Access BCIS Life Cycle Evaluator from just £50 for 3 months.

The Life Cycle Evaluator is a groundbreaking tool and dataset that measures and reports on upfront and whole life costs and carbon emissions at the same time.

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  • Combines BCIS’s extensive cost data and detailed carbon data from the growing Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD).
  • Includes an extensive materials database with cost values, effects of inflation (past and forecast), and carbon values (where available), to see effect of switching in new materials choices.
  • Add project details, identify components, include project ancillaries and transport emission values.
  • Identify cost and carbon intensive materials or elements allowing you to make adjustments.
  • Built in accordance with the RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment Standard, it produces fully compliant WLCAs as well as cost reports in accordance with NRM1 and NRM3.

Partner information

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) is the leading provider of independent cost and carbon data to the UK built environment, with more than 4,000 subscribing organisations. For 65 years we’ve been collecting, collating, analysing, modelling and interpreting built environment data.

Why sign up?

  • RICS members can access LCE from just £50 for 3 months
  • Combines cost and carbon measuring and reporting in one tool, reducing duplication and inefficiencies
  • Complies with industry standards and fully auditable
  • Increases profitability and ability to differentiate your service
  • Streamlines your reporting
  • Enhances decision-making
  • Optimises project budget and environmental impact