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- Web Browser (Cloud - Based)
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- Large Business (250+ people)
Deep dive
Core Features
Carbon Analysis brings embodied-carbon work into the same environment teams already use to manage design and project information, so carbon review becomes part of day-to-day engineering decisions rather than a separate, late-stage exercise. Some of its main features are:
Automated quantity takeoff: Extracts material quantities and volumes from design/asset data to reduce manual prep before carbon calculations.
A1–A3 embodied-carbon calculation workflow: Supports cradle-to-gate embodied-carbon reporting for proposed designs, aligned to product-stage assessment.
EC3 + One Click LCA integrations: Exports structured quantity data to third-party LCA tools, then reads results back for analysis in the iTwin context.
3D hotspot visualization: Displays embodied-carbon results as heatmaps inside the 3D model to make hotspots obvious to design teams.
Design option comparison: Compares alternatives (materials/methods/options) to support practical reductions while the design is still moving.
Repeatable reporting: Generates embodied-carbon reports quickly as designs iterate, using stored project data rather than rebuilding spreadsheets each time.
Closing Insights
Carbon Analysis grew out of Bentley’s iTwin Platform work to automate embodied-carbon workflows with EC3 and One Click LCA. Bentley described the first integration service in 2022 and then announced carbon assessment capabilities in iTwin Experience in June 2023, before releasing Carbon Analysis for general availability in October 2024. It differs from corporate carbon accounting software because it focuses on project embodied carbon (A1–A3) inside design models, with the underlying factors and EPD data coming from the connected LCA tools.
It fits best in places where clients or authorities ask for whole-life or upfront-carbon evidence during planning or procurement, such as London’s Whole Life-Cycle Carbon assessment requirement, Dutch MPG rules, or U.S. “Buy Clean” style EPD submissions for public works. Access comes via iTwin Experience licenses, while EC3 or One Click LCA subscriptions are obtained separately. That structure suits engineering consultancies and owner-operators already standardizing on iTwin digital twins and who want repeatable, one-click reporting and 3D hotspot views as designs change across project teams.