eTool has recently delivered a new app for rapid life cycle assessment of houses. RapidLCA streamlines the sustainability assessment of lower density residential buildings. It is aligned with ISO standards for Life Cycle Assessment and CEN standards for the sustainability assessment … Continue reading
NCC 2022 are proposing some dramatic improvements in residential energy use. This is, in principal a fantastic development and one that eTool very much supports. We do however feel that mandating 7 star NatHERS performance carries some risk and isn’t the most … Continue reading
Our vision is a fun and fulfilling future in balance with the planet. Our business is committed to decarbonising the built form. eToolLCD is our SaaS product which is growing at 300% PA. It optimises the environmental performance of buildings & infrastructure. You will be developing eToolLCD. We are employing a software developer. Continue reading
The above infographic from the BBC implies that we will run out of copper in 32 years. This is calculated by taking the current reserves (about 700Mt) and dividing by the current annual demand for primary copper production, the … Continue reading
What does “Zero Carbon” mean? We thought we’d post this for clarity, when eTool make a claim about one of our subscriber’s (or client’s) buildings we aren’t cutting corners. When we use phrases like “Zero Carbon”, “Low Carbon” etc we’re … Continue reading
Executive Summary How green are green buildings? The question is very subjective but if we approach it purely scientifically there’s a way to (kind of) answer this. The method was to measure the environmental savings of best practice conceptual green … Continue reading
So if you’re designing an apartment building and you’re stuck with an underground car park things can get pretty nasty with energy consumption. With no natural light and a clear safety requirement to keep the area lit all things point … Continue reading
eTool recently changed from a numerous fairly localised benchmark to a single international average benchmark. The decision making process was interested so I thought I’d quickly document it Continue reading
eToolLCD Data Update A host of new materials have been added to eToolLCD recently to enable even more design flexibility. As well as the new data, existing materials and energy processes have been updated also to achieve greater data consistency … Continue reading
I have to confess, the main reason I floated this idea with the eTool team was because I idolise Yvon Chouinard. For those who have never heard of him he’s a climber/alpinist who started the Patagonia brand. He’s now 76 … Continue reading