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Whole Life Carbon Assessments

What is a whole life carbon assessment?

A Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) is a method of measuring the total carbon emissions of a building across its entire life cycle. Rather than looking only at operational energy use, WLCA includes every stage of a development: the extraction of raw materials, the manufacturing and transport of products, the construction process, day-to-day operation, ongoing maintenance, and finally end-of-life demolition, disposal, or recycling.

This gives a full picture of the environmental impact of a project and highlights where emissions can be reduced. The approach follows the RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment 2nd Edition methodology and UK Green Building Council guidance, providing consistency with recognised industry standards.

For developers, contractors, architects, and building owners, WLCA delivers more than regulatory compliance. It reduces risk, avoids hidden costs, and informs smarter material and design choices. Many planning authorities now request WLCA reporting, with benchmarks such as LETI targets or GLA guidance increasingly used to test performance.

Engaging with whole life carbon assessment at the earliest design stage makes it easier to identify carbon hotspots, explore cost-effective alternatives, and future-proof your development. It also strengthens your sustainability credentials, helping your project meet both regulatory requirements and market expectations.

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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.

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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

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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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.
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. Icon

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

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Residential Developments
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Industrial Units
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Education
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Retail & Leisure
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Offices
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Healthcare
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Residential Developments
Industrial Units Icon

Industrial Units
Education Icon

Education
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Retail & Leisure
Offices Icon

Offices
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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. Icon

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. Icon

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. Icon

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. Icon

We price competitively and have a fast turnaround time.
We regularly receive 5-star reviews for the services we deliver. Icon

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. Icon

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. Icon

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. Icon

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. Icon

We price competitively and have a fast turnaround time.
We regularly receive 5-star reviews for the services we deliver. Icon

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

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Harry gave me excellent advice and clear understanding on what BREEAM means as well about the specific accredited assessing required by professionals like Harry.

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Very efficient and professional service. Cant recommend enevo enough, glad I chose them for my project.

William Brannon

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enevo are always helpful, friendly and efficient in carrying out SAP calculations for our clients.

Lizzie Hicks

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Dan at enevo has completed for us SBEM Calculations and EPC Certificates for 6 commercial units on an industrial estate. The cost of the works was very competitive and the service we received was second to none. With very limited time to get these works completed Dan worked round the clock (and into his annual leave!!) to ensure that our completion date was achieved with very little notice. Would highly recommend!

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We have always found enevo to provide an excellent service in the preparation of SAP Calculations and Assessments as well as EPC Certificates for projects that they have worked on for us. They are also reasonably priced so we would certainly recommend them to anyone looking for this type of service.

Martin Booker

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Used enevo from start to completion of our recent project of 2No. new builds. Services included SAP/EPC and property air testing. Great service, understanding of requirements and cost. Person friendly company and good with communication.

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