How Schneider Electric Leverages Data for Green Construction

Energy management leader Schneider Electric has embarked on a significant collaborative journey with One Click LCA, a Finnish company renowned for its software that aids in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).

This partnership represents Schneider Electric’s commitment to reducing carbon footprints within the building industry, an area with extensive reliance on their products.

It is set to revolutionise how environmental data is disseminated across nearly 50,000 of Schneider's electrical products via One Click LCA’s AI-powered sustainability platform — enabling customers to evaluate the sustainability potential these products offer.

One of the principal benefits of this partnership is addressing the long-standing issue within the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector, where comprehensive environmental data regarding mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) components has been largely absent.

Professionals involved in these sectors have grappled with the challenge of accurately assessing the embodied carbon of their projects, mainly due to the lack of accessible data, until now.

Data-driven sustainability

By working together, Schneider Electric and One Click LCA create a new realm of data-driven sustainable decision-making for architects, engineers and sustainability specialists engaged in construction projects.

The availability of Schneider's EPDs on One Click LCA's platform facilitates the integration of environmental impacts into the decision-making process regarding electrification choices, leading to more informed project life cycle assessments.

This transformation is pivotal as it further curtails MEP carbon emissions in construction endeavours.

"By sharing this extensive amount of EPDs for our electrical products on One Click LCA platform, we are making it easier for professionals in the AEC industry to select the most sustainable products," says Sorouch Kheradmand, Global Head of Sustainability Partnerships at Schneider Electric.

Setting new industry standards

Aside from practical advancements, this collaboration is set to redefine information sharing standards within the industry.

Panu Pasanen, CEO & Founder of One Click LCA, is full of praise for the initiative, noting its industry-leading nature.

"Schneider Electric is leading the way in the MEP industry by making an extensive amount of EPD data for their product available on our platform,” he says. 

“Contractors and engineers need a clear understanding of the impact of all their materials to build sustainably. 

“We hope that significant advancement from Schneider Electric will inspire others to share their EDP data more broadly."

Critical climate challenges

The partnership’s focus on reducing the carbon footprint of buildings tackles one of the most crucial and challenging facets of global sustainability efforts.

Buildings — inclusive of construction, usage and maintenance phases — contribute approximately 40% to global carbon emissions.

A considerable proportion of these emissions arises from embodied carbon within construction materials and equipment, electrical systems included.

Through detailed environmental data provision for electrical components, Schneider Electric and One Click LCA empower professionals with precise carbon assessments of entire buildings, a service vital in today's regulatory environment.

Countries worldwide are enforcing stricter regulations related to environmental impact reporting for built environments. Therefore, easy access to reliable EPD data has become indispensable for construction professionals tasked with documenting project carbon footprints.

As a globally recognized leader in industrial technology operating in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric is exceptionally well-positioned to catalyse these improvements.

The immediate integration of Schneider's product data into One Click LCA's platform grants AEC professionals instant access to comprehensive environmental impact insights for thousands of electrical products.

This collaboration signifies a profound moment in the ongoing digital transformation within the construction sector, whereby data-driven decisions form the core of sustainable building methodologies.

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