A lower-carbon material option appears during procurement
Two compliant suppliers can meet the specification, but they differ on price, lead time, product carbon data and transport. Bricks & Brains brings those dimensions into the same procurement view before the award is approved.
Cost + schedule + carbon
Move embodied carbon into the award decision
Instead of calculating carbon after procurement is complete, Bricks & Brains connects product-specific carbon information to the supplier and material records already being evaluated. That lets teams see trade-offs while there is still time to choose differently.
- Use the same quantities. Carbon calculations are tied to the material quantities and suppliers involved in procurement.
- Prefer product-specific data. Where available, EPDs can replace generic assumptions and remain linked to the selected product.
- Compare the whole decision. Price, lead time, supplier context and embodied carbon can be reviewed together rather than in separate processes.
Carbon before commitment
Teams can understand embodied-carbon implications while supplier choice is still open.
Traceable assumptions
The quantity, factor or EPD and supplier behind the carbon figure stay connected to the material record.
Visible trade-offs
Procurement can discuss cost, schedule and carbon from one decision context rather than separate spreadsheets.
What changes at award, answered
Does Bricks & Brains claim to directly measure emissions?
No. Embodied carbon is calculated from material quantities combined with product-specific EPDs or approved emission factors, with logistics information incorporated where appropriate. The value is the connection to actual procurement and delivery records.
What happens when a supplier has no EPD?
The workflow can use an approved fallback factor and record the data-quality level, while the supplier or sustainability team is prompted to improve the record when better product-specific data becomes available.
Put carbon into the procurement decision
Connect one site and see it run in your own data during a focused project pilot.