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If a product you need is not in the Library yet, you can add it yourself. Real-Time LCA supports two kinds of new materials:
  • Verified EPDs — backed by a real Environmental Product Declaration document. Use this when you have the EPD PDF and its declaration number.
  • Non-verified (Custom) — built from values you enter manually. Use this for early-phase estimates or when no EPD exists yet.

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Open the Create Material form

Click New in the top-right of the Library and choose Material.
Library toolbar with the New menu open, offering Material and Construction.

The New menu on the Library toolbar

You land on the Create Material page with two tabs at the top: Published and Custom. Switch between them at any time before saving.

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Choose the right type

Extract From PDF

Have the EPD document? Let the AI read it and fill the form for you.

Verified EPDs

Add a published EPD with the source URL, declaration number, and document.

Non-verified (Custom)

Add a custom material with manually entered indicator values.
Need a starting point? Open an existing material’s overflow menu in the Library and choose Clone. The Create Material form opens prefilled with the source material’s values.