Symetri launches Naviate Zero: An innovative technology transforming sustainable building design

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Symetri launches Naviate Zero: An innovative technology transforming sustainable building design Stockholm, Sweden, February 20th, 2024 Symetri, a leading provider of design and engineering software solutions and related services, proudly announces the launch of Naviate Zero, an innovative Autodesk Revit add-on set to transform sustainable building design. Addressing the urgent need for reduced embodied carbon and CO2 emissions, Naviate Zero empowers designers and engineers to calculate emissions, make informed, eco-conscious decisions directly within the Revit platform and use the data in full Lifecycle Assessments.

The building industry currently contributes to 39% of annual CO2 emissions, with embodied carbon accounting for 11% of global annual emissions. In response to this environmental challenge, Naviate Zero seeks to mitigate the impact by focusing on the early stages of a building's life cycle. By emphasizing the importance of design and material selection, Naviate Zero enables architects to make choices that have immediate and lasting environmental benefits.

Mikko Viertola, the CTO of Symetri, emphasizes the company's dedication to making positive environmental contributions. He states, "At Symetri, our purpose is to inspire and enable people to work smarter for a better future. Acknowledging the environmental impact within our clients' industries, we recognized the responsibility and identified an opportunity to make a positive contribution. The vision evolved to empower individuals to make well-informed, sustainably responsible decisions and has materialized now through Naviate Zero, a platform that integrates reliable data to facilitate informed decision-making in sustainable design and construction."

Viertola further explains, "One of the key challenges lies in making data accessible and intuitive, allowing informed decision-making without individuals feeling overwhelmed. After all, the ability to make informed decisions is crucial for achieving better outcomes."

Naviate Zero leverages Symetri’s strategic partnership with One Click LCA, the global leading platform for lifecycle assessment, environmental product declaration, and sustainability. By utilizing One Click LCA's extensive databases, Naviate Zero provides architects and designers direct access to global building material data, elevating the standards of sustainability in the building industry.

Contacts: Mikko Viertola, CTO, Symetri Mikko.viertola@symetri.com +358 050 4690 010 Jan Tore Bugge, Head of Product, Naviate Jan.tore.bugge@symetri.com +47 91 638 558

About Symetri Symetri creates and provides technology solutions and services for design, engineering, construction and manufacturing businesses. Symetri empowers people to work smarter for a better future by ensuring they have access to the expertise and technology they need to improve performance and sustainability.

Symetri was founded in Sweden in 1989 and has grown to a team of over 1000 people with offices in the Nordics, the UK, Ireland, and the US. Symetri is an Autodesk Platinum Partner, Autodesk Authorized Training Centre (ATC) and Autodesk Global Service Provider. Symetri is part of Addnode Group AB, whose B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm. Addnode Group offers business-critical IT solutions to selected markets in both the private and public sectors.

For more information, visit: www.symetri.com.

About Naviate Naviate provides best in class workflows and performance to accelerate Building and Infrastructure design and facilitate collaboration in Construction projects. The solutions are tailored and focus on the needs of Architecture, Structural Engineering, Construction, and infrastructure professionals including features that support productivity, documentation, collaboration and project management, enhancing the users entire BIM workflow.

For more information, visit www.naviate.com About Naviate Zero Naviate Zero is an innovative Revit add-on developed by Symetri, revolutionizing sustainable building design. It enables architects to calculate CO2 emissions, use the data in full lifecycle assessments, and make informed decisions directly in the Autodesk Revit platform. Integrated with One Click LCA data, Naviate Zero provides access to global databases, elevating the standards of sustainability in the building industry.

For more information about Naviate Zero and its impact on sustainable building design, please visit the Naviate Zero website.

About One Click LCA One Click LCA is a leading Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) generation software for the construction industry. One Click LCA helps to decarbonize building and infrastructure projects, create product EPDs, benchmark low-carbon products, and projects, and to create corporate greenhouse gas reports. It is used in more than 130 countries, includes the world’s largest construction sector database, and supports over 60 standards and certifications.

For more information, visit: www.oneclicklca.com