What problem does it solve?
Manually calculating embodied carbon from BIM quantity takeoffs is time-consuming and error-prone, creating bottlenecks for sustainable design and carbon reporting in AEC projects.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Material-to-Coefficient Mapping: Automatically matches BIM material names to built-in generic carbon coefficients for A1-A3 life-cycle stages.
- Aggregated Carbon Summaries: Generates totals by material, category, life-cycle stage, and building level, plus per-square-meter metrics when gross floor area is provided.
- Flexible Input/Output: Accepts CSV, JSON, or Excel input files, and exports results to structured JSON or multi-sheet Excel workbooks for sustainability dashboards.
- Use Case: For a design team comparing concrete vs. timber structural options, this skill quickly generates comparable embodied carbon totals to inform low-carbon material selection.
Quick Start
Use the co2-carbon-footprint skill to calculate the total embodied carbon in kg CO2e from your BIM quantity takeoff file and specified project gross floor area.