Release notes
Last updated: March 31, 2025
This page contains the release notes for 2025.
Release notes 2025.3
- Build number: 33047
- Release date: March 31st 2025
IFC hierarchy now available in enrichment
With this release it is now possible to filter on the IFC hierarchy in enrichment:
This makes finding the right set of elements quicker based on the IFC structure.
There is also the option to quickly link a product to elements that share the same type and material:
This means that is should be quicker to assign a product to elements that according to the IFC model would make sense to be connected to the same product.
Existing models are not updated, so this will only show up for new models or reuploaded models.
View quality of all source files from dossier
The option to view the quality of all the source files is now available from the dossier on a building. It used to be an option in the mass tab only.
Editing multiple documents
It is now possible to edit multiple documents by selecting multiple files in for example the dossier of a building:
Additional properties added to elements
New properties have been added that can be filled on the element. These are:
- Serial number; which can be used to specify more specifically the products that are installed
- Installation date; which can be used to specify on which date the product was installed. When this information is available it is used in B4 calculations as well.
- Technical condition: a high-level indicator for in what technical condition the installed product/element is
- Aesthetic condition: a high-level indicator for in what aesthetic condition the installed product/element is
- Comment: a free text field for commenting on the installed product or the element.
These fields can be filled in on the new details tab on an element:
They are also added to the excel upload templates for buildings, as well as the excel export/import functionality. These fields are now also available in the upload settings.
These new properties are also exported when generating a technical annex.
Changes to the upload presets
The following options have been added to the upload presets:
Above mentioned new properties on the element:
- Serial number
- Comment
- Technical condition
- Aesthetic condition
- Installation date
Another addition to the upload presets are the basic dimensions:
- Volume
- Area
- Length
- Width
Changes to the upload screen
There are two new options added when uploading a source file.
- When there is no phase information available on the element it is possible to set the default that will be filled in when uploading a file to the platform. There is a prefilled default selected based on the phase of the building. For example, when a building is new, the default phase will be prefilled with ‘new’ as well. This can still be changed though.
- Another new option is the choice to match products on elements when the dimensions or quantities differ. This is off by default to prevent having to re-link after uploading, but can be turned on:
Other changes
- The ICE database has been updated to the latest version.
- The ENVIRONDEC database has been updated.
- It is now possible to select multiple accounts when sharing a database with an account.
- Details on where a search criterion is matched on is now shown in the overview of search criteria on a product in a database.
- On a database it is possible to set whether inactive products should be shown by defaut in the overview.
Release notes 2025.2
- Build number: 32489
- Release date: February 22nd 2025
Draft products
It is now possible to put a product in a database in draft when you are still working on it:
Draft products are active products and have their own filter (publication status). A tag is shown as well to make it clear the product is in draft:
Draft products cannot be used to link to elements. Once a product has been used in a building it cannot be put in draft again.
Assumed waste codes
If the Madaster platform has assumed waste codes of a product, based on for example the material composition, these will be shown in enrichment:
If the assumed waste code is correct it is possible to quickly add it to the element so it is actually connected to the element and will appear in reports:
Other changes
- It is now possible to directly generate the technical annex when using the ‘generate report’ button on a building:
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The Madaster ID and external ID are no shown on a product in the platform when the product passport feature is active.
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It used to be necessary to have detachability filled in before you could fill in the percentage of ‘available for reuse’ on the circularity values of a product. This is no longer necessary.
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We have updated the 3D functionality so it can work better with big source files.
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It is now possible to set the following IFC properties in the upload settings:
Release notes 2025.1
- Build number: 31984
- Release date: January 10th 2025
UI updates
Numerous updates have been made to the user interface in this version. Main and secondary actions can now be found in the same places. This standardises forms and thus contributes to user friendliness.
Import progress bar
Users get a better insight into how far the upload of an ifc source file to the platform has progressed.
Technical Annex on elements
In addition to the annex at product level, it is now possible to export a technical annex at element level. This is useful for checking the correct allocation of each element of an ifc file. In addition, you can get more detailed information about what the calculated results are based on.
Country specific
- For Germany, the lifespan of a building that is taken into account in the environmental calculation can now deviate from the 50 years (specified by the DGNB).
- Some products in the EPEA database were updated so that they are also available for the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland now.
Older release notes
More information about the releases can be found here:
