🧪 EN 15978 · Portugal · Open-Data · Free for Architects
The regenerative design canvas for Southern Europe.
Not another LCA calculator. A living tool that thinks in lifecycles, ruins, biodiversity and Portuguese law — so your building gives back more than it takes.
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15
Materials benchmarked
A1–D
EN 15978 phases
4
Variants compare
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Undo history
1 Your project
Tell us about your site and we'll do the rest.
Pick a preset or start from scratch. Every slider updates the results in real time.
0kgCO₂
Net lifecycle · A1–C4 per m²
Embodied A1–A30 kg
Biogenic sink0 kg
Transport A40 kg
End-of-life C1–C40 kg
Wall area total0 m²
U-value (est.)0 W/m²K
Set a material to see the impact.
2 Materials
Pick your reference material — compare up to four.
Each material card shows A1–A3 embodied, biogenic storage, and local availability for Portugal.
Side-by-side comparison
All four variants scored against the same geometry.
3 Lifecycle results
The story of every kilogram in your building.
EN 15978 phase breakdown. Green below zero = your building is a carbon sink.
Your net carbon flow is equivalent to
0
trees · absorbing 22 kg CO₂/year each
🚗0
km driving avoided
✈️0
transatlantic flights
🏠0
homes powered /year
🍔0
beef burgers
4 Regenerative score
Beyond less-bad. How much does your design give back?
A Wild Roots signature score: biodiversity delta, water footprint, carbon sequestration, and local economy — combined.
0
Not calculated
🐝
Biodiversity net gain
species supported · +/- baseline
0%
💧
Water resilience
embodied + operational water footprint
0%
🌱
Carbon sequestration
biogenic storage vs. emission
0%
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Local value chain
material-kilometers · < 100km sourcing
0%
5 Portuguese regulation
Will the Câmara Municipal approve this?
Automatic pre-check against RAN, REN, REH and local height limits. Based on Algarve defaults — verify with your arquiteto.
Solar gains · Vila do Bispo
PVGIS v5.2 · 37.08°N, 8.93°W
1,940
kWh/m²·yr global
2,983
sunshine hours
12.3°C
winter min avg
26.8°C
summer max avg
0
kWh passive gain/yr
0
kWp rooftop potential
6 Carbon cost
What does your design cost at tomorrow's carbon price?
EU-ETS is projected to hit €150–300/tCO₂ by 2035. Slide to see your building's shadow price.
Carbon cost impact
0 €
at 100 €/tCO₂
€30 (today)
€100 (2028)
€200 (2032)
€300 (2035)
€500 (crisis)
Your badges
Unlock as your design improves — export to LinkedIn or your portfolio.
🏆
Sub-300 Club
Net < 300 kgCO₂/m²
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Carbon Sink
Net negative lifecycle
📍
100% Regional
All materials < 100km
🏛️
Ruin Rescuer
Used existing structure
♻️
Circular-Ready
>80% recyclable
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Bio+
Positive biodiversity