News
The latest updates from the NECO₂ team.
NECO₂ API access is now live
09-11-2026
Organisations and individual users can now request access to the NECO₂ database through our new API. The API lets developers connect their tools and applications to NECO₂ and use embodied carbon data…
NEW PRODUCTS UPDATE: OCTOBER 2026
26-10-2026
SAINT-GOBAIN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED: Magnetron coated glass on SGG PLANILUX 8mm Magnetron coated glass on SGG PLANILUX 6mm Magnetron coated glass on PLANICLEAR® & DIAMANT® From 3 mm to 19 mm Magnetron…
MODULE A4 TRANSPORT CALCULATOR
26-10-2026
The A4 Transport section contains now a calculator tool that makes it easier to calculate transport figures rather than having to review the downloaded spreadsheets. The module includes information…
MODULE A5 AVAILABLE ON NECO2
26-10-2026
Module A5 (Construction and Installation Processes), has been added to the NECO2 drawers. Module A5 Scenario data is typically focused on product wastage during construction. Scenario data available…
NEW PRODUCTS UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2026
26-10-2026
MAPEI: Antipluviol W Isolastic Latex Plus Malech Mapecoat TNS Base Coat WHITE Mapecoat TNS Color Mapecoat TNS Line WHITE Mapegum WPS Primer 3296 Ultrabond Eco V4SP Ultrabond ECO V4SP Fiber Ultrabond…
NECO2 API TRAIL
15-06-2026
Masterspec is excited to be trialling the new NECO2 API, designed to support direct digital access to the National Embodied Carbon Repository. The trial is being carried out in collaboration with…
NECO2 IS GROWING
17-05-2026
Since launching in August 2025, NECO2 has published 4,772 product carbon data entries, supporting more consistent embodied carbon assessments across Aotearoa New Zealand. Developed by BRANZ and CIL…
NEW "CATEGORY, MANUFACTURER NAME, AND EPD REGISTRATION NUMBER" SEARCH FEATURES
22-04-2026
A new Category, Manufacturer Name, and EPD Registration Numer Search feature have recently been added to the NECO2 Advanced Search, in response to feedback from industry users. This update helps…
FROM LCAQUICK TO NECO2: IMPROVING ACCESS TO EMBODIED CARBON DATA
14-03-2026
In 2016, BRANZ launched LCAQuick, New Zealand’s first freely available life cycle assessment tool for buildings. This was followed by CO2NSTRUCT, a more accessible but narrower dataset focused on the…