> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.realtimelca.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Product Updates

> New features, improvements, and fixes for Real-Time LCA.

Release notes are also posted to the [community](https://community.realtimelca.com/c/news-and-updates/cl/11), where you can comment and ask questions.

<Update label="May 2026" description="1 release" tags={["Library", "Mapping", "AI", "Regional", "Bug fixes"]}>
  ### May 22

  This release focuses on **flow** — multi-select actions across Project Overview and Library, persistent filters that remember you between visits, an inventory that holds its place, and a handful of long-awaited fixes for special conditions and the AI Assistant. Let's dig in:

  ***

  #### ☑️ Multi-Select Actions on Projects and Library

  We've added a proper **Selection mode** to both **Project Overview** and the **Library**.

  * Select multiple projects or library items at once
  * Apply actions in bulk instead of one-by-one
  * Works across both views with a consistent UX

  This is the foundation for a lot of bulk operations we want to unlock next.

  ***

  #### 💾 Filters That Remember You

  Project Overview now **remembers your filters between visits**. No more manually hiding "On hold" and "Archived" projects every time you open the platform — your selections persist across sessions.

  A small change, but one that adds up fast when you log in several times a day.

  ***

  #### 🧱 Collections in the Constructions Library

  The **Constructions** view in the Library now supports **collections**, just like the Materials view does. Organize your assemblies into the same logical groupings you already use elsewhere — no more switching mental models between tabs.

  ***

  #### 🧭 Project Navigation, Refreshed

  The in-project navigation has had a **visual and structural refresh** — cleaner hierarchy, clearer active states, and faster orientation when jumping between dashboard, inventory, and report views.

  ***

  #### 📋 Building Component Inventory Keeps Its Place

  The **Building Component Inventory** now preserves your **expanded state and scroll position** during normal use. Click into a material, hit back, and you'll land exactly where you left off — no more re-expanding the same tree for the fifth time today.

  ***

  #### 🗺️ Map Shows Your Location First

  When creating a new project, the **Location step** now uses your browser location to show a map centered on where you are — instead of a blank page until you start typing an address.

  ***

  #### 🔄 SI Agent Mapping Updates Live

  When the **SI Agent** maps or remaps a material, the inventory now **updates automatically** — no manual page reload required. Mapping feedback is instant.

  ***

  #### 🇸🇪 Resurs-ID on Boverket Data

  Swedish **Boverket** materials now carry their **Resurs-ID** as the declaration number — making it easier to trace EPDs back to the official Boverket database entries.

  ***

  #### 🇮🇸 Iceland: Corrected Installation Input Units

  Adjusted the **installation input denominator unit** for Icelandic calculations to match the correct reference. Small change, correct results.

  ***

  #### ✏️ Smaller Touches

  * Decimal values are now allowed for **number of persons** during project creation (no more "you must enter a whole human").
  * General **user feedback** messages and toasts have been polished across the app.

  ***

  #### 🐛 Bug Fixes

  * 🧮 Fixed a bug where adding a **special condition** caused total emissions to **increase** instead of decrease. Yes — wrong direction. Now correctly subtracts.
  * 🧱 Fixed a bug where the **special condition (S) button disappeared** when a construction was dropped onto a parent/collection row in the inventory. Drop where you like — the button stays.
  * 📐 Fixed an issue in **Speckle quantity extraction (mængdeudtræk)** that produced incorrect quantities on certain models.
  * 🤖 Fixed the **AI Assistant** crashing with "Stream error occured" for some users.
  * 💾 Fixed a bug where users were **unable to save constructions** in certain projects.
  * 🪟 Fixed white-background text blocks appearing inside **info modals**, breaking the visual consistency of the modal.

  ***

  This release leans heavily on **community feedback** — persistent filters, the inventory state fix, and Boverket Resurs-IDs all came directly from you. Keep it coming via [community.realtimelca.com](https://community.realtimelca.com) — we're listening.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-docs-platform-launches-custom-b6-energy-inputs/469)
</Update>

<Update label="April 2026" description="3 releases" tags={["AI", "API", "Mapping", "Library", "Bug fixes"]}>
  ### April 30

  Three major AI features this cycle — one live, two in beta — plus reference-area improvements and a long list of fixes.

  **RTLCA MCP Server — live for everyone**

  * Hosted [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server at `https://mcp.realtimelca.com/mcp`, authenticated with your existing RTLCA login (no API keys).
  * 53 tools across 7 areas: projects, material mapping, BIM inspection, BR18-compliant reporting, EPD/materials library, dashboards, and event histories.

  **AI-Powered BIM7AA Classification — beta**

  * Trigger auto-classification from the material mapping view when BIM source codes are missing or incorrect.
  * Suggestions appear in a review table; accept selectively before applying. AI-generated codes are labelled and should be reviewed.

  **SI Agent — beta**

  * Conversational AI built natively into Real-Time LCA, powered by the MCP server.
  * Generative UI components (inline charts, EPD tables, mapping previews) on the roadmap.

  **Reference areas**

  * Add a description to each Reference Area.
  * Removed the one-entry-per-type limit — you can now add multiple Reference Areas of the same type.

  **Waste sorting stays in sync**

  * Updating material quantities or excluding materials prompts you to refresh waste sorting weights.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Fixed calculation issue where materials with both GWP and GWP-Total could produce incorrect results after a construction update.
  * Fixed error adding special conditions in the type view; Boverket generic data showing zero in Icelandic project breakdowns; login issue on Speckle Revit Connector 3.17.2; orphan Speckle projects on failed creation; inventory list colours; project card image reload; missing SC button on outer collection drag; auto-classification only sending the first material ID.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-conversational-lca-ai-classification-the-si-agent-beta/456)

  ***

  ### April 20

  Public launch of the **Real-Time LCA MCP Server** — a hosted [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server connecting AI tools directly to your RTLCA workspace.

  * **53 tools** across 7 functional areas: projects, material mapping, BIM inspection, LCA reports, EPD & materials library, dashboards & timelines.
  * Hosted at `https://mcp.realtimelca.com/mcp` with OAuth authentication — no API keys.
  * Setup guides for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Codex; local LLM guide coming.

  Example prompts:

  * *"List all my projects and show me the GWP for each"*
  * *"Map missing materials with most adequate EPDs"*
  * *"Generate a BR18 XML report for project X"*
  * *"What are five promising mitigation actions to reduce environmental impacts in the structure of this project?"*

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/introducing-the-rtlca-mcp-server-for-conversational-lca/454)

  ***

  ### April 14

  * **Clone public constructions** from other organisations into your own — original source tracked behind the scenes.
  * **Biogenic content parameters** (product and packaging) can now be entered directly in the material editor.
  * **In-app feedback button** for sending suggestions without leaving RTLCA.
  * **B6 energy guidance** for early-stage projects — recommended maximum consumption by building typology, with Danish energy frame limits (30 or 40 + 1000/A kWh/m²/year).

  **Bug fixes**

  * Fixed Speckle v3.15 connector breaking window/door total areas; columns not exporting length in meters; model add errors on existing buildings; collection filter mismatch; `undefined` datasources in mapping library; preferred-unit edits clearing values; mapping progress bar not auto-refreshing; missing classification codes in mapping modal; Low Emission (2025) reference area selection and transport step issues; B6 energy submission without consumption value; library filter persistence across tabs; automapping failures with mixed model types; emissions showing `0` in project breakdown Excel export.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-clone-public-constructions-a-wave-of-bug-fixes/451)
</Update>

<Update label="March 2026" description="2 releases" tags={["Mapping", "Library", "Performance", "Insights", "BIM", "Reports", "Bug fixes"]}>
  ### March 27

  **Collections**

  * Organise materials and constructions into named groups, scoped to your organisation.
  * Filter by collection in the library; searchable filter.

  **Compare materials and constructions**

  * Side-by-side comparison of properties, EPD data, and values for multiple library items.

  **Drag-and-drop group creation**

  * Drop a material onto another in mapping view to create a new group inline.

  **Improvements**

  * Better navigation back to the originating construction after edit/clone.
  * Cleaner library card layout; full-width descriptions.
  * Easier Speckle invite copy without trailing spaces.
  * DGNB report now uses total heated area above + below ground.
  * Search materials by waste group name.
  * Organisation filter reset on switch.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Window/door total area on +3.15; column units in meters; reuse activation no longer zeros A4–A5; automapping with multiple models; project overview sort headers; edit-button visibility for read-only users; library editing/cloning issues (missing clone in mapping view, pre-populated forms, deleted-material visibility, "deprecated" vs "deleted" notifications).

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-collections-material-compare-a-wave-of-library-fixes/447)

  ***

  ### March 12

  **Waste Sorting — rebuilt from the ground up**

  * Create custom waste groups; drag and drop EPDs from the library.
  * New sidebar with emissions per waste fraction; A4 and A5 emissions correctly handled for reused materials.
  * Excel import templates per country and language for bulk upload.
  * Filter by EPD type, custom/standard sorting, sort by emission; toggle kg/ton.
  * Default vs actual sorting clearly labelled on cards.
  * Multiple selection in mapped inventory for bulk mapping.

  **Project Overview — third round of performance work**

  * Reference areas, calculation types, roles, favourites all served from Hasura.
  * New **Filter by Role** (Admin, Editor, Viewer, etc.).
  * Auto-refresh when navigating back after edits.

  **Compare projects side by side**

  * Multi-select projects and view key data, previews, and analytical insights in a matrix modal.

  **Material Mapping v2 — drag-and-drop group creation**

  * Drop a library material onto "Create Group"; the modal pre-fills EPD name and declared unit.

  **Filter by model in Building Component Inventory**

  * Old single-model dropdown removed; all building elements from all models now shown unified by default, with model filter in the filter panel.

  **More**

  * Expand/collapse all groups in BCI; redesigned projects table view; locked first row/column in lifetime table with cursor highlight; Norwegian transport factors from NS 3720:2018/G2:2024 Table 15; elevators mapped to correct classification code; datasource column in DGNB Excel; version number in DGNB report; total bar in material comparison.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Swedish Klimadeklaration + automapping; A5 stage in Norwegian and Swedish reports; "By Project" automap blocking and missing projects; "Clear" filter behaviour; Revit category search; "Could not resolve app" in Speckle Connector; Speckle 3D view duplication viewId errors; project branch updates with missing model data; unit display in constructions; transport-by-type race condition; transport input unit; construction indicator click area; material compare indicator after dropdown selection.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-waste-sorting-v2-more-project-overview-gains-project-comparison/437)
</Update>

<Update label="February 2026" description="Blazing Fast Project Overview, Revit Room Parsing, and More" tags={["Performance", "BIM", "Library", "Regional", "Bug fixes"]}>
  * **Project Overview is now lightning fast** — a user with access to 75 projects went from **48 seconds** to **82 milliseconds**. (Yes, triple-checked.)
  * **Revit Room Materials** now imported: Floor Finish, Base Finish, Ceiling Finish.
  * **Norwegian Lifetime Table** based on SINTEF anvisning 700.320, fully integrated for Norwegian projects.
  * **Shareable material URLs** — inspect any material via a library route.
  * New program operators: UL Environment, Tata Steel UK Limited.
  * New batch of EPDs from the community request thread.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Invalid characters in Excel headers no longer break report generation.
  * Classification codes now assigned during Excel import.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-blazing-fast-project-overview-revit-room-parsing-and-more/419)
</Update>

<Update label="January 2026" description="New Year — New Features — New Insights" tags={["Insights", "Reports", "BIM", "Library", "Mapping", "Bug fixes"]}>
  **Cumulative Emissions Graph**

  * Year-by-year carbon timeline across the consideration period (typically 50 years) — embodied (A1–A5 in Year 0, B2/B4 distributed, C1–C4 at end-of-life, offsets allocated) and operational (B6 continuous; year-specific for Denmark, fixed average elsewhere).
  * Visible on the Dashboard, in the Excel export (new sheet), and in the DGNB Conformity Check Report.

  **Embodied vs Operational bar chart**

  * Companion to the cumulative graph; also in the Excel export.

  **Improvements**

  * Better Revit family name parsing.
  * "Create Material/Construction from Mapping View" routes back to your project.
  * Project carousel shows more data at a glance.
  * Tags → Categories transition continues across library and platform.
  * Delete imported materials directly from Excel-based inventory view.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Excel re-import respects model assignment for shared types/materials.
  * Structural column mapping issues resolved.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-new-year-new-features-new-insights/407)
</Update>

<Update label="December 2025" description="3 releases" tags={["Mapping", "Performance", "Insights", "Reports", "BIM", "Bug fixes"]}>
  ### December 19

  * **Customizable Project Breakdown Table** — add and rearrange columns, reset to default.
  * Additional performance tuning in the Mapping View.
  * Auto-Mapping can now transfer include-in-calculation toggles from template projects when overwrite is enabled.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/year-end-changelog-a-little-christmas-surprise-from-us-to-you/400)

  ***

  ### December 15

  * **Mapping View completely refactored** — inventory loading independent of dashboard summary and library; faster initial loads.
  * **In-context explanations** for inputs and graphs across the platform, rolling out over the coming weeks.
  * **Real-Time remembers** — library filters and Mapping View model selector retain your last selection.
  * **Auto-Mapping rewritten** — uses project history for better, faster matches; project-based auto-mapping with overwrite now also ticks "include in calculation".

  **Bug fixes**

  * Highest Emission Impact by Material now calculated correctly for constructions.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-mapping-view-refactor-smarter-memory-better-auto-mapping-more/399)

  ***

  ### December 3

  * **Mapping View** rebuilt — 60% faster on average, up to 400% on complex projects.
  * **BR18 2025 Excel export** updated: A4, A5, and Special Conditions now reported; all materials shown even when classification is missing/incorrect.
  * **Deprecated material tags** surfaced in Mapping View.
  * **New tenant-wide role** — see all projects in the tenant (contact [support@realtimelca.com](mailto:support@realtimelca.com)).

  **Bug fixes**

  * Curtain Walls from Speckle Revit Connector — Total Area now computed correctly.
  * Icelandic projects B6 — input now correctly divided by years.
  * Transport mapping — removing a mapping no longer blocked.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-mapping-view-boost-br18-excel-export-upgrade-and-admin-enhancements/395)
</Update>

<Update label="November 2025" description="IFC Models, Special Conditions and more reporting options" tags={["BIM", "Reports", "Library", "Regional", "Bug fixes"]}>
  * **Upload IFC models directly** — automatic material quantity extraction, alongside Revit, Rhino, and Archicad via Speckle Nextgen.
  * **Special Conditions for BR18 2025** — better reflect realistic emissions for pile foundations, challenging ground conditions, special-use buildings. Filterable.
  * **DGNB Conformity Check Report** for Danish DGNB-targeted projects.
  * **3D Viewer upgrades** — view modes and section tool.
  * New Legislation section in Project Info carousel.
  * EPD search by declaration number.
  * Excel upload improvements with clearer error feedback.
  * Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) generic data added.
  * Wall length calculation supports multiple material layers.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Safari dropdown styling.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-ifc-models-special-conditions-and-more-reporting-options/386)
</Update>

<Update label="September 2025" description="2 releases" tags={["BIM", "Reports", "Library", "Regional", "Bug fixes"]}>
  ### September 26

  **3D Viewer launched**

  * **3D Viewer live** — visualise where emissions are coming from in your building; identify hotspots and opportunities.
  * **Speckle Nextgen fully supported** for Revit, Rhino, and Archicad.
  * Project preview thumbnails gently rotate on hover.
  * "Parts" from Revit now recognised.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Negative quantities from Rhino models handled gracefully.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-3d-viewer-launched/375)

  **Speckle Nextgen supported**

  Speckle Nextgen Connectors are now supported for Revit, Rhino, and ArchiCAD. Legacy Connectors remain supported for now, but newer features will require Nextgen. New users are onboarded with Nextgen by default. Uninstall Legacy Connectors and Speckle Manager before upgrading.

  Video guides for installing and publishing from each connector are available.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/speckle-nextgen-supported/374)

  ***

  ### September 1

  **BR18 2025 — deeper compliance**

  * Standard values for terminal processes.
  * **Low Emission 2025** introduced as a calculation type.
  * Multiple fuels supported for A5 stage.
  * Reports reflect the correct new thresholds.

  **Project setup**

  * **LCA Responsible** assignable in project settings.
  * **Number of Users / Persons** drives per-person insights in the project info carousel.

  **Data reuse & library**

  * Overwrite EPD lifetimes when mapping.
  * +200 constructions from Byggforsk.no, findable via the new **Owner filter**.

  **EPDs**

  * +50 new manufacturer EPDs (BMI, Boligbeton, CRH Concrete, DAFA, Flügger, Forbo, Gemina Termix, Hunton Fiber, Leth Beton, Moland, Palsgaard, Phønix Tag, Vejle Kalk- og Mørtelværk, and more).

  **Improvements & fixes**

  * All public materials/constructions set non-public by default pending automatic QA.
  * Transport and waste mapping stability.
  * Contributors can no longer assign Admin roles.

  **Speckle Nextgen**

  * Speckle servers upgraded — Nextgen Connectors now supported; native 3D Model Viewer coming.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-br18-2025-deep-dive-insights-enhancements-speckle-nextgen-more/363)
</Update>

<Update label="June 2025" description="Denmark BR18 2025 Compliance & More" tags={["Reports", "Regional", "BIM", "Library", "Mapping", "API"]}>
  **Full support for BR18 2025**

  * New calculation type with auto-set thresholds by building type and area.
  * Updated emission factors.
  * Waste mapping overhaul — Table 11 generic data for construction waste treatment.
  * Transport mapping — Table 8.2 (fuel emission factors) and Table 10 (A4/A5 energy consumption).

  **Excel integration**

  * New & improved Excel template.
  * Update existing quantities via re-upload — no manual matching.

  **BIM & materials**

  * Slab Edges and Entourage now supported in calculations.
  * IBU.data re-imported.

  **Swedish projects**

  * Added AP, PERE, and FW indicators.

  **More**

  * Cleaner Projects grid layout.
  * AddMaterial API accepts arrays.
  * Language switcher in Profile Settings.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-denmark-br18-2025-compliance-more/326)
</Update>

<Update label="May 2025" description="Edit & Clone Constructions are finally here!" tags={["Library", "Regional", "BIM", "API", "Reports"]}>
  * **Edit Construction** — most-requested feature, now live.
  * **Clone Construction** for rapid design iteration and versioning.
  * **NTI country coverage** — projects can be created in all NTI countries.
  * **LEVEL(s) calculation type** across all countries.
  * **BR18 2025 generic dataset (Table 7)** added ahead of full compliance.
  * Operation Energy Use (B6) visible in the project data carousel on Insights.
  * **Rhino classification via Attribute User Text** — send classification codes from Rhino.
  * **ArchiCAD classification code parser** — automatic import, no manual mapping.
  * **Revit assemblies** — elements within assemblies now supported.
  * **Gutter support** via Speckle View Selection.
  * REST API documentation overhaul at [docs.realtimelca.com](https://docs.realtimelca.com/).
  * Ökobaudat 2021, 2023, and 2024 datasets re-imported with higher quality.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-edit-clone-constructions-are-finally-here/310)
</Update>

<Update label="February 2025" description="Welcome to Iceland and Faroe Island" tags={["Regional", "Library", "Reports", "Insights", "Bug fixes"]}>
  * **Iceland and Faroe Islands** now officially supported, with localised data and regulations.
  * **HMS calculation type** for Icelandic projects.
  * Emission values for A5 and B6 stages added.
  * **CCI classification** available.
  * **CCS classification** also added.
  * **Lifetime offset for materials** — shift material lifetimes from a base year for future emission projections (great for facility management).
  * **LCAbyg constructions** usable directly in RTLCA.
  * Streamlined material creation workflow.
  * Construction validation deployed; filter constructions by Owner.
  * Material comparison: compare different indicators side by side.
  * Wall Sweeps added to the element category list.
  * Lifetime offset reflected in Project Breakdown.

  **Fixes & adjustments**

  * Publishing materials/constructions to all users temporarily disabled pending automatic QA.
  * EPD Norway datasets that didn't meet QA removed.
  * Earth moved by machinery — unit corrected to volume (m³).

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-welcome-to-iceland-and-faroe-island-more/244)
</Update>

<Update label="January 2025" description="Sweden support" tags={["Regional", "Reports", "Library", "Mapping", "Insights"]}>
  * **Boverket calculation type** fully supported.
  * Boverket-specific transport emissions and A5 emission factors.
  * Swedish building types.
  * Reporting follows **EN 15978:2012**.
  * Project Breakdown with **BSAB codes**.

  **Improvements**

  * EPD owner creation no longer requires email.
  * Classification optional when creating custom types/materials in mapping view.
  * Description field on new types/materials.
  * More indicators in Insights.
  * Create Material/Construction directly from Mapping view.
  * Tons automatically converted to kg.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-we-are-now-supporting-sweden/223)
</Update>

<Update label="December 2024" description="Norway fully supported" tags={["Regional", "Library", "Reports", "BIM", "Mapping", "Bug fixes"]}>
  * Full Norwegian support — creation, calculation, and reporting per local requirements.
  * All EPD Norway and Boverket materials translated (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, English, German).
  * **Norwegian Classification system** supported when creating materials and types.
  * Norwegian classification parameters for Speckle.
  * Project Breakdown supports **NS3451**.
  * **Tabell 8-1** implemented (official greenhouse gas accounting template for TEK17 § 17-1).
  * Indicator filter in the Library; Library search auto-filters by calculation type indicator.
  * Delete constructions created by your organisation. Clone and Edit coming.
  * Emission results shown on material and transport mapping cards.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Rhino connection now finds material quantities in nested block instances.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-norway-fully-support-more-to-come-soon/204)
</Update>

<Update label="November 2024" description="Expanding Platform Applicability in the Nordics" tags={["Insights", "Regional", "Library", "BIM"]}>
  * **Norwegian projects** — expanded support, with Sweden and Iceland on the way.
  * New **Insights tab**.
  * **Year of Construction** on projects for more precise calculations.
  * Combine multiple filter criteria in the Material Library.
  * Edit, Clone, and Delete materials created by your organisation.
  * Project Creation/Edit redesign; updated Project Cards.
  * Default suffixes for Indicator/Unit selections in Insights.
  * Classification Code dropdown now searchable and clearable in BCI.
  * Material library shows only materials available for the selected Indicator.
  * Additional emission data 2025–2075.
  * New EPDs from Boverket, Ökobaudat 2024-1, EPD Norway.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-expanding-platform-applicability-in-the-nordics/188)
</Update>

<Update label="September 2024" description="More Capabilities in Insights View" tags={["Insights", "Library", "BIM"]}>
  * **Drilldown functionality** in Highest Emission by Type and by Material graphs.
  * **Project Breakdown** re-introduced — flexible, searchable, Excel-exportable.
  * **Inspect Modal** for transparent access to underlying data; column chart now shows a Total.
  * **Clone Project** for variant studies at the project level.
  * New EPDs added by community request (Deltabeam, Ytong, Ardex, recycled crushed concrete/asphalt, lime-stabilised soil, reused bricks, and more).

  **Improvements**

  * More welcoming and interactive Insights View on new projects.
  * Classifications set in the platform no longer overwritten by empty classifications in updated models.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-more-capabilities-in-insights-view/148)
</Update>

<Update label="August 2024" description="New Insights View" tags={["Insights", "Reports", "Library", "Regional"]}>
  * **Insights view** — completely new, packed with functionality:
    * Change Indicator and Unit directly in the view (e.g. kgCO2-eq per m², Ozone Depletion Potential).
    * Filter Stages, affecting all graphs.
    * Generic Excel export of active Insights data.
    * Animated, responsive graphs with a calmer colour palette.
    * Conditional colour formatting for mapping status (materials, transport, emission overview).
    * Project Data (calculation type, areas, location) shown directly on the page.
    * Richer tooltips.
  * Address inputs enabled for Iceland, Norway, Sweden — first step toward full support.
  * More EPDs added by community request.

  **Improvements**

  * Lifetime table — left pane locked for easier vertical scrolling.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-new-insights-view/131)
</Update>

<Update label="July 2024" description="Updated UI and Connector videos" tags={["Library", "Regional", "Mapping", "BIM"]}>
  * **Filter materials and constructions by organisation** — show only items made by your organisation or Gaiup.
  * **Iceland** support for LCAs (building regulations aligning with Denmark in 2025).
  * New UI in the mapping view aligned with transport mapping.
  * New UI in BCI for adding types/materials with unit specified up front.
  * **EPD Hub** welcomed as a data source.
  * How-To videos for Grasshopper and Rhino connectors.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-updated-ui-and-connector-videos/112)
</Update>

<Update label="June 2024" description="Transport and more Connectors" tags={["Mapping", "BIM", "Library"]}>
  * **Transport (A4)** — calculate using EPD datasets and custom transport types, distances, and emissions.
  * **More Speckle Connectors** — ArchiCAD, Rhino, and Grasshopper now supported.
  * BCI UI aligned with the new Transport Mapping view.
  * Set unit when creating custom types/materials; set/change classification code; rename types/materials without breaking updates; add description field.
  * Sort BCI by Name and Amount; emissions sort coming.
  * Material/type amounts surfaced so you can focus on highest-impact items.
  * BCI search now searches Category.
  * Revit Gutters supported.
  * EPD lifetime can be set to 0 when not applicable; EPD version optional on creation.
  * Owners can be created with addresses outside Denmark.
  * When mapping an EPD, assign the same lifetime to all children.
  * Enter key now saves and closes modals.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/changelog-transport-and-more-connectors/102)
</Update>

<Update label="January 2024" description="RTLCA 2.1" tags={["Mapping", "Insights", "Library", "Performance", "BIM", "Bug fixes"]}>
  * **Automapping** — Most Frequent, Most Recent, or By Project.
  * **Create Owner** directly in the Create Material view.
  * **Compare Projects** — up to 5 projects across phases.
  * **Building Component Inventory** — new filters by mapping state and data source.

  **Performance**

  * Data ingestion rebuilt to handle ECO Portal's 10k+ machine-readable EPDs.
  * New EPD data source: ØKOBAUDAT 2023-1.
  * ØKOBAUDAT 2021-II updated.
  * EPD Norway updated; existing data issues fixed.
  * Life Cycle inventory filters.
  * Building types translated to English.
  * Manage users directly from the Project Card.
  * Empty search results encourage users to create the missing project/material/construction.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Speckle 2.17 support; warning after material creation; structural foundations / ramps / railings display; project edits with 2023 start dates; spinning button during predefined material creation; unsupported media type on Excel upload; "no owners found" on Create Material search.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/rtlca-2-1-is-here/44)
</Update>

<Update label="November 2023" description="RTLCA 2.0 Released" tags={["Library", "Insights", "Performance", "Bug fixes"]}>
  * **Construction Library** — create, compare, and add constructions to projects.
  * **Favourite projects** for easier access.
  * **Better insights** — lifetime and applied material shown in the breakdown table; drill from construction down to applied materials and EPDs.
  * **Versioned materials** — the underlying data model now supports updating materials in the platform.
  * Stability and performance improvements throughout.

  **Bug fixes**

  * Negative numbers accepted for electricity consumption.

  [Read the full post →](https://community.realtimelca.com/t/rtlca-2-0-released/23)
</Update>
