ENVI-met Acquired by One Click LCA

We are excited to announce that ENVI-met has been acquired by One Click LCA, the global leader in construction and manufacturing sustainability software. This strategic move combines ENVI-met’s advanced urban climate modeling with One Click LCA’s comprehensive environmental impact assessments, creating a powerhouse solution for decarbonization and climate-adaptive urban design. Please watch here the aquisition video: https://vimeo.com/1010114265.

ENVI-met’s Background and Mission

Founded in 2014 by Dr. Michael Bruse and Daniela Bruse, ENVI-met has been at the forefront of sustainable urban building and infrastructure design technology. The 3D modeling software enables urban planners, architects, and developers worldwide to design cities that prioritize liveability, heat resilience, and human comfort.

The Urban Heat Island Crisis

The urgency of our mission is clear: according to the United Nations Environment Programme, the world’s cities are heating up at twice the global average rate due to the urban heat island effect, with 1.6 billion city residents facing extreme heat, health, and economic impact by 2050. In the United States alone, extreme heat already costs the economy $100 billion annually and is projected to increase to $500 billion by 2050.

ENVI-met Acquired by One Click LCA: A Stronger Future

By joining One Click LCA, we are enhancing our ability to equip architects, urban planners, and developers with unmatched tools to design more livable, heat-resistant, and climate-resilient urban environments. Our unique 3D modeling software, based on over 20 years of research, will continue to provide detailed insights into the microclimatic effects of urban design choices.

CEO Statements

Daniela Bruse, CEO & Co-founder of ENVI-met: „This collaboration unites two visionary approaches to addressing climate change in cities. By combining ENVI-met’s environmental simulations with One Click LCA’s life-cycle assessment tools, we’re setting a new standard in sustainable urban planning. Our customers will now have the tools to improve thermal comfort, reduce urban heat, and lower the carbon footprint of entire neighborhoods, helping cities adapt to climate change.“

Panu Pasanen, CEO & Founder of One Click LCA: „ENVI-met Acquired by One Click LCA is a natural fit. ENVI-met is the undisputed leader in microclimate simulation, established through scientific rigor and innovation to create better urban environments. Together with ENVI-met we bring our clients advanced capabilities to address climate resilience. By integrating ENVI-met’s powerful microclimate simulation tools with One Click LCA’s existing sustainability platform, we offer urban planners, architects, and developers a novel toolkit to create more sustainable, resilient, and healthy urban spaces.“

We look forward to this exciting new chapter and the enhanced value we’ll bring to our clients and partners in creating more sustainable, resilient urban environments.

About One Click LCA

One Click LCA is the world-leading end-to-end sustainability platform for construction and manufacturing. The software platform decarbonizes and drives sustainability across the construction value chain with scientific, easy-to-use, automated life-cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental product declarations (EPDs) to calculate and reduce the environmental impacts of building, infrastructure, and renovation projects and products. The platform also allows assessment of circularity, life-cycle cost, and biodiversity. One Click LCA is used in 170+ countries, including by blue-chip enterprises like Skanska, WSP, Foster+Partners, LafargeHolcim, ArcelorMittal, Arcadis, ARUP, Geberit, and Saint-Gobain, among others. It offers a unique global database with +250,000 LCA datasets; supports +80 standards and certifications, including LEED, BREEAM, GRESB and other national regulations; and seamlessly integrates with +20 of the most widely used BIM software tools, including Autodesk Revit®, Tekla Structures® and Bentley iTwin®. One Click LCA was founded in Helsinki, Finland in 2001, with a team of +200 people on all continents. Learn more at: www.oneclicklca.com 

About ENVI-met

Used in 145+ countries, ENVI-met is a German company specializing in innovative 3D modeling software designed to improve urban environments through detailed climate simulation. This tool enables architects, urban planners, and scientists to create virtual models of urban spaces and analyze how objects such as buildings, vegetation, and different materials interact with natural elements such as wind and sunlight. By simulating these interactions, ENVI-met provides insight into the microclimatic effects of urban design choices, helping to create cities that are both climate-adaptive and sustainable. One of ENVI-met’s newest features allows users to send virtual pedestrians through model outputs, providing a detailed analysis of how microclimatic conditions affect human comfort. Used in over a thousand studies worldwide, ENVI-met continues to drive innovation in urban design and is an essential tool for building the sustainable cities of the future. Learn more at envi-met.com

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