Object insights and performance

Last updated: May 02, 2024

Gain insights into an object’s mass, circularity and detachability, environmental impact, and financial residual value.

Performance insights

  1. At object-level, click the Performance tab.
  2. View the object’s statistics and customize your Layout.
    • At the top right of the application toolbar, click the User Profile Icon, then click Edit Layout to customize the performance categories shown.

      Note: Each user can customize and define their own layout. The layout defined by a user is applied to every object a user views.

    • Click Building, and then choose which categories of information to show by clicking the Add or Remove icons. Drag the categories to place them in the desired order of presentation. Lastly, toggle the Show Chart icon to display overview charts. Click Save.
  3. Establish your Benchmark.
    • From the object-level Performance tab, click Adjust Your Benchmark. Select the benchmark settings. Click Save.

      For more information on Benchmarking, click here.

Mass insights

  1. From the object-level tab, click the Mass tab.
  2. View the object’s Mass, Material Intensity (mass by m2), and if activated, Benchmark Comparison. Unknown Elements are also displayed.
    • Click on Unknown Elements to identify which elements must be modified before they can be included in calculations. For more information on unknown elements, click here.
  3. Use the Dropdown to view the object’s mass by Matrix, Shearing Layer, or Material Family.
  4. From the Matrix view, mass is displayed by Material Family and Shearing Layer.
    • By clicking a Donut Chart, users can view which exact materials and products are comprised within.
    • By clicking on the Shearing Layer icons, a user can view the Classifications and Products within the selected shearing layer.
    • When selecting a specific Product, a user can see the element’s Material, Product, Circularity, Environmental, Financial, and IFC information.
    • Charts can be Filtered using the toolbar.
  5. From the Matrix Family - Classification view, a user can view the products per shearing layer but now split into their material families and classifications.
    • When clicking on a material family, eg. “F - Precast with Binder”, the family is split into it’s available subfamilies per shearing layer.
  6. From the Shearing Layer and Material Family views, pie charts display the proportions of Shearing Layers and Material Families.
    • By clicking a Pie Chart, the bar charts update to show the material subfamilies.
    • By clicking a Bar Chart, users can view which exact materials and products are comprised within.
    • Charts can be Filtered using the toolbar.

Circularity insights

  1. From the object -level tab, click the Circularity tab.
  2. View the object’s circularity by Madaster Circularity Indicator (MCI), Detachability, and if activated, Benchmark Comparison. Unknown Elements are also displayed.
    • Click on Unknown Elements to identify which elements must be modified before they can be included in calculations. For more information on unknown elements, click here.
  3. Click the Arrow Icon () in the Madaster Circularity Indicator (MCI) and Detachability cards to view detail views of each calculation and its subcomponents.
  4. Use the Dropdown to view the object’s material flows by Total, Shearing Layer, Classifications, or Material/Product.
  5. From the Total view, the object’s material flows are displayed.
    • By clicking a Bar Chart, users can view which exact materials and products are comprised within.
    • Click the Arrow Icon () in the card to view the input and output details.
  6. From the Shearing Layer view, each shearing layer’s material flows is displayed.
    • By clicking a Bar Chart, users can view which exact materials and products are comprised within.
    • Click the Arrow Icon () in the card to view the input and output details.
  7. From the Classifications view, users can view the material flows per classification.
    • By clicking a Bar Chart, users can view which exact materials and products are comprised within.
  8. From the Material/Product view, the materials flows for each material/product are displayed.
    • Use the Dropdown to Sort materials and products.
    • Click the View in 3D button to view all active source files color-coded.

Environmental insights

  1. From the object-level, click the Environmental tab.
  2. View the object’s Environmental Impact, Environmental Impact per m2, and if activated, Benchmark Comparison. Unknown Elements are also displayed.
    • Click on Unknown Elements to identify which elements must be modified before they can be included in calculations. For more information on unknown elements, click here.
  3. Use the Dropdowns at the top to configure the Compliance and Environmental Impact Indicator.
  4. Use the below Dropdowns to view the object’s environmental impact by Total, Shearing Layer, or Material/Product.
  5. From the Total view, the object’s environmental impact is displayed across its lifecycle.
  6. From the Shearing Layer view, each shearing layer’s environmental impact is displayed.
    • By clicking a Bar Chart, users can view which exact materials and products are comprised within.
  7. From the Classifications view, users can view the environmental impact per classification.
    • By clicking a Bar Chart, users can view which exact materials and products are comprised within.
  8. From the Material/Product view, the environmental impact for each material/product is displayed.
    • Use the Dropdown to Sort materials and products.
    • Click the View in 3D button to view all active source files color-coded.

Financial insights

  1. From the object-level, click the Financial tab.
  2. View the object’s Net Present Value, Net Present Value per m2, and if activated, Benchmark Comparison. Unknown Elements are also displayed.
    • Click here to learn how the financial module is calculated.
    • Click on Unknown Elements to identify which elements must be modified before they can be included in calculations. For more information on unknown elements, click here.
  3. Click the Arrow Icon () in the Material Family and Shearing Layer Cards to view detail views of each calculation and its subcomponents.
  4. From within the Material Family and Shearing Layer cards, Adjust the parameters to control the Sensitivity Analysis.
  5. From the within the Shearing Layer card, the Net Present Value (NPV) of each shearing layer is shown.
    • Adjust the parameters to control the sensitivity analysis.

Building Process insights

  1. From the object-level, click the Building Process tab.

    Note: the Building Process tab is only visible if the “Renovation” option is selected in the “Building phase” field on the “General” tab.

  2. Use the Dropdowns to select different graphs of information.
  3. From the Matrix view, users can view the object’s mass by Material Family and Building Phase. The object’s mass is divided into building phases Current, Demolition, Preserved, New Materials, and Final.
    • When clicking a Donut Chart, users can view which exact materials and products are comprised within.
    • By clicking on the Building Phase icons, a user can view the Classifications and Products within the selected building phase.
    • When selecting a specific Product, a user can see the element’s Material, Product, Circularity, Environmental, Financial, and IFC information.
    • Charts can be Filtered using the toolbar.
  4. From the Sankey material flow, user can see the material flow through the different building phases. On the left side the building phases for New and Current are shown and from there the materials used flow to the right side, building phases Final and Demolition.
    • When clicking on a part of the flow, users can view a detailed list of all the elements in that building phase and their respective options for reusability.
  5. From the Sankey material families, user can see the material flow through the different building phases by Material Family. On the left side the building phases for New and Current are shown and from there the materials by family flow to the right side, building phases Final and Demolition. When available, the classifications are split into a deeper level from left to right.
    • When clicking on a part of the flow, users can view a detailed list of all the elements in that material family.

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