This is where the startup’s data platform comes in, opening up a digital channel for ingesting product data and automating environmental impact declarations via a queryable database that accepts uploads via API, Excel, or BIM (building information modelling); and can itself be accessed via API and UI.

By standardizing the construction sector’s EPD reporting for products, the startup thinks its data layer will fire up the incentive for manufacturers to compete to produce more sustainable buildings materials, helping to shrink the carbon footprint of future builds as a byproduct of platform-enabled transparency.