© 2020 Tommi - The French startup will use the injection of capital to ramp up marketing of a building life cycle assessment (LCA) method developed at EPFL Fribourg. The built environment generates 36% of global greenhouse gases, making the construction industry one of the priority sectors for emissions-reduction efforts. Thomas Jusselme, who defended his PhD thesis at EPFL this past March, has devised a new way for engineers to assess a building's energy efficiency right from the design stage. Jusselme will now market the life cycle assessment (LCA) method through Vizcab , a startup he founded in 2015. The company has just raised 1.6 million euros (1.75 million francs). "With this injection of capital, we'll be able to gain a stronger foothold in France," says Jusselme, who also serves as Vizcab's head of innovation. The firm, which markets the method under a license obtained from EPFL in 2017, is planning a series B funding round in 18-24 months' time as it eyes the wider European market.
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