OpenDetail is live
In collaboration with Ramboll, EK – Business Academy Copenhagen, CHEVRANT, and Speckle, we are building a global network for bio-based knowledge sharing.
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Director, Innovation and Sustainability
Lead Sustainability Architect
OpenDetail is a crowd-sourced, peer-reviewed platform that provides access to specialist insights and construction details, designed to make biogenic materials easier to specify and use in real projects.
It is a well-known fact that the construction industry remains one of the largest sources of global carbon emissions, and the tools used to design and build have not kept pace with the urgent transition to low carbon solutions. Biogenic materials such as timber, reed, hemp, clay, and mycelium reduce embodied carbon, but the industry lacks accessible and practical guidance on how to build reliably with these materials at scale. As an open-source database OpenDetail grows in value as more practitioners contribute, ensuring the platform remains relevant, practical, and up to date.
Developed to foster education, OpenDetail connects new knowledge directly to the next generation of constructing architects, helping to shape the future of construction.
"The industry is at a turning point, and biogenic materials are changing the way we build for the better. We believe it is our responsibility as a global practice working at scale to support this transition. OpenDetail is our way of putting openness and generosity into action, sharing knowledge so the whole field can advance together."
Jakob Strømann-Andersen
Director, Innovation and Sustainability
An educational resource
Tommy Bottinelli, one of our constructing architects, attended EK and worked on OpenDetail during the platform’s development stage. He spoke to us about his experience, and the practical usage of OpenDetail:
"As a constructing architect, it can sometimes be challenging to identify where we can make meaningful interventions in reducing emissions, particularly as we often enter projects at later stages."
“I’ve been involved with the OpenDetail project from its very beginning. I was there at the AEC Hackathon where the initial concept took shape. Then, as a student at EK, I was able to help develop the platform’s very first iteration. What started as producing documentation for the platform quickly evolved into active participation in problem-solving discussions that have helped to give OpenDetail its direction as an open-source, accessible platform.
I believe OpenDetail’s accessible and inclusive design gives it strong potential to bring design and construction closer together from the very beginning of the process.”
You can find more information about OpenDetail and register for the platform here.
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