MillerKnoll Launches Carbon Calculator to Streamline Furniture Project Reporting
Global design firm MillerKnoll has introduced a new digital tool aimed at simplifying carbon reporting for large-scale furniture installations, marking a notable step forward in sustainability efforts across the built environment.
Developed in partnership with Ecomedes, the Project Level Carbon Calculator enables designers, clients and sustainability teams to estimate the embodied carbon of entire furniture installations within minutes—significantly reducing the time and complexity traditionally associated with such assessments.
Embodied carbon, which accounts for emissions generated during the extraction, manufacturing, transportation and disposal of materials, has become an increasingly important metric in environmental reporting and decarbonisation strategies. However, calculating it at project scale has often required labour-intensive data gathering and inconsistent methodologies.
The new tool seeks to address these challenges by allowing users to assess emissions across full installations rather than individual products. It incorporates detailed data sources such as Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), while also applying a spend-based methodology where product-specific data is unavailable.
According to Gabe Wing, the initiative is designed to improve both efficiency and decision-making.
“With embodied carbon becoming a major focal point in the built environment, our goal was to give project teams a faster, more consistent way to understand their impacts,” he said. “This tool significantly reduces manual work and supports better decision-making at the earliest stages of design.”
The calculator also produces clear, shareable outputs that can be integrated into sustainability reporting, project documentation and client communications, helping organisations meet growing disclosure requirements.
Currently available to MillerKnoll customers via the Ecomedes platform, the tool is expected to be rolled out more broadly later this year, reflecting wider industry efforts to enhance transparency and standardisation in carbon accounting.
