Building Transparency Documentation
  • Welcome
  • EC3
    • Getting Started
      • Project Quick Start Guide
    • Main Features
      • Find & Compare Materials
        • Using Specification Filters
        • Geographical Regions
      • Plan & Compare Buildings
        • Bill of Quantities
        • Units of Measure
        • Builders
        • Material Calculators
        • Data Validations
        • A4 Transportation Emissions
        • A5 Construction Phase Emissions
      • Level Bids
    • Material categories
      • Processed Glass
    • Managing Data
      • Add EPDs to EC3
      • Manage Data
      • Users & Permissions
      • Organizations
    • API & Integrations
    • FAQ
      • Pilot User FAQs
    • Glossary
    • Release Notes
      • 📝EC3 Updates - 18th June 2024
      • 📝EC3 Updates - 22nd May 2024
      • 📝EC3 Updates - April 2024
    • Enterprise Integration Guides
      • Setup Single Sign On (SSO) with SAML
  • Methodology
    • EPD Comparability
    • Uncertainty & Statistics
    • Project Planner
    • Reference Lines
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  1. EC3

Release Notes

We update EC3 every two weeks with bug fixes, new features, and improved performance. Here are some of the most important changes.

2024-01-08 (148)

  • Bill of Quantities table in the Project Planner now has selectable columns, allowing users to adjust the information and results they see

  • Added "Undo" button to Project Planner

  • Added new API resource at /categories/public to get a full tree of categories as seen by the private user (no access to draft or pilot categories). Fully cached endpoint, refreshed daily.

  • Added new API resource detailing plants in EC3 with their geographical locations: /materials/plants/public. It will be used by the public plant map on buildingtransparency.org website.

  • Added set of API endpoints to support EPD Corrections mechanism to capture suggested changes in EPDs to be submitted for approval.

2023-12-11 (147)

  • Internal changes to single sign-on, FEMA filters, etc.

  • New internal API endpoint GET/materials/plants. With it, API clients can search for plants by providing a material filter, providing a list of plants producing materials matching specifications.

  • Added math operator to the search field for the number of window panes in an IGU

2023-11-27

  • Added calculator for Metal Deck in Project Planner - aids estimating of mass of metal decking based on standard deck profiles

  • Added reference values for industry-averages listed in the 2023 CLF North American Material Baselines Report

2023-11-13

  • Added Rollup Reports to Plan & Compare Buildings - allows export of Excel reports for multiple projects at once

  • Added EPD source type tags to EPDs

  • Added maps to Find & Compare Materials - shows locations of plants with EPDs

  • Improved caching - improves tool performance, speeds up loading of page content

2023-10-30

  • Tiling category released to public (thanks to partnership with TCNA)

  • Added Rollup charts to Plan & Compare Buildings - allows visual analysis of multiple projets at once

  • FAQ moved from EC3 to Gitbook - one central place for all FAQ, easier to maintain & update

  • Bug fix for duplicating elements in Project Planner

2023-07-14

  • Added calculators to Project Planner, including Concrete by Volume, Concrete by Area, Rebar by Concrete Volume, Rebar by Length, Metal Stud by Spacing - aids in estimating quantities of materials in units compatible with EPDs

  • Added filter for FEMA compliance to select product categories

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