material-selection

What problem does it solve?

Architects often struggle to choose materials that meet performance, durability, sustainability, and lifecycle cost targets while balancing buildability and aesthetics.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Eight-criteria evaluation across structural, durability, thermal, fire, embodied carbon, cost, and aesthetics, plus practical palettes for concrete, timber, masonry, metals, and composites.
• Lifecycle guidance with lifecycle assessment benchmarks to support decision-making from early design through construction and maintenance.
• Use Case: select low-carbon materials for a mid-rise office, balancing structural performance, embodied carbon, maintenance, and cost.

Quick Start

Provide a project goal such as "select a low-carbon material palette for a 6-story timber building," and receive a material strategy with recommended palettes and lifecycle notes.