State of the LCA Ecosystem
In September the Carbon Leadership Forum released a report called Advancing the LCA Ecosystem.
I'm an architectural engineer and fullstack developer.
In September the Carbon Leadership Forum released a report called Advancing the LCA Ecosystem.
The open source movement comes from the software world, but has slowly made is way into AEC. The increasing digitization in the industry, but also the slow tempo of that digitization, have created a platform for open source in the industry.
At first glance, C#'s syntax, with its abundance of { } and indentations, might seem daunting to newcomers. Yet, once you transcend the initial learning curve, a world of possibilities opens up.
I find it hard to believe that there is a "one-size-fits-all" LCA solution.I believe much more in an array of solutions that covers different aspects, regions and needs that people have. That is why LCAx is created as an exchange format.
Okay, so you have a "cloud" service with an API, where you can access all your BIM data and that data can be sync'ed with your 3D models. The BIM models are unlocked, now you need to reap the benefits.
What technology is required to unlock BIM data? Fundamentally, it requires that you can access all your 3D models, their objects and properties programmatically i.e. through a web API.