Case Study: Perkins&Will achieves lower-carbon, first-of-its-kind mass timber design with Autodesk Revit and Tally

Managing Total Carbon With First Multi-Story, Mass Timber Structure in California

Perkins&Will, a global design firm, sought a sustainable approach for a new mixed-use building in San Francisco that would manage the project's total carbon footprint throughout its lifecycle. For the 1 De Haro project, they turned to Autodesk and utilized Tally, a lifecycle assessment software available in Autodesk Revit, to measure and understand the embodied carbon of their design choices.

By using Autodesk's Tally software, Perkins&Will was able to quantify the impact of their innovative decision to use mass timber construction. The analysis revealed that this solution, implemented with Autodesk's tools, saved over 3,500 metric tons of CO2 compared to a traditional concrete and steel structure, which is equivalent to taking over 740 cars off the road for a year. The building stands as a landmark achievement, being both San Francisco's first cross-laminated timber building and California's first multi-story, mass timber structure.

Perkins&Will

Matt Covall

Senior Project Manager and Senior Associate