BuiltCold Essentials · For project teams

    Get comfortable with
    material data.

    Free tools for project teams to start tracking and reporting embodied carbon, before anyone asks for it.

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    What it is

    BuiltCold Essentials is a suite of tools built to get project teams comfortable tracking and reporting the embodied carbon of their materials.

    Learn the data on real work
    EPDs, GWP and quantities become familiar on your own projects, or on a practice project before a requirement is in play.
    Keep one record you can reuse
    The same material record answers an agency, an owner, a certification or your own Scope 3 report. Nothing is re-entered.
    Be ready when a program asks
    Programs on BuiltCold load their requirements into your project, and submittals go straight to the program.
    The process

    Four steps, from the first document to the last submittal.

    01MapStart from
    your documents    02TrackKeep quantities
    and costs current    03SourceFind suppliers
    with the right EPDs    04SubmitSubmit to every
    program that asks
    01
    Step 01 / Map

    Start from the documents you already have.

    Your material list starts from a document you already have. A takeoff, bill of materials or schedule of values is read into a list of materials and quantities, ready for you to assign an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) to each one. The data stays yours.

    • XLSXRIVERSIDE_TAKEOFF_R3
      Quantity takeoff
      03 30 00 Cast-in-place concrete1,240 m³
    • CSVSTEEL_BOM_FAB
      Bill of materials
      W12x26 wide flange, A992212 t
    • PDFSOV_PAY_APP_04
      Schedule of values
      04 20 00 Unit masonry$184,200
    • PDFA-601_DOOR_SCHEDULE
      Drawing schedule
      HM door, 3070, 18 ga46 ea
    AI MAPPING
    MATERIAL LIST4 OF 38 ROWS
    MM-4000-RM · Commerce City287 kgCO₂e/m³
    FROM 03 30 00CONFIRMED
    NS-RB-60 · North Star0.84 tCO₂e/t
    FROM 03 20 00CONFIRMED
    Two declarations fit1.18–1.26
    FROM 05 12 00CHOOSE
    Suggested · AG-IGU-21.42 tCO₂e/t
    FROM 08 80 00CONFIRM
    02
    Step 02 / Track

    Track materials through the whole project.

    Everyone on the project works from one material list, so the GWP figures stay current from design through closeout. Designer, estimator, contractor and owner each keep their own phase up to date.

    DesignDesign developmentProcurementBid and awardConstructionNotice to proceedCloseoutSubstantial completion
    Design team
    Specification and target GWP
    Estimator
    Estimated quantities
    Bid quantities and unit costs
    Contractor
    Products and suppliers in submittals
    Delivered quantities and EPDs
    As-built quantities and costs
    Owner
    Estimated carbon and cost
    Installed against estimate
    Record kept for reporting
    4000 psi concreteEstimated1,300 m³ · $214,500403 tCO₂eBid1,240 m³ · $198,400356 tCO₂e · MM-4000-RMDelivered1,262 m³ · $201,900362 tCO₂eAs-built1,262 m³ · $201,900362 tCO₂e · −10% vs estimate
    DesignDesign development
    Design teamSets the specification and a target GWP for each material
    OwnerReviews estimated GWP and cost
    ProcurementBid and award
    EstimatorEnters bid quantities and unit costs
    ContractorNames products and suppliers in submittals
    ConstructionNotice to proceed
    ContractorLogs delivered quantities and EPDs
    OwnerCompares installed against estimate
    CloseoutSubstantial completion
    ContractorCloses out as-built quantities and costs
    OwnerKeeps the record for reporting
    03
    FIND / CONCRETE / 4000 PSI STRUCTURALEXAMPLE DATA
    Concrete4000 psi structuralWithin 50 miValid declarations
    DeclarationPlantDistanceGWPValid to
    MM-4000-RMCOMMERCE CITY12 mi2872027
    MM-4000-PVCOMMERCE CITY12 mi3022027
    RC-40-STDBRIGHTON19 mi2982026
    AG-4K-EAURORA24 mi31860 DAYS
    Supplier on record · Modern Materials
    Current EPD requested, structural steelDUE 6 DAYS
    Mix design notes, MM-4500-PVON RECORD
    Step 03 / Source

    Find cleaner products and the suppliers who make them.

    Lower-carbon materials within reach of the site are easier to find when EPDs can be searched by product and distance. Choosing one brings its supplier onto the project, so a current EPD can be requested and the reply arrives against that material.

    04
    Step 04 / Submit

    Submit the same records to every program on BuiltCold.

    A project often reports to more than one place. The same record meets each requirement at the milestone it is due.

    BuiltCold EssentialsYour material recordsQuantities, EPDs and costs for every material, from estimate to as-built.
    • Green public procurementBUY CLEANGWP limits and submittals set by the agency, due at the milestones it names.
    • Public incentiveTAX EXEMPTION · REBATEEligibility is confirmed from the same data. No separate application.
    • Certification or pledgeLEED V5 · SE 2050Materials credits and annual reports from the EPDs and as-built quantities you already have.
    • Your own programPROGRAM TRACKERYour company's own GWP limits, with every project reviewed against them. The upgrade path below.
    On BuiltCold, the submittal goes straight to the program. Nothing is re-entered.How programs run on Program Tracker →
    05 / Plans

    Free for project teams.

    Unlimited seats and projects at no cost. Premium adds limits and reports on your own projects. Locked features stay visible, and upgrading turns them on in place.

    The Icebreaker Initiative opens Essentials to project teams this fall. Join the waitlist for the first wave.

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    BUILTCOLD ESSENTIALS / PLANSFREE · PREMIUM
    • Material ManagementFREE
    • AI document mappingFREE
    • EPD searchFREE
    • Supplier requestsFREE
    • Unlimited seats and projectsFREE
    • Practice projectsFREE
    • PremiumLimits and reports on your own projects
    • Automated performance checks against published reference baselinesPREMIUM
    • Certification templates, including LEEDPREMIUM
    • Supplier integrationsPREMIUM
    • Project reporting and exportsPREMIUM
    • Setting requirements others report into is a Program Tracker program.SEE PRICING →
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