Case Study: Ambient Energy advances embodied carbon reductions with One Click LCA

Ambient Energy - Customer Case Study

Ambient Energy, a Denver-based sustainability consulting firm, helps design teams reduce embodied carbon through whole-building life-cycle assessments (WBLCA). Their challenge is making the business case for low-carbon materials early in design while balancing cost, code requirements, and limited project data. One Click LCA supports this work with tools like Carbon Designer, LCA Checker, and a large product database.

Using One Click LCA, Ambient Energy runs iterative WBLCA studies during schematic design through construction administration, reviews specifications, and sets reduction targets for materials. The approach has helped the team identify structural optimization opportunities and achieve measurable embodied carbon cuts, including about 25% GWP reduction from a foundation change and close to 40% GWP reduction on another project through structural redesign.

Ambient Energy

Victoria Herrero-Garcia

Ambient Energy