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Schneider Electric and One Click LCA: A New Era of Environmental Transparency

In a groundbreaking collaboration announced on December 5, 2024, Schneider Electric, a leader in digital transformation for energy management and automation, teamed up with One Click LCA, a prominent sustainability platform for construction and manufacturing. This partnership aims to address a significant gap in data concerning Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) products, which are essential for decarbonizing buildings.

Currently, buildings account for a staggering 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions, with projections indicating that 50% of existing buildings will still be in use by 2050. Given these statistics, Schneider Electric emphasizes the urgent need to focus on retrofitting existing structures. This approach could lead to carbon emission reductions of up to 83% over the lifecycle of these buildings.

The collaboration specifically targets a persistent challenge within architecture and construction—the scarcity of environmental data related to MEP systems. By making Schneider Electric's detailed product data accessible through the One Click LCA platform, users can now calculate the environmental impacts of buildings with greater accuracy. This marks the first time such comprehensive environmental data from a manufacturer has been made available on this scale.

According to Sorouch Kheradmand, Schneider Electric's global sustainability head, "The building industry requires reliable environmental data to make informed decisions. By providing our MEP product data through the One Click LCA platform, we aim to set a new standard for transparency within our sector."

Panu Pasanen, CEO and founder of One Click LCA, echoed this sentiment, stating, "Access to data from MEP product manufacturers has been a crucial gap in building life cycle assessments. This unprecedented partnership with Schneider Electric marks a significant step toward bridging that gap. By incorporating detailed electrical product data into our platform, we empower architecture and construction firms to perform more precise environmental impact calculations."

Key Elements of the Collaboration

• - Integration of Environmental Data: Schneider Electric’s product environmental data will be integrated into the One Click LCA platform, enhancing its capabilities.
• - Expertise Sharing: The companies will collaborate to facilitate the evaluation of the environmental impacts of buildings more effectively.
• - Product Selection Enhancement: The partnership will improve product selection capabilities for creating sustainable buildings.

About One Click LCA

One Click LCA is the world’s leading end-to-end sustainability platform used in over 170 countries. With AI-powered software, it promotes decarbonization and sustainability throughout the construction value chain, providing lifecycle assessments (LCA) and scientifically-backed product environmental profiles (PEP). This platform is instrumental in assessing circularity, lifecycle costs, and biodiversity while supporting more than 80 standards and certifications, including LEED and BREEAM.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric’s mission is to enable everyone to make the most of their energy and resources, linking progress and sustainability. As a global technology leader in electrification, automation, and digitization, Schneider Electric supports smart industries, resilient infrastructures, and sustainable buildings. With a dedicated team of 150,000 employees and over one million partners worldwide, Schneider Electric embraces diversity and inclusion to foster a sustainable future for all.

In a time when the construction sector must prioritize sustainability, the Schneider Electric and One Click LCA collaboration represents a vital stride towards enhancing transparency and data availability in environmental assessments, setting the stage for a more sustainable future in building practices.

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