Vizcab accelerates the building industry's carbon transition
Pioneering French tech start-up, seeking to accelerate the carbon transition of the construction industry
A multidisciplinary team of over 50 talents committed to decarbonizing construction
Founded by Guillaume and Thomas, the Vizcab start-up is represented by LCA experts to answer your questions on a daily basis and accelerate your carbon transition, a web development team dedicated to the continuous improvement of our platform, and Saas product specialists to ensure an intuitive interface and interoperability with your business tools.
The Vizcab patent
As part of his research and teaching at EPFL Lausanne, Thomas Jusselme has published a method for creating technical design solutions that meet specific performance objectives for a building. The method involves selecting a design model and parameters from databases, generating design alternatives, evaluating their impact on building performance from another database, and finally ranking the design parameters according to their contribution to performance.
This has been enshrined in a patent held by EPFL, which Vizcab has exclusive rights to use.
The founders
Thomas Jusselme
Thomas Jusselme, co-founder of Vizcab, is an environmental engineer with a passion for nature and sustainable construction. After earning a Master’s in Industrial Design from Université Technologique de Compiègne, he traveled across 25 countries with Guillaume Lafont to explore best practices in sustainable building. This journey inspired them to co-found Vizcab in 2015.
Alongside his work at Vizcab, Thomas has been deeply involved in academia. He has taught and conducted research at ENSAG, ENSAL, and EPFL, where he led the Building2050 research program. He earned a PhD from EPFL in 2020, focusing on LCA-based methods for low-carbon buildings. Since 2019, he has been a Professor of Building Energy Efficiency at HEIA Fribourg and the Smart Living Lab, with over 60 scientific publications to his name.
Guillaume Lafont
Guillaume Lafont, co-founder and Managing Director of Vizcab, has a dual background in engineering (environmental engineering at Lyon 1) and entrepreneurship (EM Lyon). He partnered with Thomas Jusselme in 2006 to launch exndo architectures and Milieu Studio, an engineering firm specializing in eco-design and building physics.
In 2015, alongside Thomas Jusselme and Michel Forgue, he co-founded Vizcab.io to help construction and real estate professionals accelerate their carbon transition while optimizing costs. His vision is to empower industry players—developers, architects, and manufacturers—to leverage carbon data for better decision-making.
We believe that digital technology and data science have the potential to catalyse the energy-carbon transition in the building industry, making it profitable for the whole sector
Our team of experts
Vizcab, a human adventure first and foremost
Guillaume, Michel and Thomas are entrepreneurs committed to low-carbon construction.
A shared trajectory of over 15 years, between practice and research, has given rise to their desire to change the world of construction.
our vision
Accelerating the ecological transition of the construction industry
Centralize and control your construction projects’ carbon data with our innovative platform. Thanks to our solution integrating machine learning technologies, effectively measure, optimize and manage carbon impact. Take advantage of a decision-support algorithm and proactive alerts based on our 11m datalake for informed choices and easier management of the environmental quality of your projects.
Our values
Impact
We create measurable, positive change through innovation, commitment, and long-term thinking.
Care
We listen, share, and support - building trusted relationships with each other and our customers.
Integrity
We act with independence, transparency, and scientific rigor - always guided by our values.
Discover our history through these key periods
Announced at SIBCA 2024, Vizcab's mission is to accelerate the carbon transition in the building sector.
Believing that this journey must be a collective one, we're launching the Vizcab Campus —
a free version of our platform to help you understand, explore, and act on carbon data.
The Excel Add-In is the fastest, simplest, and most user-friendly solution to assess the carbon impact of building materials and construction projects.
Why? Because it’s the first LCA tool for construction built directly into Excel.
Available for free in France and internationally, it allows you to:
Quickly assess the carbon footprint of construction products
Easily integrate LCA into your daily workflow
Seamlessly link EPDs (FDES) to quantity take-offs and cost estimates
This additional investment gives a further boost to Vizcab’s international growth.
Vizcab welcomes Brick & Mortar Ventures and Global Brain Corporation to its cap table, joining existing Series A investors KOMPAS VC, Rise PropTech Fund, Cemex Ventures, and Altur Investissement, alongside Vizcab’s historic backers: noa and Banque des Territoires (Groupe Caisse des Dépôts).
Vizcab is a WINNER of the world's largest startup challenge in the construction sector.
We are proud to be among the #BuildersOfTheFuture — driving change and leading the way for the industry's transformation.
🏆 Follow our journey as we aim for gold at Pitch Day, taking place on November 7 at the Users Conference.
📍 See you in Las Vegas!
The French startup, a pioneer in decarbonizing the construction industry, is accelerating its growth with a new €5 million funding round.
This latest round brings together new investors KOMPAS VC, Rise PropTech Fund, Cemex Ventures, and Altur Investissement, alongside Vizcab’s longstanding backers: noa and Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts Group).
We’re proud to be finalists in this year’s Urban Tech Challengers competition, under the theme “Building for the Future.”
Urban Tech Challengers is a leading global platform dedicated to discovering and supporting innovative tech startups that are driving real change. Every year, it hosts an epic pitch competition for entrepreneurs building disruptive products and services designed to shape sustainable, resilient, and future-proof cities.
In our 2023 edition, we’re looking for companies delivering impactful, equitable, and scalable solutions to the most pressing urban challenges. So if you're ready to join the ranks of the world’s most ingenious problem-solvers, consider applying to Urban Tech Challengers.
With four key verticals to choose from — Enhancing the Living & Working Experience, Optimizing Urban Operations, Building for the Future, and Upgrading Infrastructure — there’s an opportunity for every ambitious startup.
You'll also get the chance to connect with VCs, corporations, and media partners ready to help you scale.
So what are you waiting for? Apply now and gain recognition as a major player in the urban tech space.
Generate meaningful reports and effectively track your carbon emissions over time.
Share best practices to decarbonize your business and accelerate your regulatory reporting (CSRD).
With just a few months to go before the #RE2020 regulation comes into force, Vizcab is getting a fresh new look.
Our new brand identity reflects a broader ambition: to make Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) more modern, more ambitious, and more collaborative.
Farewell Combo Solutions, long live Vizcab!
To make life easier for everyone, we’re unifying our company and product under a single brand name.
In January, 15 beta testers joined us on our development journey.
One month after the launch of Vizcab Beta, we already have nearly 100 users.
Thank you for your trust and support!
Combo is also proud to join the innovation ecosystems of Paris&Co and Impulse Partners.
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