Agent skill · datadrivenconstruction
embodied-carbon-esg
Estimate embodied carbon and produce ESG/climate reporting for construction: LCA per work item, material-based carbon factors, EU taxonomy and CSRD alignment. Use when a project needs carbon estimates or sustainability reporting.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Embodied Carbon & ESG for Construction (2026) Why it matters now From 2026 the EU CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) and EU Taxonomy force contractors and developers to report embodied carbon (A1–A5 life-cycle modules), not just operational energy. Estimators need carbon numbers next to price numbers at the BOQ line level. Method Carbon = quantity × carbon factor, applied per material resource line — exactly parallel to quantity × unit price = cost. Data sources for factors Source Coverage License --- --- --- ÖKOBAUDAT (DE) building materials open INIES (FR) FDES products open ICE Database (UK) embodied carbon free registration EPD libraries (ECO Platform) manufacturer EPDs varies The CWICR bases already carry per-resource quantity and unit — attach an EF (kg CO₂e/unit) column for the materials and the roll-up is automatic. What to compute per project A1–A3 embodied carbon per BOQ section and per trade (from material lines). A4–A5 transport + site waste assumptions (distance bands, waste rates per material). kg CO₂e / m² and / m³ intensity benchmarks for early design. Hotspot report: top 10 carbon lines (usually concrete, steel, aluminium, insulation). EU Taxonomy / CSRD alignment Map each work item to the taxonomy activity (construction of new buildings 7.1, renovation 7.2, …). Report DNSH (Do No Significant Harm) screening: circularity, waste, water for the top materials. Keep the evidence trail: factor source + version per line (auditors ask). Honest limits Carbon factors are regional and versioned — never mix databases without noting it. BIM takeoff gives geometry; carbon needs material takeoff (from CWICR resourcename + resourcequantity). Early-phase estimates are ±30–50%; label them as such. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills datadrivenconstruction/embodied-carbon-esg