Available Carbon Accounting Features
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Deployment Options
- Web Browser (Cloud - Based)
Good Option For
- Small Business (11-50 people)
- Medium Business (51-250 people)
- Large Business (250+ people)
Deep dive
Core Features
Scandens centres on a data-driven approach to building decarbonisation, combining energy modelling and lifecycle cost analysis within a single workflow. Its enables comparing renovation pathways based on both financial and emissions outcomes, allowing users to evaluate trade-offs between cost, feasibility, and carbon reduction early in planning. Key features include:
Carbon Footprint & Reduction Pathways: Calculates building-level CO₂ footprints and identifies structured decarbonisation trajectories.
Scenario Analysis for Renovation Strategies: Compares hundreds of retrofit scenarios to optimise emissions reduction alongside financial performance.
Energy & Lifecycle Modelling: Uses engineering-based models (including digital twins) to assess operational and embodied emissions.
Feasibility & Regulatory Compliance Checks: Evaluates technical constraints, subsidies, and regulatory requirements within planning workflows.
Portfolio-Level Decarbonisation Planning: Supports optimisation across multiple properties, aligning investment plans with climate targets.
AI-Driven Optimisation: Simulates large numbers of strategies to identify financially optimal, low-carbon renovation pathways.
Closing Insights
Scandens originated as an ETH Zurich spin-off, combining expertise in energy engineering, software development, and real estate finance to address the complexity of decarbonising existing building stock. Its development reflects a recognition that building renovations—rather than new construction—are central to achieving climate targets, particularly in markets where existing assets dominate emissions profiles.
The platform is used by Clients in Switzerland such as BLKB Fund Management AG, Aargauische Gebäudeversicherung, and icccon AG, illustrating its application across asset management, insurance, and advisory contexts. These users apply Scandens to compare renovation strategies, quantify emissions reductions, and align investment planning with regulatory and ESG requirements.
As regulatory pressure on building emissions intensifies, Scandens is presented as a specialised solution for portfolio-level decarbonisation, particularly suited to European real estate markets in the DACH region where compliance, energy efficiency standards, and retrofit economics are closely intertwined.