Data Sources

Where we find, collect and calculate data

Data sources

Product Database

The table below indicates all the sources of data which the 2050 Materials team collects in order to offer the most complete sustainability database

Data sources for Product database	Frequency of Update	Number of products / assemblies
EC3 Database	Bi-weekly	>120'000
Eco Platform	Bi-weekly	>10'000
EPD International	Bi-weekly	≈ 2'000
BRE EPDs	On demand	≈ 150
EPDs from Manufacturer Websites	Ad-hoc	≈ 800
Self-declared LCAs by Manufacturers	Ad-hoc	< 50
TM65 (Embodied carbon assessments for MEP products)	Ad-hoc	< 50
AFRDI	Monthly	< 50
Application Guides (as provided by manufacturers)	Ad-hoc	≈ 200
BIFMA	Ad-hoc	≈ 100
Product Brochures (as provided by manufacturers)	Ad-hoc	≈ 200
C2C Certified	Monthly	88
Case Studies	Ad-hoc	< 50
Cradle to Cradle Certified Material Health	Monthly	74
Product Data-sheets	Ad-hoc	< 50
Declare Label	Monthly	≈ 3'000
EU Ecolabel	Ad-hoc	< 50
FSC	Ad-hoc	< 1'000
Green Guard	Ad-hoc	< 50
HPD	Ad-hoc	≈ 100
Indoor Advantage	Ad-hoc	< 50
Indoor Air Comfort	Ad-hoc	< 50
Indoor Air Comfort GOLD	Ad-hoc	< 50
ISO 14001	Ad-hoc	< 50
LEVEL	Ad-hoc	< 50
NaturePlus	Ad-hoc	< 50
PEFC	Ad-hoc	< 50
REACH Declaration	Ad-hoc	< 50
Specification Documents (as provided by manufacturers)	Ad-hoc	< 50
WELL V2 Declaration	Ad-hoc	< 50

Generic Material Data

Source Name	Number of Items	Region / Country	Year
2050 Materials Database (Statistical calculations updated yearly, see methodology docs)	624	European & Global	2023
2050 Materials Quantity Surveyor Dataset - 2024	470	UK Focused	2024
2050 Materials Structural Systems (Embodied Carbon per m2 GIA)	104	European & Global	2024
2050 Materials Landscape Architecture Averages	9	UK	2024
ICE Database V3.0 - Bath University UK	508	UK	2019
ICE Database V4.0 - Circular Ecology	544	UK	2024
FIRA Furniture Emissions Database	34	UK	2021
IStructE Embodied Carbon Database	41	UK	2023
IGBC Embodied Carbon Database	285	Ireland	2022
OKOBAUDAT - Germany	1900	Germany	2024
KBOB Materials & Technology - Switzerland National Database (German/English/French) - V6.2	361	Switzerland	2023
KBOB Assemblies & Systems (German/English/French)	63	Switzerland	2023
CO₂NSTRUCT - Branz NZ	2907	New Zealand	2023
EPiC Database 2019 & 2024 - AUS	409	Australia	2024
2023 CLF North American Material Baselines	65	USA & Canada	2023
Timber Development UK	10	UK	2025
Essex Embodied Carbon Policy Study	26	UK	2024
Future Homes Hub UK - Assemblies & Materials	55	UK	2024
GLA LPG - Whole Life-Cycle Carbon Assessments 2022 (MEP Values)	3	UK	2022
New Zealand Environment Ministry - GHG Factors (2022)	831	New Zealand	2022
New Zealand Environment Ministry - GHG Factors (2024)	874	New Zealand	2024
UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting	2188	UK	2024
CIBSE TM65 Materials / Refrigerants - Embodied Carbon (2023)	39	UK	2023
2050 Materials Research (Structural Materials)	49	Europe	2024
Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors (July 2023)	183	Australia	2023
CLF - LCA of MEP and TI in Buildings	24	USA	2019
Kaleidoscope (2025): Payette’s Kaleidoscope Embodied Carbon Design Tool, data from Tally by Building Transparency and KT Innovations, thinkstep, and Autodesk using industry representative LCI data unless otherwise noted. Accessed in November 2023.	100	USA	2021
EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub	390	USA	2025