Case Study: Carbon Wise meets Vancouver embodied carbon standards with One Click LCA

Carbon Wise meets Vancouver’s embodied carbon standard with One Click LCA and a 40% emissions target

Carbon Wise, a consulting firm specializing in embodied carbon reporting, faced the challenge of navigating Vancouver's ambitious embodied carbon policies for a new rental building. They needed to accurately model material choices, particularly lower-carbon rebar, and connect design decisions with real procurement realities to meet the city's compliance requirements using One Click LCA.

Using One Click LCA for whole-building life cycle assessment and scenario modeling, Carbon Wise compared different rebar supply options. This provided clear, comparable data that led to a compliant LCA and gave their client, Third Space, the confidence to make informed procurement decisions. The analysis with One Click LCA also revealed broader insights about data variability and the importance of supply chains in embodied carbon outcomes.

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