What LCA does

LCA.no AS is a Norwegian cloud-SaaS company founded in 2016 as a spin-off from the research institute Østfoldforskning (now NORSUS) that provides a platform for generating ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2-compliant Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and conducting Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Its core product, the EPD-generator, automates data collection, validation, and export, compressing EPD production from months to minutes, and is complemented by a Transport Calculator (logistics emissions), a Project Module (project-level GHG accounting), an EPD-start onboarding tier, and a REST API for enterprise integration. The platform incorporates pre-configured, third-party verified datasets, role-based access control, and scenario simulation capabilities that allow manufacturers to test material and process changes against environmental impact. Multi-language support (Norwegian, English, German, Italian) and integration-ready architecture target the EU-regulated building products value chain.

The company operates a hybrid SaaS revenue model combining annual subscriptions for platform access with professional services for training (LCA.no Academy courses and webinars) and onboarding. Pricing is quote-based rather than published, reflecting enterprise sales motion through Key Account Managers, inside sales, demos, and free introductory webinars, supplemented by a self-serve API path and a partner/reseller network. The customer base is heavily concentrated in European building materials manufacturers, including cement (Heidelberg Materials), bricks (Petersen Tegl), windows/doors (NorDan), paints (Jotun), roofing (Isola), plastics/cables (Prysmian, Bewi), glass/facades (Glass og Fasadeforeningen's 240 members), green roofs (Bergknapp), aggregates (Gunnar Holth Grusforretning), and furniture (Flokk), with 5,000+ active users, 10,000+ published EPDs, and operations in 30+ countries across six continents.

The go-to-market blends direct enterprise sales, industry-event presence (Building Green Copenhagen, BAU München, Ecomondo, Bygg Reis Deg, SAIE), association-led distribution (Svensk Ventilation, Svenskt Trä, DFL, Byggtjeneste, EPD Norge), and strategic geographic partnerships (EPD Networks and Labeling Sustainability in the USA, VERKVIST in Iceland, withForest in South Korea, Nordic LCA in Denmark). The company was named a Deloitte Norway Gaselle for four consecutive years, raised undisclosed growth capital in August 2025 from Dovetail and Momentum (with EK Kapital retaining majority ownership), and has publicly committed to a 10x revenue growth target by 2027, anchored to accelerating EU regulatory mandates (ESPR, CSRD, CBAM, Digital Product Passport).

Name

LCA

Legal name

LCA.no AS

Website

https://lca.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LCA.no AS is a Norwegian cloud SaaS company providing automated Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Life Cycle Assessment tools, primarily serving European building materials manufacturers requiring ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2 compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Compliance Software (EPD / LCA SaaS)

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Product Sustainability & LCA/EPD (Eco-design, PCF) (EUAHAJAF)

Keywords

• EPD generation software
• Life cycle assessment
• Environmental product declarations
• Sustainability compliance software
• Cloud-based LCA platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Kråkerøy

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: LCA.no operates as a SaaS company providing cloud-based access to its EPD generator, LCA tools, and related services on a subscription basis. Revenue is generated from software licenses and platform access fees for its environmental documentation tools.
2. Professional Services & Training: The company offers training courses, webinars, and professional services for onboarding and EPD creation. LCA.no Academy provides courses on EPD Generator usage and environmental documentation basics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LCA.no operates a cloud-based SaaS platform that enables manufacturers — primarily in construction products, furniture, lighting, plumbing/HVAC, insulation, and related sectors — to create ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2 compliant Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and run Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) directly themselves. The EPD Generator, supported by the Transport Calculator, Project Module, and a REST API, automates data collection, validation, and export processes, reducing EPD production timelines from months to minutes and helping customers meet EU regulatory requirements (ESPR, CSRD, CBAM, Digital Product Passport).

Product overview

LCA.no is a cloud-based SaaS platform providing tools for environmental documentation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The platform operates as a modular system with the EPD-generator as the core product for creating ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2 compliant EPDs, complemented by specialized modules including the Transport Calculator for logistics environmental assessment, Project Module for construction project emissions calculation, and EPD-start for onboarding new users. The platform also offers API-based integration capabilities for automated EPD and project creation, supported by educational resources through the Knowledge Bank and structured training via LCA.no Academy courses and webinars. The platform serves over 5,000 users across 30+ countries and 6 continents, with published EPDs exceeding 10,000.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LCA.no Academy: Educational platform offering courses and webinars on EPD, LCA, and environmental documentation.
• LCA Tools

Products and services

• EPD Generator Flagship cloud-based tool that generates ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2 compliant Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in minutes rather than months, with automated data collection, validation, and export to PDF and Excel for manufacturers of construction products and other goods.
• Transport Calculator (Transportkalkulator) Standalone environmental assessment tool that calculates the climate impact and emissions associated with transport and logistics operations, supporting supply-chain emissions documentation for manufacturers.
• Project Module (Prosjektmodul) Module for calculating greenhouse gas emissions for all types of construction and infrastructure projects, enabling project-level climate accounting and supporting compliance with tightened building-code CO2 requirements.
• EPD-start Entry-level EPD solution providing a low-friction starting point for environmental product declaration development, including pre-configured datasets and guided onboarding for companies beginning their EPD work.
• Integration / API Service API-based integration service that enables automatic, high-volume creation of EPDs and projects directly from customers' own systems and workflows, supporting enterprise-scale and order-level EPD production (e.g. NorDan's 2,000+ product-specific EPDs per day).
• LCA.no Academy Courses and Webinars Paid training and webinar program covering EPD Generator usage, EPD/LCA basics, how to read an EPD, and EU regulatory frameworks (ESPR, CSRD, CBAM, Digital Product Passport), delivered as virtual sessions hosted on Microsoft Teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• EPD production time reduced from months to days/minutes using pre-configured templates and automated workflows.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Danmarks Farve- og Limindustri (DFL)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 March 2026Danmarks Farve- og Limindustri (Danish Paint and Adhesive Industry) and LCA.no entered a collaboration to offer a digital EPD generator to DFL's member companies. The framework agreement offers flexible solutions for both smaller and larger companies, supporting the industry's position against new regulatory requirements.
• Svenskt TräcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 December 2025Svenskt Trä and LCA.no developed a tailored EPD generator for Swedish sawmills and suppliers of wood and forest products. The collaboration aims to provide an efficient tool for the Swedish forestry and wood industry to meet EPD requirements.
• Svensk VentilationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 8 December 2025Svensk Ventilation and LCA.no entered an industry collaboration to make it easier for Swedish ventilation companies to handle increasing requirements for sustainability reporting and environmental documentation. The collaboration includes a discount agreement for members. Svensk Ventilation represents approximately 10,000 employees in Sweden.
• Heidelberg MaterialscoreTechnology or Integration · 9 May 2025LCA.no entered its largest global contract with Heidelberg Materials, one of the world's leading cement and concrete manufacturers. LCA.no will produce environmental documentation (EPDs) for Heidelberg Materials worldwide.
• ByggtjenestecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2024Byggtjeneste and LCA.no entered a strategic partnership to strengthen suppliers' ability to deliver environmental documentation and contribute to a greener construction industry. Byggtjeneste is a key Norwegian construction industry platform.
• VERKVIST (Iceland)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2024A strategic partnership between VERKVIST (an Icelandic sustainability consulting firm) and LCA.no to elevate sustainability reporting for companies in Iceland with accessible and cost-effective EPDs through LCA Tools.
• withForest (South Korea)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2024LCA.no entered a strategic partnership with South Korean consulting firm withForest. This marks LCA.no's first partnership in Asia and an important step in the company's global growth strategy. withForest delivers sustainability consulting to the Korean market.
• EPD Networks (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 September 2024EPD Networks and LCA.no entered a partnership to enhance the professionalism of environmental documentation and reporting in the American market. EPD Networks provides expertise in the US EPD ecosystem while LCA.no provides the technology platform.
• Labeling Sustainability (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2024Partnership between Labeling Sustainability and LCA.no to elevate sustainability reporting practices for organizations in the USA with accessible and cost-effective EPD services.
• Nordic LCA (Denmark)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2024Nordic LCA, operating in the rapidly developing Danish market for EPD and LCA services driven by increasing regulatory requirements, partnered with LCA.no to serve the Danish market.
• GS1 NorgecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2024LCA.no partnered with GS1 Norge to simplify and streamline environmental documentation requirements for companies. The partnership addresses increased requirements for environmental documentation driven by new regulations and standards. GS1 is the global standards organization behind barcodes and digital product identifiers.
• Østfoldforskning / NORSUScoreTechnology or IntegrationLCA.no has a close collaboration with Østfoldforskning AS (now NORSUS) and their research environment. This gives LCA.no tools with high professional quality and makes the development of environmental documentation and analyses efficient and resource-saving.
• NIRASminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNIRAS and LCA.no entered a new collaboration to make EPD work easier in the construction industry. NIRAS is a consulting firm providing advisory services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• One Click LCA: Finland-based SaaS platform for life cycle assessment and EPD generation, the closest direct competitor to LCA.no. Targets the same construction-products manufacturers, supports EN 15804 and ISO 14025, and is widely used across Europe for building-level and product-level LCA.
• Ecochain: Netherlands-headquartered SaaS for LCA, EPD generation, and environmental product footprinting. Serves manufacturers and builders across Europe with cloud-based LCA tools, overlapping directly with LCA.no's EN 15804 / ISO 14025 product positioning.
• PRé Sustainability (SimaPro): Developer of SimaPro, one of the most established LCA software tools globally, used by consultants and large manufacturers for product and corporate footprinting. A direct peer in LCA/EPD methodology, with deeper enterprise and consulting reach but a more traditional desktop/cloud model.

Broad incumbents

• Sphera (formerly thinkstep): Enterprise ESG and product sustainability software suite, including GaBi for LCA. Competes with LCA.no in the manufacturing-product sustainability segment, especially among large multinationals, but as part of a much broader EHS/ESG portfolio.
• EPD International: Operator of the International EPD System, the program operator behind many EN 15804 EPDs. Functions as both an enabler and indirect competitor to LCA.no by defining EPD program rules and partnering with multiple LCA software tools.
• GreenBook / BRE Group: UK-based building science organization operating BREEAM and the BRE Global EPD program. Overlaps with LCA.no on construction-product environmental documentation, but as part of a much broader certification and standards portfolio.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and product footprinting platform serving large corporations. While primarily focused on corporate/Scope 3 emissions rather than EN 15804 EPDs, it competes for sustainability-tech budget inside the same large manufacturing customers LCA.no targets.

Emerging players

• Carbon Minds: German data and software provider focused on product carbon footprints and chemical/material datasets. Overlaps with LCA.no on PCF and cradle-to-gate calculation for industrial materials, with a strong chemicals and plastics vertical focus.
• GreenDelta (openLCA): Developer of openLCA, an open-source LCA software widely used in research and by consultancies producing EPDs. Comparable to LCA.no in underlying LCA methodology and EN 15804 support, though positioned as a professional/open tool rather than a turnkey SaaS.

Regional players

• Building Transparency (EC3 / Tally): US-based nonprofit behind the EC3 (Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator) tool and owner of Tally (a Revit plug-in for LCA). Comparable to LCA.no as a building-products LCA/EPD toolchain, but with primary geographic focus on North America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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