Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) & Reporting

Whole Life Carbon Assessments

Our experts can perform a whole life carbon analysis to calculate the total carbon emissions expected within the entire lifecycle of your development.

Appeal to environmentally conscious customers by minimising the environmental impact of your project.

A whole life carbon assessment helps you understand and mitigate the environmental impact of your development. Assessing the carbon emissions across all stages of your project’s life cycle, helps you reduce cost, risk, and be compliant with building regulations.

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What is Whole Life Carbon Assessment?

Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) is a methodology used to evaluate the total carbon emissions associated with a building throughout its entire life cycle. The assessment takes into account all stages of the life cycle, including raw material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, use, maintenance, and disposal or recycling.

The purpose of a whole life carbon assessment is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the carbon footprint of your project, identifying areas where carbon emissions can be reduced. By considering the entire life cycle, rather than just one stage, WLCA enables more informed and sustainable choices to be made.

WLCA typically involves gathering data on energy consumption, material usage, transportation, and waste generation at each stage of the life cycle. This data is then used to calculate the carbon emissions associated with each activity. The results of the assessment can be used to optimise design and operational decisions to minimise carbon emissions and overall environmental impact.

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Methodology, Benchmarking, and Customised Reporting

All our assessments are carried out in line with the guidance set out in the RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment 2nd Edition methodology and by the UK Green Building Council. This ensures that our calculations and recommendations are not only robust but also in line with recognised industry standards.

We recognise that every project is unique. That’s why we use a range of benchmarks tailored to the nature of your project and your specific motivations. Depending on your requirements, we utilise benchmarks such as:

Carbon Heroes Benchmarking
LETI Benchmarking Targets
GLA WLCA Guidance Benchmarks

Our modelling and reports are tailored to suit your project’s needs. We work closely with your design team to ensure that all required metrics are reported accurately and clearly. Alongside this, we provide guidance on identifying carbon hotspots within your project and recommend cost-effective measures to reduce embodied carbon emissions.

Why do I need a Whole Life Carbon Assessment?

Conducting a Whole Life Carbon Assessment during the initial design stages of your building or development offers significant advantages.

By understanding the full carbon impact early on, you’re empowered to make informed decisions regarding material selection and building procedures. This proactive approach not only mitigates environmental impact but also reduces cost and risk, ensuring compliance with building regulations.

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Identifying and understanding the lifetime carbon impact

Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility

Understanding the carbon footprint of your building allows you to take responsibility for its environmental impact. With growing concerns about climate change, organisations are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon emissions and operate more sustainably.

Regulatory Compliance

Increasingly, regulations require organisations to assess and report their carbon emissions. Conducting a whole life carbon assessment can help ensure compliance with these regulations and demonstrate your commitment to environmental stewardship.

Risk Management

Carbon emissions can pose financial and repetitional risks to your organisation. By identifying and quantifying these emissions throughout the life cycle of your project, you can better understand and manage these risks.

Competitive Advantage

Consumers, investors, and other stakeholders are increasingly looking for developments that are environmentally friendly and socially responsible. Conducting a whole life carbon assessment can help you differentiate your development and appeal to environmentally conscious customers.

Cost Savings

Identifying opportunities to reduce carbon emissions often goes hand in hand with identifying opportunities to reduce costs. Improving energy efficiency or reducing material waste can lead to significant cost savings over the life cycle of your project.

Supply Chain Management

Understanding the carbon footprint of your supply chain can help you identify areas for improvement and work with suppliers to reduce emissions. This can lead to more sustainable and resilient supply chains, as well as strengthen relationships with suppliers who share your commitment to sustainability.

Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility

Understanding the carbon footprint of your building allows you to take responsibility for its environmental impact. With growing concerns about climate change, organisations are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon emissions and operate more sustainably.

Regulatory Compliance

Increasingly, regulations require organisations to assess and report their carbon emissions. Conducting a whole life carbon assessment can help ensure compliance with these regulations and demonstrate your commitment to environmental stewardship.

Risk Management

Carbon emissions can pose financial and repetitional risks to your organisation. By identifying and quantifying these emissions throughout the life cycle of your project, you can better understand and manage these risks.

Competitive Advantage

Consumers, investors, and other stakeholders are increasingly looking for developments that are environmentally friendly and socially responsible. Conducting a whole life carbon assessment can help you differentiate your development and appeal to environmentally conscious customers.

Cost Savings

Identifying opportunities to reduce carbon emissions often goes hand in hand with identifying opportunities to reduce costs. Improving energy efficiency or reducing material waste can lead to significant cost savings over the life cycle of your project.

Supply Chain Management

Understanding the carbon footprint of your supply chain can help you identify areas for improvement and work with suppliers to reduce emissions. This can lead to more sustainable and resilient supply chains, as well as strengthen relationships with suppliers who share your commitment to sustainability.

Types of buildings we produce a Whole Life Carbon Assessment for

Residential Developments

Industrial Units

Education

Retail & Leisure

Offices

Healthcare

Residential Developments

Industrial Units

Education

Retail & Leisure

Offices

Healthcare

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Why partner with enevo? 

Our experienced team of Energy & Sustainability Consultants have worked on projects of varying sizes across many different sectors, giving us knowledge and expertise you need to make your project a success.

Experience with many local authorities.

We provide one point of contact - your project will receive a dedicated assessor who will be on hand to answer any queries you have worked on your project from start to finish.

We price competitively and have a fast turnaround time.

We regularly receive 5-star reviews for the services we deliver.

Our experienced team of Energy & Sustainability Consultants have worked on projects of varying sizes across many different sectors, giving us knowledge and expertise you need to make your project a success.

Experience with many local authorities.

We provide one point of contact - your project will receive a dedicated assessor who will be on hand to answer any queries you have worked on your project from start to finish.

We price competitively and have a fast turnaround time.

We regularly receive 5-star reviews for the services we deliver.

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