CHAGOS provides an automated solution for searching, verifying, optimizing, and documenting building materials to meet requirements for common building certifications like DGNB and QNG. The platform utilizes an AI-supported material database combined with sustainability expertise to ensure compliance and support CO2e reduction efforts. This automation saves users significant time by handling the intensive manual work associated with material auditing for green building standards.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
The interior construction industry faces challenges in selecting, verifying, and documenting sustainable building materials, hindering compliance with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards. Traditional materials often contribute significantly to CO2 emissions and pose health risks, making it difficult for builders and ESG consultants to implement environmentally friendly practices efficiently.
Solution
CHAGOS offers a platform designed to streamline the process of integrating ESG and material ecology into interior construction projects. The platform facilitates the selection of appropriate ESG materials, simulates their impact on ESG potential, CO2 emissions, and costs, and provides necessary documentation for compliance. It supports building certifications like DGNB, EU Taxonomy, and QNG, offering transparency on the current ESG status of interior designs and enabling informed decision-making from early planning stages through implementation. By simplifying the complexities of sustainable material selection, CHAGOS enables builders and consultants to create credible, marketable, and environmentally responsible properties.
Target Audience
The primary users are construction companies, developers, ESG consultants, and architects involved in new construction, revitalization, and existing building projects.
Features
- ESG Quick-Check: Provides an instant overview of the current ESG and CO2e status of interior construction plans.
- Material Selection and Simulation: Allows users to choose ESG materials based on specific requirements, such as VOC content or CO2 emissions, and simulate their impact.
- Documentation and Assessment: Generates ESG documentation, assessments, tender specifications, and technical data sheets for easy implementation.
- Certification Support: Helps users gain relevant points for building certifications (e.g., DGNB), EU Taxonomy, and green leasing agreements.