The main features
Discover the key features of Carbonz
Carbonz™ provides a unified platform for analyzing the environmental and energy performance of buildings, civil engineering structures, and technical installations (electrical, HVAC, etc.) through digital models. By automating LCA workflows and adhering to international standards such as EN 15643, EN 15978, and NF EN 15804, it simplifies compliance with France’s RE2020 and international regulations while fostering data-driven decision-making for low-carbon design.
Automated LCA Calculations
Carbonz™ integrates project data from diverse sources—BIM models (IFC files), Excel spreadsheets, DPGF files (France), or manual inputs—to automate LCA workflows.
Its engine complies with ISO standards for impact categorization and dynamic global warming potential (GWP) calculations.
BIM-Native Functionality
The platform operates seamlessly within BIM workflows, allowing direct import and manipulation of IFC models.
This ensures alignment with architectural, structural, and MEP disciplines during early-stage design iterations.
French RE2020 Compliance
Carbonz evaluates the RE2020’s climate change indicators, including
- Ic Energy
- Ic Construction
- Ic Building
- Ic Bâtiment
Energy contribution analysis derived from thermal studies (RSET files).
Assessment of construction materials, equipment, and site practices.
Aggregate impact of components, energy, site operations, and water.
Somme des contributions de Composants, Énergie, Chantier et Eau.
Carbonz also provides a detailed analysis of environmental impacts: Assessment of the 36 environmental indicators related to components, energy, water, construction site, and land plot contributions.
Materials Database and Customization
Carbonz™’s materials database leverages 15 years of environmental and thermal data from COCON BIM*, including INIES-certified product declarations.
Users can enrich this repository with custom datasets tailored to regional materials, proprietary products, or client-specific requirements.
This flexibility supports comparative analyses of material alternatives, such as evaluating the GWP of recycled steel versus traditional concrete.
Design Assistance and Evaluation of Construction Systems
- An assistant to model any type of construction system and perform life cycle analysis and thermal behavior assessment. Ideal for building a personalized library of construction systems with their environmental impacts.
- Compare the thermal and environmental characteristics of different assemblies or subassemblies.
- Capitalize on best practices for selecting construction systems or materials used.
Optimization, Simulations, and Design Assistance
Carbonz enables rapid comparison of design alternatives through one-click scenario modeling.
Exploring Alternatives
to reduce the carbon footprint and improve the energy performance of your projects.
Comparing Environmental Data
of construction products and equipment.
Quickly Identifying
different alternatives to reduce the carbon impact of a product.
Integrated Document Management System (DMS)
All generated documents are available within your application, which integrates a complete DMS (Trace Connect) with rights management.
Association of any type of document with different nodes in your project hierarchy to create a comprehensive digital model.
Viewing and editing these documents (Office, PDF, DWG, IFC, etc.) without leaving your working environment.
Collaboration and Project Management
- A platform designed to optimize collaborative work among all project stakeholders.
- Customization of access rights and usage management for optimized collaboration.
- Intuitive dashboard to track project progress, visualize variations, and measure the advancement of different project phases.
A Complete API to Integrate LCA Calculations into Your Applications
Carbonz also enables the integration of its calculation engine into third-party applications through a comprehensive and well-documented API.
APIs are available to access the calculation engine and various application sub-components (micro-fronts) for seamless integration into your business processes.
Results, Summary, Reporting, and Dashboard
- Export data and results (LCA and RE2020) from your studies, and generate charts or result tables for each phase of your project.
- Evaluate environmental indicators and dynamic climate change emissions per life cycle phase.
- Dashboard summarizing your calculations, simulations, and variant studies for products or projects.
- Generate the necessary regulatory documentation for certifications.
Carbon Footprint Calculation for Electrical and Solar Installations
(*) Note: In 2019, Trace Group acquired COCON BIM, integrating its legacy data and technical expertise into Carbonz. Existing COCON BIM projects and constructive systems are fully compatible with the platform.