Building Transparency
Summary
Building Transparency is a Washington State nonprofit organization formed in 2020. Its mission is to provide the tools and resources needed to reduce embodied carbon in the construction industry. The organization is best known for creating the free, open-access EC3 tool, which helps compare and procure lower-carbon building materials. They manage a large database of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and actively support "Buy Clean" policies. Their work enables the building sector to make more sustainable choices to combat climate change.
Our principle
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Details
Company name
Building Transparency
Headquarters
Seattle, WA, USA
Date of establishment
2020
Website
Software
TallyLCA (also called tally) is a whole-building life cycle assessment (LCA) tool integrated into Autodesk Revit that helps architects, engineers, and design teams quantify the environmental impacts of building material choices during design rather than post-construction. It links BIM element quantities to a curated life-cycle materials database to deliver impact data in real time within the design workflow. Tally supports evaluation of embodied carbon and other impacts and enables side-by-side comparisons of design options, helping teams understand trade-offs and make data-informed sustainability decisions early in project development.
