Integrated Product Data

Rapid analysis for low carbon buildings

Measure and minimise embodied carbon at concept stage with streamlined, data-backed modelling tools.

Model walls, floors, roofs, and glazing systems in minutes

Automate carbon estimates using trusted global databases

Define lifecycle stages to suit your project boundaries

Visualise carbon hotspots to inform material decisions

Dashboard showing upfront carbon emissions by materials including a pie chart and a table with quantities and emissions for vapour membrane, glass wool, gypsum plasterboard, timber framing, and weatherboard.

Build your first Flow in 10 minutes

Embodied carbon simulations
for quicker design optimisation

Better Building's carbon workflows empower design teams to assess and mitigate embodied carbon impacts efficiently. By modelling typical building systems, such as walls, roofs, floors, and glazing, in under 10 minutes, users can obtain accurate simulations and results. The platform utilises embedded product databases, including BRANZ, EPiC, Building Transparency, and ICE, to automate carbon content calculations.

Betterbuilding software interface showing a double glazed aluminum window template with dimensions 2000mm height and 1000mm width, materials and module options, and a chart of upfront carbon emissions.

System-Based Modelling

Define carbon profiles for typical building systems, walls, floors, roofs, and glazing, quickly and accurately.

Pop-up window titled 'Upfront Carbon' showing options to select a carbon database from a dropdown menu including Australian National Life Cycle Inventory Database v1.38, BRANZ Construct 2021, and others.

Preloaded Carbon Datasets

Access embedded carbon data from BRANZ, EPiC, Building Transparency, and ICE for reliable embodied carbon calculations.

Upfront Carbon calculation interface showing scope and boundaries with system boundary options, practical completion year set to 2025, and operational period slider at 60 years starting in 2025.

Life Cycle Stage Selection

Customise system boundaries across stages like A1–A3 (product), A4–A5 (construction), B4 (use), and C2 (end-of-life).

Better Building software interface displaying upfront carbon emissions by material in a pie chart and table, highlighting clay brick as the largest contributor.

Carbon Quantity Automation

Automate material quantities based on your building model, reducing manual input and improving consistency.

Dashboard from Betterbuilding showing upfront carbon emissions for a 2.7m² area with a pie chart and data table breaking emissions by product, transport, and construction stages.

Material Visualisation

Highlight and review carbon-intensive materials visually within the interface to better inform substitutions.

Betterbuilding software interface showing Carbon settings with tabs for scope and boundaries, product categories, design stage, classification, system boundaries, practical completion year set to 2025, and operational period from 2025 to 2084.

Whole-Building or Elemental Focus

Conduct detailed carbon assessments at the element level or scale up to whole-building reviews with ease.

Rapid analysis for low carbon buildings

Embodied carbon simulations for quicker design optimisation