{"id":2094,"date":"2026-07-17T19:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:33:38","slug":"introducing-total-carbon-analysis-in-forma-site-design-understand-embodied-operational-and-total-carbon-from-the-earliest-stage-of-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/2026\/07\/17\/introducing-total-carbon-analysis-in-forma-site-design-understand-embodied-operational-and-total-carbon-from-the-earliest-stage-of-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing total carbon analysis in Forma Site Design: Understand embodied, operational, and total carbon from the earliest stage of design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Forma Site Design, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The decisions you make in the first weeks of a project shape a building’s carbon footprint for its entire life. Where the buildings sit. How big they are. What they’re made of. By the time a sustainability specialist runs a detailed assessment, the massing is often locked \u2014 and the biggest opportunities to cut carbon have already passed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early carbon analysis has traditionally been hard to reach. It called for specialist tools, specialist expertise, and a handoff that happened too late to change much. So, carbon got treated as something to verify at the end, rather than something to design with from the start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning August 1st, 2026, that changes for Forma Site Design users, specifically with Forma Data Management hubs located in the US. Forma Site Design moves from embodied carbon analysis to full total carbon analysis \u2014 embodied and operational together \u2014 powered by Forma Carbon Insights<\/a> and built directly into the tool, right alongside the environmental analyses you already use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s the same Forma Carbon Insights platform that powers carbon analysis in Forma Building Design and Revit. So, you get consistent carbon data and analysis from conceptual to detailed design \u2014 one platform, one set of numbers, carried through as a project matures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Forma total carbon analysis results in the Analyses section of Forma Site Design<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carbon analysis, without the specialist <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Total carbon analysis is designed for the people making early design decisions \u2014 architects, urban planners, and real estate developers working in pre-design and schematic design. You run an analysis from the Analyze menu in Forma Site Design, choose the buildings you want to evaluate, adjust a few settings like building type, exterior walls, and window-to-wall ratio, and get results back organized into Total, Embodied, and Operational. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means a small regional firm can track carbon without hiring a specialist or standing up new technology \u2014 and a large, multinational practice can scale carbon analysis across its whole workforce on a single, consistent platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why early carbon decisions matter most <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The value isn’t just faster carbon numbers. It’s carbon numbers early enough to act on. When you can see the embodied and operational impact of a massing option while you’re still exploring alternatives, carbon becomes one more factor you weigh \u2014 alongside sun, daylight, and yield \u2014 instead of a constraint you discover after the fact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you can do with total carbon analysis in Forma Site Design <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Evaluate carbon alongside broader site performance <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assess embodied, operational, and total carbon together with environmental analyses such as sun, daylight, wind, noise, microclimate, and solar energy. Better equip your team to make more holistic sustainability decisions from the earliest stages of design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rapid iteration during conceptual design <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quickly compare building layouts across a site and early building concepts to understand carbon implications while exploring multiple design alternatives. Empower more team members to make sustainability-informed decisions without requiring specialized expertise.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shared carbon dashboards  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create collaborative insights that can be shared with sustainability specialists or extended project teams through Forma Carbon Insights, aligning everyone around consistent carbon data, analysis, and insights across Forma and Revit.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple workflows with advanced analysis <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generate total carbon results directly within Forma Site Design, then open Forma Carbon Insights dashboards for advanced configuration, customizable metrics, and deeper analysis as projects evolve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A consistent carbon experience across Autodesk <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access the same Forma Carbon Insights platform whether starting in Forma Site Design, Forma Building Design, or Revit. Forma Carbon Insights provides consistent analysis and workflows throughout the design lifecycle.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Availability and what’s changing <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At launch, total carbon analysis powered by Forma Carbon Insights is available for Forma Data Management hubs located in the US. Support for additional regions is planned for later this year, and users will receive advance notice before availability expands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This capability replaces the embodied carbon analysis previously powered by C.Scale in Forma Site Design. We maintain a strong partnership with C.Scale and aim to deepen it through the continued development of the Forma Carbon Insights platform. Beginning August 1st, you’ll no longer generate new C.Scale-powered analyses in Forma Site Design; previously generated results will remain available in a read-only view for a limited time, and you’ll be notified before they’re removed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What comes next <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bringing Forma Carbon Insights to Forma Site Design is a step toward a single, consistent total carbon experience across Autodesk’s design tools. As we regionalize the analysis and expand the platform \u2014 including our vision to let third-party carbon data providers integrate directly \u2014 carbon assessment becomes more connected, transparent, and available earlier in every project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because designing lower-carbon buildings shouldn’t mean waiting until it’s too late to change them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n \n \n What is Forma Site Design?\u00a0<\/strong>\n <\/span>\n
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\n Forma Site Design is\u00a0site planning and analysis software\u00a0to plan every site with confidence.\u00a0It offers AI-powered tools for site planning and massing, with a suite of environmental analyses \u2014 sun, daylight, wind, noise, microclimate, solar energy, and now total carbon \u2014 so you can test and compare ideas early, before decisions get expensive to change.\u00a0It’s\u00a0available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription.\u00a0\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>
\n \n \n \n What’s\u00a0the difference between Forma Site Design and Forma Building Design?\u00a0<\/strong>\n <\/span>\n
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\n They cover different points in the design process. Forma Site Design focuses on the earliest stages \u2014 site context, massing, and how a proposal performs across a site. Forma Building Design picks up from there with detailed building design and automated design tools, helping you explore more ideas before\u00a0it’s\u00a0time for BIM. Both share the same Forma Carbon Insights experience, so carbon analysis stays consistent as a project moves from site to building.\u00a0\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>
\n \n \n \n What\u00a0is\u00a0Forma Carbon Insights?\u00a0<\/strong>\n <\/span>\n
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\n Forma Carbon Insights is Autodesk’s carbon analysis platform. It powers embodied, operational, and total carbon analysis across Forma Site Design, Forma Building Design, and Revit \u2014 using shared data, analysis, and\u00a0workflows\u00a0so teams get a consistent carbon experience throughout the design lifecycle.\u00a0\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>
\n \n \n \n What’s\u00a0the difference between embodied, operational, and total carbon?\u00a0<\/strong>\n <\/span>\n
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\n Embodied carbon is the emissions associated with a building’s materials and construction \u2014 extracting, manufacturing, and transporting materials and putting them in place. Operational carbon is the emissions from running the building day to day,\u00a0mainly the\u00a0energy used for heating, cooling, lighting, and equipment. Total carbon is the two combined, giving you a fuller picture of a design’s climate impact. Forma Site Design reports all three, so you can see how an early design choice shifts each one.\u00a0\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>
\n \n \n \n Is total carbon analysis available in my region?\u00a0<\/strong>\n <\/span>\n
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\n At launch on\u00a0August 1, 2026, total carbon analysis powered by Forma Carbon Insights is available for Forma\u00a0Data\u00a0Management\u00a0hubs\u00a0located\u00a0in the US. Support for\u00a0additional\u00a0regions is planned for later this year, and\u00a0you’ll\u00a0receive advance notice before availability expands to your region.\u00a0\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>
\n \n \n \n Do I need a sustainability specialist to use it?\u00a0<\/strong>\n <\/span>\n
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\n No. Total carbon analysis is designed to be run by the people making early design decisions \u2014 no specialist tools or dedicated\u00a0expertise\u00a0required. You can generate results directly in Forma Site Design, then open a Forma Carbon Insights dashboard to collaborate with sustainability specialists or extended project teams when you want deeper analysis.\u00a0\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>
\n \n \n \n What happens to my existing\u00a0C.Scale\u00a0embodied carbon analyses?\u00a0<\/strong>\n <\/span>\n
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\n Total carbon analysis powered by Forma Carbon Insights replaces the embodied carbon analysis previously powered by\u00a0C.Scale\u00a0in Forma Site Design. After July 31, 2026,\u00a0you’ll\u00a0no longer generate new\u00a0C.Scale-powered analyses there, but previously generated results will remain available in a read-only view for a limited time.\u00a0You’ll\u00a0be notified before\u00a0they’re\u00a0removed.\u00a0\u00a0\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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