Getting Started
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To register for an EC3 account, go to https://buildingtransparency.org/auth/register and enter the requested information, making sure to accept the Beta User Agreement and Privacy Notice.
EC3 is primarily for professional business use. Users who specify their Employer and Profession will be granted a Professional account. Those who do not, or who register with a personal email address (e.g., Gmail or Hotmail) will only have a Private account with some features (including sharing features) disabled to protect privacy.
| Features | Private | Professional | Pilot | Curator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Once a user has registered for an account, an activation email will be sent to the registered email address.
No confirmation email? Our confirmation emails come from an automated system that sometimes ends up Spam folders. If it's not there, check with your IT department and make sure the following address is whitelisted:
Once activated, users may log in to the tool at https://buildingtransparency.org/auth/login.
Building Transparency will never ask for your username and password by email or phone. Please report any emails that do so, it may be a phishing attack.
After creating an EC3 account, users may link their EC3 account to other platforms such as Amazon, Microsoft, or Google, and use their credentials for those platforms to log in to EC3.
Once logged in to EC3, users will see the following welcome screen below with the various identified elements. It is intended for EC3 to be an intuitive user interface and users are encouraged to explore the tool’s functionality. To provide in-tool direction, tooltips will appear as users hover their cursor over a given field.
Most icons, fields and functions in EC3 are documented with a tooltip. Hover your mouse over a field for guidance on the meaning, format, and usage of the field.
Many parts of EC3 have tours, either in the form of a walkthrough or an annotated screenshot, which introduce a screen or diagram. The tour will animate until you click on it for the first time.
A Glossary, list of Frequently Asked Questions, and API documentation are accessible from the settings menu (gear icon) in the top-right corner of the EC3 page.
To submit suggestions, comments, or questions, please use the Report Bugs & Feedback button located at the bottom right of EC3.
| Project Limits | Private | Professional | Pilot | Curator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites | Private | Professional | Pilot | Curator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Max # of buildings
5
24+
1/month
+50/year
Unlimited
Verified email
16 years of age
Terms of Service
Business/educational email
Identified profession & employer
Approval by BuildingTransparency
Data Curator Aggreement
Publish Buildings (i.e. to Public)
Early access to categories
Early access features
Enterprise features
Biweekly or quarterly calls
Manual entry of EPDs
Verify and confirm EPDs
