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Cerclos, an Australian sustainability technology company, needed a faster and more accurate way to assess the environmental impact of building designs.

Their process relied on manual calculations, which were slow and error-prone.

iFour Technolab built an automated web-based Life Cycle Assessment software aligned with EN 15978 and ISO 14044.

It manages projects, tracks CO2 energy, and water impacts, and generates standardized reports in one place, improving speed, accuracy, and compliance.

Impacts:


 

99%

Data Accuracy

0%

Calculation Error

95%

Improve Efficiency

100%

Data Security

95%

Improve Audit Trail

About Customer

Cerclos builds digital tools for architects, engineers, and consultants working in
sustainability. Their focus is on Life Cycle Assessment, helping teams understand
environmental impact early in the design stage.

Industry:Sustainability Technology / Building Design & Environmental Analysis

Geography: Australia

Why They Came to Us:

Life cycle assessments involve multiple factors like carbon emissions, energy use, water consumption, and material impact.

  • Manual calculations made the process slow, error-prone, and inconsistent.
  • Lack of a clear audit trail made it difficult to track and verify results.
  • Cerclos needed an automated platform to streamline assessment workflows.
  • The solution had to comply with EN 15978 and ISO 14044 standards.
  • A single system was required for project analysis, environmental data, and report generation.
  • The goal was to ensure consistent and repeatable sustainability assessments across projects.
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The Challenge

The client faced several challenges while performing life cycle assessments for building designs:

1

Manual calculations made life cycle assessments slow and difficult to scale.

2

No central system to manage design components, materials, and environmental data.

3

Compliance with EN 15978 and ISO 14044 was hard to maintain through manual workflows.

4

Generating accurate CO2 energy, and water usage reports required heavy manual effort.

5

No integrated platform for teams to track project updates or collaborate across assessments.

Result-Oriented Solution

A trusted LCA Software Development Company, built a web-based life cycle assessment
software for building design teams. It removes manual work and helps architects, engineers,
and consultants follow EN 15978 and ISO 14044 standards easily.

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Go Through the Key Features


  • Automated Life Cycle Assessment
    Automates complex environmental impact calculations across the building lifecycle to reduce manual work and errors.
  • Standards-Based Calculations
    Calculations follow EN 15978 and ISO 14044, ensuring every assessment meets international compliance requirements without manual verification.
  • Project & Lifecycle Management
    Users create and manage building projects while tracking environmental impact across each lifecycle stage from a single interface.
  • Design Structure Management
    Users can categorize and manage different building designs and structural components within projects.
  • Material & Assembly Management
    Tracks materials and assemblies used in construction and evaluate their environmental contribution across the assessment.
  • Operational Impact Analysis
    Measures operational impacts across energy, gas, electricity, and water consumption within a single assessment view.
  • Reusable Design Templates
    Users build templates with predefined materials, assemblies, and operational components that can be applied across multiple projects.
  • Standardized Report Generation
    Generates technical reports aligned with international environmental assessment standards.
  • Collaboration & Workflow Management
    Teams share designs, invite members, assign tasks, and manage approval workflows from one place.
  • Environmental Impact Analytics
    Tracks CO2 emissions, energy use, water consumption, and land use across each project assessment in one place.

Outcome: The LCA software for buildings reduced manual work and improved speed and accuracy. It helped teams stay compliant, collaborate better, and gain clear insights into environmental impact, enabling faster and more efficient sustainable design decisions.

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Security, Compliance & Governance

  1. Environmental impact assessment software runs automatically across the full building lifecycle.
  2. Supports international standards like EN 15978 and ISO 14044.
  3. Manage projects, designs, and assessments in one platform without switching between tools.
  4. Role-based permissions control who can view or edit project data.
  5. Teams can share designs, assign tasks, and manage work directly in the system.
  6. A dashboard shows key impacts like CO2 emissions, energy use, and water consumption.
  7. Tracks materials and assemblies used in building designs.
  8. Analyzes operational impacts such as energy and water usage.
Reusable templates to speed up new project assessments
Generate standardized environmental assessment reports.
How We Built It

(Technology Stack & Architecture)

Programming Language: C# (ASP.NET Framework 4.5)
Framework & Architecture: ASP.NET MVC with NHibernate
Web Server: IIS
Database: MySQL
Client-Side Technology: JavaScript, jQuery
Application Type: Web Application
Version Control: Hg Workbench

Impact That Mattered

The result of improving both project design and environmental impact analysis

  • An automated LCA platform for construction assessments reduced the time required for environmental impact analysis.
  • Manual calculations were minimized, improving accuracy in sustainability evaluations.
  • Teams could manage projects, designs, and environmental data from one platform.
  • Standardized reports made it easier to review and share assessment results.
  • Better visibility into CO2, energy, and water impacts supported more sustainable design decisions.
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"This life cycle assessment software removed the complexity and errors of manual environmental analysis.
It works seamlessly across projects, simplifies calculations, and makes sustainability
assessments faster, more accurate, and easy to manage." — Sustainability Lead, Cerclos

Four Technolab built a web-based Life Cycle Assessment platform that makes environmental analysis simple and structured for building projects. It follows EN 15978 and ISO 14044 standards, giving teams a consistent and reliable process.

The platform automates complex calculations, keeps all project data in one place, and provides clear insights. This helps design teams make better decisions at every stage of the building lifecycle.

  • Smooth deployment of the web-based life cycle assessment software with minimal disruption
  • Easy onboarding for architects, engineers, and sustainability teams
  • Secure setup and migration of existing project data
  • Regular updates to maintain compliance with EN 15978 and ISO 14044
  • Continuous monitoring for performance and accuracy
  • Technical support for issue resolution and enhancements
  • Scalable support to handle growing projects and users

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