Easy-to-use Carbon Emission Tracking for Construction Projects

Measure the upfront embodied carbon emissions (A1-5) of your construction projects. Share robust, detailed reports with clients, fully aligned to RICS and EN 15978.

Measure and share the embodied carbon impact of your projects

With easy-to-use tech and 1:1 expert support, Seedling makes it simple to accurately track and report the upfront embodied carbon emissions of any construction project.

Built in alignment with RICS Whole Lifecycle Assessment and EN 15978, our Project Carbon Footprint tool helps businesses to:

Identify key hotspots across the project lifecycle
Track and reduce project emissions at each stage (concept, design etc)
Share detailed, RICS-sligned reports with with clients

View an example Project Footprint report

Each project you measure can be shared using a link or by downloading a PDF. Click below to see what the PDF looks like!

Read our guide to Embodied Carbon reporting

What is an embodied carbon report for a project, and why measure one? Read our guide to learn all you need to know.
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  • User-friendly software
  • One-click reporting
  • 1:1 support from the experts

Why work with us?

Easy-to-use platform

Seedling is designed for teams without internal sustainability expertise.

Expert backup

We're not just a software tool - we support you 1:1 throughout the process.

Full reporting coverage

Measure, track and report your organisational emissions alongside projects - all in one place.

How does it work?

1

Measure your emissions

Guided by your adviser, gather and input the data needed for your project carbon footprint.

Our easy-to-use platform and expert support make this doable in days, not months.

2

Identify reduction opportunities

Work with your adviser to understand your hotspots and build a carbon reduction plan.

Get bespoke support, tailored to your business and sector-specific challenges.

3

Share your impact

Your project-level emissions are ready to share on your project impact page (just copy and share the link), or download a PDF.

What our clients say

Hear from our satisfied Seedling clients

‘We are incredibly happy with our experience with Seedling. We were guided through the process, and it was simple for us to submit the required information. We also had transparency over our offsetting projects. We now understand our footprint and how to reduce it.’
Consulting
Megan Savage Shaw
ESG Lead
,
CIL
"Seedling has enabled us to play around with our strategy and understand the impact of any changes we make. For instance, if we want to switch 60% of cotton to recycled, we can quantify the impact that this will have. This is so helpful because once we've set targets, the key challenge is understanding how we get there."
Fashion
Mica Phillips
Sustainability Manager
,
Margaret Howell
"We recently used Seedling to measure our carbon footprint, and the process couldn't have been easier. From the very start, the intuitive interface guided us seamlessly through each step, providing clear instructions and helpful tips along the way. The entire experience was user-friendly and stress-free. We are now more aware of our environmental impact and feel empowered to make positive changes. We highly recommend anyone looking to understand and reduce their carbon footprint to go through this simple and effective process with Seedling."
CONSULTING
Luke Badiali
COO
,
The Consultancy Growth Network
"We've found the Seedling team incredibly responsive - they've gone out of their way to help us report accurately on our carbon footprint, and to enable us to take forward our strategic ESG ambitions with confidence."
Law firm
Withers & Rogers
ESG Lead
,
Withers & Rogers
"It's so nice to speak with someone who clearly knows what they’re talking about when it comes to footprinting. I’m so much happier working with a company like that, than a faceless SaaS product that offers no relationship."
CONSULTING
James Eades
Managing Director
,
Systemagic
“As a start-up, I found it really hard to find a carbon accounting solution to suit. Along came Seedling. From the start, I was impressed by their approach and knowledge, and the intuitiveness and agility of the Seedling platform. They’re always happy to respond to my endless questions and work to find a solution, for example helping quantify the carbon impact of our payments product.”
Financial services
Lisa Stanley
Chief Sustainability Officer
,
Zero
"We needed to report carbon data and a decarbonisation plan to our client, Microsoft. We needed the output to be high quality and credible, but didn’t have loads of time to dedicate to measuring emissions. Seedling’s software plus support model meant the process wasn’t too time intensive for us as a busy team. The fact that our calculations were checked by Seedling us confidence in the output."
Software
Marcell Csomor
Business Operations Manager
,
Janea Systems

FAQs

Your questions answered

Which standards does Seedling's project tool align to?

Seedling's project emission tool has been built based on guidance from the RICS Whole Lifecycle Carbon Assessment guidance - specific to the UK construction sector. The RICS guidance is itself based on the BS EN 15978 standard, which is a globally-used standard for assessing the sustainability of construction works.

How does Seedling's project emission tool actually work?

The tool allows you to input data relating to the upfront embodied carbon of your project. This includes the emissions of your products / materials (known as A1-3), transportation to site (A4, and fuel / energy / waste on site. We can accomodate any EPD data you have for specific products - or you can use our general construction-specific emission factors where no EPD exists.

Is is mandatory to measure the emissions of a construction project?

While there is no current national-level mandatroy reporting for mbodied or whole-life project emission reporting, many local authorities have implemented local requirements. In addition, project-level reports are increasingly mandated by large Tier 1 contractors across their subcontractor base.

What if I don't have project-level data yet?

The project tool allows you to state the current stage of the project, from concept to constructed. At each stage, there are different expectations in terms of data accuracy - at the early stages data is estimated based on drawings, designs, and other project info. This is often shared ahead of construction. After construction, you will have better "actual" data and can duplicate the report, edit the data to reflect genuine usage, and reshare.

How long does it take to measure project-level emissions?

Using our project emissions calculator, you can input your project-level data and receive a shareable, RICS-aligned embodied carbon report in minutes.

Still have questions?

Book a demo or get in touch and we'll be happy to help. Or follow this step-by-step guide to measuring your business's carbon footprint.