Onwards and upwards: new schemes, staff and shows in our plans for 2026
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Published on 23/03/2026
We all enjoy being let in on secrets, so we thought we’d share some of ours with you.
Specifically, we’re going to enlighten you on some of our plans for the rest of 2026. These can be summed-up in three “s” words – new schemes, staff and shows.
Together, these will take our offering to the UK construction industry to the next level and beyond. But firstly, in case you’re new to NZC Solutions, let’s outline briefly how we grew to where we are.
The story so far
NZC Solutions develops and markets innovative, leading-edge software that enables the UK construction industry to calculate, manage, report on and cut its carbon emissions.
Our solutions additionally support customers by means such as de-jargonising the topic and unpicking regulatory requirements for them.
Our products are targeted at all members of the UK building sector, including developers, main contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers and manufacturers. We’re continuing to recruit customers rapidly from all these groups.
NZC Solutions has come a long way since its foundation less than three years ago by managing director Tim Reeve. He’s a former technical director of top 20 UK construction company Winvic and has more than three decades’ experience in the building sector. Indeed, we can justly claim now to be the premier carbon management company solely dedicated to serving the construction industry’s needs.
The company’s achievements have included developing and offering the first real time carbon calculator designed specifically for the British building sector. Previous tools of this type for the industry originated elsewhere and were mainly intended for a singular use, often focusing on European and global markets. They therefore concentrated on factors such as materials widely used there, but not necessarily here in the UK.
That groundbreaking achievement now sits within a rapidly growing portfolio of products that effectively forms a complete carbon management system for the British building industry. This suite includes:
Our products are targeted at all members of the UK building sector, including developers, main contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers and manufacturers. We’re continuing to recruit customers rapidly from all these groups.
NZC Solutions has come a long way since its foundation less than three years ago by managing director Tim Reeve. He’s a former technical director of top 20 UK construction company Winvic and has more than three decades’ experience in the building sector. Indeed, we can justly claim now to be the premier carbon management company solely dedicated to serving the construction industry’s needs.
The company’s achievements have included developing and offering the first real time carbon calculator designed specifically for the British building sector. Previous tools of this type for the industry originated elsewhere and were mainly intended for a singular use, often focusing on European and global markets. They therefore concentrated on factors such as materials widely used there, but not necessarily here in the UK.
That groundbreaking achievement now sits within a rapidly growing portfolio of products that effectively forms a complete carbon management system for the British building industry. This suite includes:
- NZC Plus, the UK’s leading organisational carbon calculator for construction. This allows users to calculate scopes 1, 2 and 3 with clarity, accuracy and confidence. Those scopes are all the categories of emission a company creates through its own operations and in its wider value chain.
- NZC Plus Lite, which enables small and medium-sized industry businesses to calculate their carbon emissions with ease.
- NZC Professional, the UK’s leading construction project-based carbon reporting software. This calculates up-front embodied emissions at three stages of development. Embodied emissions are those associated with constituent materials – such as concrete, bricks, aluminium or steel – and construction processes. They occur throughout a building or infrastructure asset’s lifecycle, from ingredients’ extraction and manufacturing to their eventual disposal or recycling.
- NZC Hub, the UK’s leading whole life cycle assessment embodied carbon calculator.
- NZC Live, a building energy monitoring platform allowing users to manage a building’s operational consumption and emissions easily. Operational emissions are those linked to energy use in completed buildings – to power their heating, cooling and lighting systems, for example.
- NZC Market Place, an innovation enabling manufacturers and suppliers to showcase their low-carbon products and materials to NZC Solutions’ customers.
So, that’s the history lesson. Now let’s outline those new schemes, staff and shows for ‘26.
Schemes
NZC InDesign
A major new software product we intend to launch during June will be called NZC InDesign. Here’s why it’s needed.
The biggest contributor to embodied emissions from UK constructions is effectively early decisions about matters like their materials, structure and form. Getting these verdicts right therefore offers the greatest scope for cuts. Unfortunately, though, carbon assessment usually only happens currently after these key considerations have been set in stone.
Innovative NZC InDesign will enable professionals to gauge their buildings’ embodied emissions, compare options and make changes, at the concept and early design stages. By allowing all this while users are still sketching or modelling, the breakthrough’s benefits will include enabling them to avoid costly redesigns.
The product will thus be a major boon to any firm aiming for low carbon or net zero projects. It will particularly aid operators such as architects and other building design professionals, working alone or in teams.
Users will be able to drop their models into the computer aided design and Revit- friendly platform at any point easily. The tool will use a large, verified environmental data library and provide instant emission details in real time. Its calculations will follow widely recognised and adopted relevant standards, such as:
Innovative NZC InDesign will enable professionals to gauge their buildings’ embodied emissions, compare options and make changes, at the concept and early design stages. By allowing all this while users are still sketching or modelling, the breakthrough’s benefits will include enabling them to avoid costly redesigns.
The product will thus be a major boon to any firm aiming for low carbon or net zero projects. It will particularly aid operators such as architects and other building design professionals, working alone or in teams.
Users will be able to drop their models into the computer aided design and Revit- friendly platform at any point easily. The tool will use a large, verified environmental data library and provide instant emission details in real time. Its calculations will follow widely recognised and adopted relevant standards, such as:
- ISO 14064, produced by the International Organization for Standardization
- Edition two of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Whole Life Carbon Assessment Standard
- The forthcoming UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard
The software will therefore greatly help users meet ever-increasing demand for net zero carbon buildings from important groups. These include legislators, regulators, customers, investors, buyers and tenants.
NZC InDesign will effectively convert low carbon design from a theoretical possibility into a practical reality. By making carbon part of the design workflow, it will turn the issue into a key design parameter, alongside factors such as cost and structure.
The platform will, of course, be available for use alone or alongside our other products.
We’ll obviously provide further details when the time comes, so stay tuned for updates.
NZC InDesign will effectively convert low carbon design from a theoretical possibility into a practical reality. By making carbon part of the design workflow, it will turn the issue into a key design parameter, alongside factors such as cost and structure.
The platform will, of course, be available for use alone or alongside our other products.
We’ll obviously provide further details when the time comes, so stay tuned for updates.
Other Innovations
In addition to unveiling NZC InDesign, we’ll be making a wide range of refinements to our existing products during 2026.
In aggregate, these already effectively offer a comprehensive, state-of-the-art carbon management system. But in the first three months of the year alone, we plan to introduce upgrades including:
- Enhanced integration of our platforms
- An easy uploads system
- Dual reporting
- More analytical data
- Further platform optimisation
- An improved ticketing system
- Upgraded help facilities, through innovations such as videos, articles, guides and a FAQ page
All these enhancements will make users’ overall carbon reporting processes easier and quicker. That will mean more time being available for them to carry-out other beneficial business tasks, such as recruiting customers and keeping a lid on costs.
It’s worth reiterating that all the tools we offer have been developed for UK construction professionals by UK construction professionals. They therefore deliver innovation and technological improvements to the industry, that align with its distinctive culture, from people who understand its unique needs.
It’s worth reiterating that all the tools we offer have been developed for UK construction professionals by UK construction professionals. They therefore deliver innovation and technological improvements to the industry, that align with its distinctive culture, from people who understand its unique needs.
Staff
We’ll be looking to expand our team by the middle of the year. This recruitment will be evidence of our promise to expand our resources, as our business grows, so there’s no drop in our service levels.
Implementing this commitment will deliver various benefits, including maintained or improved:
Implementing this commitment will deliver various benefits, including maintained or improved:
- Service and support to businesses already on board
- Spreading of the word to companies not yet with us
- Pace of our updates to existing products
- Development of new offerings, as we continue to respond rapidly to market needs
Shows
NZC Solutions is now a leading participant at major trade shows and exhibitions attended by construction industry professionals. Here are some relevant details from our diary for 2026:
UK Construction Week
We’ll be exhibiting at the UK Construction Week event, which takes place at Excel London, between 12 and 14 May.
UK Construction Week is, according to its organisers, the largest and most comprehensive event for the industry in the country. It will bring together 25,000 built environment professionals, including contractors, housebuilders, tradespeople and engineers. The event will feature over 600 exhibitors and more than 700 speakers, across 14 stages.
For the first time this year, UK Construction Week will incorporate Futurebuild, the leading event promoting sustainability, net zero and innovation in the built environment. Futurebuild traditionally attracts professionals such as architects, designers, local authority specialists and developers.
UK Construction Week is, according to its organisers, the largest and most comprehensive event for the industry in the country. It will bring together 25,000 built environment professionals, including contractors, housebuilders, tradespeople and engineers. The event will feature over 600 exhibitors and more than 700 speakers, across 14 stages.
For the first time this year, UK Construction Week will incorporate Futurebuild, the leading event promoting sustainability, net zero and innovation in the built environment. Futurebuild traditionally attracts professionals such as architects, designers, local authority specialists and developers.
Digital Construction Week
We’ll be exhibiting too at the Digital Construction Week event, also in Excel London, on 3 and 4 June.
Digital Construction Week aims to showcase the latest trends in technology that enable attendees to improve their projects, teams, business and the built environment. Topics covered will include building information modelling, artificial intelligence, robotics and sustainable solutions.
The event will boast over 9,000 attendees, 150 exhibitors and 400 speakers at 230 sessions.
Digital Construction Week aims to showcase the latest trends in technology that enable attendees to improve their projects, teams, business and the built environment. Topics covered will include building information modelling, artificial intelligence, robotics and sustainable solutions.
The event will boast over 9,000 attendees, 150 exhibitors and 400 speakers at 230 sessions.
Edie 26
We’ll also attend other major shows, including Edie 26, on 25 and 26 March, at London’s Business Design Centre. This is the UK’s longest running sustainable business event, attracting over 450 organisations. Features will include expert-led sessions, advisory clinics, roundtables, a scaled-up innovation pavilion and an new collaboration hub.
UK Real Estate and Infrastructure Forum
We may well be at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, from 19 to 21 May, at the Royal Armouries in Leeds too. UK REIF is aimed at unlocking investment and driving regeneration and development, to accelerate economic growth across the country.
Over 16,000 people are expected to attend the event. These will include 4,000 investors and developers, plus other property professionals and decision-makers. UK REIF aims to give visitors direct access to the ideas, opportunities and partnerships shaping the built environment’s future.
Over 16,000 people are expected to attend the event. These will include 4,000 investors and developers, plus other property professionals and decision-makers. UK REIF aims to give visitors direct access to the ideas, opportunities and partnerships shaping the built environment’s future.
UK Real Estate and Infrastructure Forum
On the subject of gatherings, we’re also looking seriously at starting to run our own events, for existing and potential customers, during 2026. Keep your eye on this website for further news on these.
Conclusion
We’re therefore certainly in for a busy year, as those are only edited highlights of our plans, but we’re not complaining. The construction sector is by far the biggest single contributor to UK and world carbon emissions, so we’re determined to enhance the role we play in helping reduce its total. Our mission could hardly be more important.
See how our tools such as the carbon calculator software for construction and carbon reporting software for construction can help your business today.
