SchüCal – the ideal configurator
With SchüCal, you can calculate transparent CO₂ values of the installed systems. At the touch of a button, you can see what carbon footprint has been generated, as well as what impact this will have on the entire building and whether anything needs to be adjusted. After all, the selected material and system are crucial to significantly reducing CO₂ consumption in buildings.
The "carbon footprint at the touch of a button" is the new function implemented in the 3D calculation software SchüCal. With this function, fabricators will have full transparency for the first time about the CO₂ values of the materials used and the units constructed in a building, allowing them to calculate the CO₂e impact. For the first time, the GWP value (Global Warming Potential = CO₂e value) of the material and design can therefore be seen and improved in real time.
Fabricators can therefore use SchüCal to share the increasing number of requests from investors and architects for certificates such as LEED, BREEAM, QNG or DGNB in the form of an EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) with others involved in the construction process. EPDs list precise data on the carbon footprint of a system such as façade units and help to meet the required sustainability criteria for a building. This helps fabricators to provide building certification and adhere to emissions values stipulated by tender specifications.
The selected material has an influence on the embodied emissions of a unit. In SchüCal, you can choose between primary aluminium and the Schüco material grades Ultra Low Carbon (ULC) and Low Carbon (LC), and calculate the impact a selected material will have on the GWP value. If you opt for ULC or LC, the material will be distributed in accordance with the allotment process. This means that no differentiation is made between the different material grades for delivery. This saves CO₂ during transport and storage. The profiles supplied may therefore consist of standard, LC or ULC aluminium, irrespective of what has been ordered.