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Australian Zero Carbon Housing Challenge
We’ve provided the following RapidLCA video guidance for the Australian Zero Carbon Housing Challenge. For more information regarding other elements of the competition, click here. Below is a video demonstration of how to set up your project specifically for the challenge. Steps for setting up your project for the challenge: For a written guide with…
Introduction to LCA
Life Cycle Assessment as a methodology for accounting for environmental impacts has been around for a long time. Therefore, understanding the principles and basics of LCA is very useful even when using a streamlined software like RapidLCA. Below is a short 4 minute video that covers the key principles and purposes of LCA.
Reporting Results
Once you’ve completed your RapidLCA model. You can generate shareable reports in the Results page. Below are examples of what these reports look like. In the Results Summary, you can either generate reports by clicking on the ‘Reports’ button or share the result infographics by clicking on the ‘Share’ button. Reports The ‘Reports’ button will…
Reset a Design
Task: Reset the design back to the “baseline” (or in other words, your original starting point with default selections) Experience level: Some prior knowledge useful Installation Instructions Quick Start Demo Instructions: From the “My Builds” view, navigate to the design’s Results view Select the “Redesign” button to navigate to the “Enter Design Info” view (note…
Submit a Design
Task: How to submit your completed design, make subsequent changes and resubmit. Experience level: Some prior knowledge useful: Instructions: Steps to Submit: To subsequently redesign a build: Note, the payment for RapidLCA is only due once, so you will not be charged for the re-submission (unless you have added dwellings to the design).
Password Recovery
Task: Recover your password if you have lost or forgotten it. Experience Level: Anybody. Instructions: If you have forgotten your password you may recover it with a few simple steps: Attempt your login at rapidlca.app If your details are incorrect you will be informed and presented with a new link to “Recover Password” Enter your new…
City of Vincent
City of Vincent is acting on climate change with its latest Built Form Policy. For most buildings there are now requirements to demonstrate sustainable design outcomes either through a Green Star Assessment or with calculated life cycle carbon and water reductions. After a pilot program during which time RapidLCA was used to demonstrate the life…
Witchcliffe Eco Village
Witchcliffe Eco Village is targeting carbon negative buildings as described in their design guidelines. Our streamlined life cycle assessment app will be used to easily measure the life cycle environmental performance of your designs. Why was the app created? The eTool business, like Witchcliffe Ecovillage is passionate about the planet Life cycle design is an amazing…
Modelling Refurbishments
In this demonstration we run through the potential ways of modelling refurbishments and how it’s best done in RapidLCA.
RapidLCA Electricity Grid Impacts
Summary: This knowledge base article explains how RapidLCA accounts for grid electricity. Experience Level: It is anticipated that only a small number of experienced users will need this information. Good prior knowledge would be an understanding of National Greenhouse Gas Reporting standards and the “EN15978 Sustainability of construction works – Assessment of environmental performance of…