN 15978 over a 50-year study period, covering modules A1 to C. Here is what sits in each.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRegulationEPBDWhole-life carbonMethodologyhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/pre-assessment-vs-certified-lca-2028/https://elementa.cloud/blog/pre-assessment-vs-certified-lca-2028/EPBD compliance needs a certified LCA. Pre-assessment is not a substitute — it stops you learning the figure too late to change it.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRegulationEPBDComplianceProcesshttps://elementa.cloud/blog/embodied-carbon-in-construction/https://elementa.cloud/blog/embodied-carbon-in-construction/What embodied carbon is, why it matters more as buildings decarbonise, and how to weigh it in early material decisions before formal assessment.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEmbodied carbonCircular constructionhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/circularity-pathways/https://elementa.cloud/blog/circularity-pathways/Circularity pathways rank five choices for every building element, from Retain (0.05× carbon) to New (1.00×). Here's what each means and its cost direction.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCircular ConstructionRefurbishmenthttps://elementa.cloud/blog/reuse-vs-new-build/https://elementa.cloud/blog/reuse-vs-new-build/Reuse vs new build carbon: retaining an element can avoid most of its baseline embodied carbon (Elementa's indicative Retain factor 0.05 vs New 1.00).Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEmbodied CarbonCircular Constructionhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/ice-database-explained/https://elementa.cloud/blog/ice-database-explained/The ICE Database is an open embodied-carbon dataset giving kg CO₂e/kg values per material. Here's how to read it, what it covers, and where its limits are.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEmbodied carbonDatahttps://elementa.cloud/blog/refurbishment-vs-demolition/https://elementa.cloud/blog/refurbishment-vs-demolition/Refurbishment vs demolition: retaining a building keeps embodied carbon already in place, while demolition discards it and adds new. Here's the case.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRefurbishmentEmbodied Carbonhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/material-alternatives-impact-class/https://elementa.cloud/blog/material-alternatives-impact-class/How to choose lower-impact material alternatives using indicative impact classes, and what the classes do and do not tell you at concept stage.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMaterialsEmbodied carbonhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/clt-vs-concrete-vs-steel/https://elementa.cloud/blog/clt-vs-concrete-vs-steel/CLT vs concrete vs steel embodied carbon, compared early-stage: mass timber tends lowest, concrete highest from cement, steel hinges on recycled content.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMaterialsEmbodied carbonNew buildhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/embodied-vs-operational-carbon/https://elementa.cloud/blog/embodied-vs-operational-carbon/Embodied vs operational carbon explained: embodied is locked in by materials, operational by energy use. As grids decarbonise, embodied is gaining share.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEmbodied carbonWhole-life carbonhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/pre-assessment-material-intelligence/https://elementa.cloud/blog/pre-assessment-material-intelligence/Pre-assessment material intelligence structures material decisions early — quantities, pathways and indicative impact classes — before a formal, certified LCA.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMaterial intelligenceWorkflowhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/bio-based-insulation/https://elementa.cloud/blog/bio-based-insulation/Bio-based insulation, wood fibre, cellulose, hemp, cork, wool, straw, generally carries lower embodied carbon than mineral wool or foam. Here's how to compare.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMaterialsEnvelopeEmbodied carbonhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/retention-strategy-refurbishment/https://elementa.cloud/blog/retention-strategy-refurbishment/An embodied carbon retention strategy for refurbishment: survey what exists, classify each element by circularity pathway, and retain high-mass elements first.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRefurbishmentCircular constructionhttps://elementa.cloud/blog/cost-and-circularity-onorm-b2061/https://elementa.cloud/blog/cost-and-circularity-onorm-b2061/How indicative cost and carbon track each other across the five circularity pathways, and where ÖNORM B 2061 fits as a cost-structure reference.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCostCircular construction