Available Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Features
Missing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Features
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- Small Business (11-50 people)
- Medium Business (51-250 people)
- Large Business (250+ people)
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Core Features
CONCEPT is built around concept-stage decision-making: it aims to make whole-life carbon a design constraint while options are still fluid, by keeping the assessment workflow tightly coupled to early geometry and iterative parameter choices rather than late-stage rework. Its main features include:
Massing-model workflow — Import OBJ massing models from common design tools and start assessments without building a detailed BIM first.
Automated quantity take-offs — Uses generative design and automated calculations to generate material quantities from early geometry, reducing manual inputs.
Real-time hotspots — Provides instant feedback on carbon hotspots so teams can focus effort where it changes results most.
Scenario comparison — Compares design scenarios (e.g., material choices or new build vs. retrofit framing) to support trade-off decisions.
Project baselines and reporting — Supports project management, custom baselines, and report generation for stakeholder alignment.
Exports and API for integration — Offers automated OBJ/Excel exports and an API for embedding carbon calculations into wider workflows.
Closing Insights
Preoptima built CONCEPT from the founders’ academic work on embodied and whole-life carbon in buildings. The company names Professor Francesco Pomponi and Dr Bernardino D’Amico as the academic creators, later joined by Dr Jay Arehart. That origin shows up in the product’s differentiator: generative design and automated quantity take-offs that turn a simple massing model into comparable whole-life carbon results and hotspot views. In a major use case, Group14 Engineering deployed CONCEPT to compare structural systems and reports avoiding 2,221 tCO2e of embodied carbon (A1–A3) by choosing mass timber over higher-carbon options.
CONCEPT fits best where whole-life carbon is becoming a planning requirement or a gate—especially UK projects that must follow London Plan Policy SI 2 whole life-cycle carbon assessments, and teams working to the RICS WLCA professional statement. In March 2023 Preoptima announced a £1M pre-seed round led by Nemetschek, aimed in part at launching its WholeLifeCarbon API and connecting design workflows with planning compliance via PACER. Preoptima invites users to try CONCEPT; subscription pricing is not listed, and the company also supports customers through workflow integration.