From Doer to Reviewer: How Nulla Is Redefining the Role of the Carbon Consultant
Embodied carbon assessment has traditionally been a highly manual process. A consultant receives a cost plan, bill of quantities, BIM schedule or design report. They clean the data, interpret line items, map materials to carbon factors, apply assumptions, check quantities, build scenarios, prepare calculations, export results, and write the report. Much of the value of the consultant is consumed by doing the assessment itself. But this model is changing. With AI tools like Nulla, the role of the carbon consultant is beginning to shift from being the doer of repetitive carbon assessment tasks to the reviewer, strategist and decision-maker who validates, guides and interprets the work. This is not a small change. It represents a fundamental shift in how the built environment will approach embodied carbon in the AI era.

Jason Zhang
Co-founder














