🗞️Version Log

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Version 1.0.46 - 7th October 2026

• Added declared unit methodology

Version 1.0.45 - 25th September 2026

• Updated the ODP values from reporting in mg CFC 11-equivalent to kg CFC 11-equivalent

Version 1.0.44 - 17th September 2026

• Updated the product data fields to include icms_classifications , rics_wlca_classifications , global_warming_potential_aggregate_calculated , life_expectancy_estimated , verifier_name , verifier_email , verification_type , lca_tool , lca_database , lca_consultant , epd_operator ,

Version 1.0.43 - 20th August 2026

• Expanded the generic materials database by including KBOB (V9)

Version 1.0.42 - 12th August 2026

• Expanded the generic materials database by including the PlasticsEuropes datasets and NABERS National Material Emission Factors v2026.2 (Default, uncertainty-adjusted) - Oceania

• Reordered all product fields to alphabetical order for easier viewing

Version 1.0.41 - 30th July 2026

• Updated the fallback values to include detail about key physical and technical properties

Version 1.0.40 - 21st July 2026

• Added a unit conversion table

Version 1.0.39 - 6th July 2026

• Expanded the generic materials database by including Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) CO2data - Emissions Database for Building Construction v1.01.008, New Zealand Environment Ministry - GHG Factors (2026.2), Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors (July 2025), The Concrete Centre - LCCG Market Benchmark v4.0 (2025 Update), UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting, 2026, Conventions for New Homes Materials Dataset 2026 (Future Homes Hub), New Homes Assembly/Benchmark Dataset 2026 (Future Homes Hub)

Version 1.0.38 - 7th May 2026

• Added whole life carbon assessment methodology

Version 1.0.37 - 22nd April 2026

• Introduced functional_unit on get_products API to convert the data into a pre-specifed unit.

Version 1.0.36 - 11th April 2026

• Renamed the "material_types" response key to "material_type" (singular) in the get_product_filters endpoint, consistent with the material_type parameter used by get_products. The request parameter ?filters=material_types continues to work as a backward-compatible alias.

• Updated the "filter_type" values for certification filters in get_product_filters from "certification_types" / "certification_types_family" to "certificate_type" / "certificate_type_family", aligning with the query parameters accepted by get_products. The old request parameters ?certification_types= and ?certification_types_family= continue to work as backward-compatible aliases.

Version 1.0.35 - 30th March 2026

• Updated the Boverkets generic materials database to V02.07.000 and included additional details on the Generic Materials table for number of materials in the database and whether it is uploaded or generated

Version 1.0.34 - 27th March 2026

• Added __min / __max range filtering support to get_products and get_generic_materials endpoints, enabling numerical field filtering across LCA, physical, technical, circularity, HVAC, carbon, environmental, and grey energy fields

Version 1.0.33 - 18th March 2026

• Expanded the generic materials database by including an MEP Machinery database calculated by the 2050 Materials Research team.

• Expanded the fields of the get_products API to include standardised_name , a better way to search for products by technical parameters.

• Expanded the data points under the generic data source 2050 Materials Research (Structural Materials) to include Structural Steel with (20%, 40%, 60%, 80% Recycled Content)

Version 1.0.32 - 5th December 2025

• Expanded the generic materials database by including the newest Boverkets (Swedish Generic Database).

Version 1.0.31 - 1st December 2025

• Included a new API filter on /get_products to exclude products without a specific field (e.g. exclude_nulls=manufacturing

Version 1.0.30 - 18th November 2025

• Expanded the generic materials database by including the newest ICE Database (V4.1) by Circular Ecology

Version 1.0.30 - 16th November 2025

• Updated the unique_product_uuid_v2 filter behaviour on get_products to allow multiple uuids, comma-separated.

Version 1.0.29 - 12th November 2025

• Updated the certificate_url field behavior for product APIs and CSVs. For security reasons, links will now trigger an automatic PDF download instead of displaying the file in the browser.

Version 1.0.28 - 4th September 2025

• Added functionality to sort get_products results by proximity to a lat/long or a location (see more here)

• Included "city" under get_product_filters and enabled filtering by the same field on get_products

  • Included a mapping dictionary to indicate cities under a country under get_product_filters Example: 'country_city_map': {'Algeria': [{'id': 1541, 'value': 'Bethioua'},...

Version 1.0.27 - 28th August 2025

• Expanded the Generic Data by including the New Zealand Environment Ministry GHG Database (2025)

Version 1.0.26 - 14th August 2025

• Added our new sdk (sdk.2050-materials.com) to the documentation

Version 1.0.25 - 11th August 2025

• Updated the Data Sources table under Generic Material Data to reflect the upload of the 2022 UK GHG Factors database.

Version 1.0.24 - 3rd August 2025

• Updated the output fields under the Generic Material Data endpoint to reflect new fields:

  • linear_density, mass_per_piece, cross_sectional_area, mass_per_declared_unit

Version 1.0.23 - 8th July 2025

• Uploaded the new UK GHG Conversion Factors 2025 (source) under the Generic Material Data endpoint.

Version 1.0.22 - 26th June 2025

• Updated data sources for generic materials endpoint to reflect the new MEP database generated by the 2050 Materials research team.

• Improvements to the speed of get_product_filters endpoint

• Introduced a new field under get_products called certificates with information on all available certificates on products (e.g. FSC, Datasheets, etc.). More information here.

Version 1.0.21 - 16th June 2025

• get_product_filters and get_generic_material_filters now take filtering, to render dynamic dropdowns of the available fields within a response.

Version 1.0.20 - 7th May 2025

• Added a new data source of generic material factors: EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub

• Updated the Swiss KBOB database to Version 6.2

Version 1.0.19 - 30th April 2025

• Added multiple filters on get_products and get_generic_materials endpoints

Version 1.0.18 - 18th April 2025

• Note on documentation regarding name filtering when including special characters like + or &

Version 1.0.17 - 1st April 2025

• Introduced the updated 2025 Timber Development dataset (link) into the generic materials endpoint.

Version 1.0.16 - 25th March 2025

• Introduced the New Zealand GHG Database under the get_generic_materials endpoint

Version 1.0.15 - 17th March 2025

• Introduced epd_operator field and filter on get_products

• Introduced epd_operator field on get_best_match

Version 1.0.14 - 21st February 2025

• Introduced the CLF MEP data per m2 based on the following study

Version 1.0.13 - 17th February 2025

• Introduced data=mini filter on get_products and get_generic_materials

Version 1.0.12 - 11th February 2025

• Expanded the generic materials database by including the Payette's Kaleidoscope assembly data (GWP Fossil for stages A1-A4).

Version 1.0.11 - 4th November 2024

• Expanded the generic materials database by including the Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors (July 2023).

Version 1.0.10 - 29 October 2024

• get_generic_materials endpoint now includes all the decimal points on carbon figures.

Version 1.0.9 - 25 September 2024

• Expanded datasets under the get_generic_materials endpoint to include the 2050 Materials Structural Materials Dataset, which contains more detailed data for structural concrete mixes and timber.

Version 1.0.8 - 11 September 2024

• Expanded datasets under the get_generic_materials endpoint to include the 2050 Materials Quantity Surveyor Dataset - 2024 Materials Database, which is used in the integration into CostX, and the 2024 Future Homes Materials Database

Version 1.0.7 - 10 September 2024

• Expanded datasets under the get_generic_materials endpoint to include the 2024 UK National Statistics GHG factors and the New Zealand Environment Ministry - GHG Factors.

• Speed improvements to the API

• Minor bug fixes

Version 1.0.6 - 7 August 2024

• Speed improvements for all endpoints

• Expanded product types and material types for all data

• Introduced get_generic_material_filters endpoint

• Data sources expanded for get_generic_materials endpoint (Essex Policy)

Version 1.0.5 - 17 June 2024

• Bug fixes on get_product endpoint

• Data sources expanded for get_generic_materials endpoint

Version 1.0.4 - 27 May 2024

• Introduced expiration filters for get_products endpoint

• Logged methodology documentation for the embodied carbon benchmark tool

Version 1.0.3 - 20 May 2024

• Introduced sort_by=material_name to render results alphabetically

• Extended sort_by to source_uuid, product_type, material_type, data_source, and material_type for get_generic_materials and get_products

Version 1.0.2 - 29 April 2024

• Added filters data_source, updated_after, updated_before, created_after, created_before, created_between, updated_between to the get_generic_materials endpoint

• Added filters certificate_expires_before, certificate_expires_after, norm_price, compliances, updated_after, updated_before, created_after, created_before, created_between, updated_between, unique_product_uuid_v2 on get_products endpoint

• Released the open-source Python Library aecdata

Version 1.0.1 - 17 April 2024

• Added thickness, grey_energy_total, grey_energy_fabrication_total, grey_energy_recovery_fabrication, grey_energy_material_recovery_fabrication, grey_energy_elimination, created, updated to the get_generic_materials endpoint