Case Study

GA Smart Building, a unique and committed player

Leveraging its integrated construction model and strong commitment to environmental performance, GA Smart Building chose Vizcab to maximize the impact of its studies in the shortest possible time.

Solution

Vizcab Plateform

Number of employees

500 employees

Founded

1875

Sector

Real Estate Development Smart Buildings

Head Office

Toulouse (France)

Website

ga.fr

GA Smart Building, a historic leader in responsible construction

Around thirty Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies are carried out each year by a project manager, several of which aim for certification.
A need to reduce the time spent per LCA study in order to progressively internalize the carbon strategy and expertise.
A need to visualize and manage carbon and circular economy impacts at the group level.

In 2022, GA Smart Building was one of our most active users, with no fewer than 190 studies and variants created on the Vizcab Platform

The company successfully leveraged our Regulatory LCA tool across the following areas:

The speed of their studies, thanks to features for importing and linking environmental data.
High performance in analyzing the environmental impact of their projects, using our charts and data visualization features. A key feature was the “Top 15 most impactful products” chart, which helps identify the most effective areas for improvement.
The collaborative nature of the tool, designed to fit seamlessly into the value chain of a project involving multiple team members and stakeholders.

Client Testimonial

“The Vizcab Platform is very intuitive and easy to use, both for beginners and LCA experts. The automatic detection of EPDs saves a significant amount of time. Features such as the visualization of impactful products and clear visual charts allow us to produce efficient and impactful studies. Lastly, we found in Vizcab a high-quality team that truly listens to user needs!”

Rémy Peiroux – Construction Engineer at GA Smart Building

Benefits and Results from Using Vizcab

Easy to use

Vizcab Platform was developed with a community of users and enhanced based on their feedback to offer a smooth and intuitive user experience.

Fast results

The automatic detection and matching of environmental data from EPD databases speeds up the data entry process for the study.

Impactful

Data visualization and graphics, such as impactful product sheets, enable the creation of clear and convincing studies.

Expert Opinion

Thomas, Sustainable Building Engineer (Product Manager)

At Vizcab, we’re proud to have helped GA Smart Building industrialize its LCA workflow.
The EPD suggestion feature and the automated PDF report have been real accelerators, allowing teams to cut their study time from 5 to just 2.5 days per project, compared to their previous LCA software.

GA Smart Building is also an innovative and committed player, actively involved in numerous certification processes (BBCA, BREEAM, future RE2020 labels). Achieving their carbon targets has been greatly simplified thanks to our “most impactful products” chart — now a central optimization tool for their teams.

We owe a lot to Hellen Belou’s team, whose valuable feedback has led to many improvements in our product.

No doubt about it — together, we can decarbonize the construction sector!

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