Skill Claude · ChatGPT / MCP
Read EPDs
Read an EPD into structured, source-linked environmental data.
What it does
Give Norma an environmental product declaration PDF. Norma extracts its identity, declared unit and reported impacts, keeping every value tied to the stage, indicator and source page.
Install
Connect Arch Studio in Claude or ChatGPT, then return to your conversation and ask Norma for the task. Your assistant uses its available file access and tools to carry out the skill.
Add to Claude
Add to ChatGPTVersions and source
Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · MCP
Available as MCP workflow instructions in compatible Claude and ChatGPT connections. The assistant performs the work with its own tools and permissions and verifies the actual result before reporting completion.
Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · Open source
Included in the public plugin for Claude Code and Codex. In this version: Read EPDs — Extract carbon impacts, life-cycle stages and certifications from environmental declaration PDFs.
Usage
Ask Norma in plain language. With Arch Studio connected through MCP, no $ or / command is required. Norma is your assistant working with Arch Studio.
Use Arch Studio to extract the product identity, declared unit and reported life-cycle impacts from this EPD PDF. Cite the source page for each table and keep unreported stages blank. Do not add it to a library yet.The full catalog lives in your assistant once Arch Studio is connected. Ask: Norma, what can you do? List the skills, tools, agents and workflows available in this host, grouped by practice area.
What it extracts
Declaration identity
Norma records the product, version, validity and declared or functional unit.
Environmental metrics
Norma retains reported impact values with their units, indicators and life-cycle stages.
Missing information
Norma marks unreported or conflicting fields explicitly. Unreported stages do not become zero.
Workflow
- Read — Norma identifies the supplied declaration and its scope.
- Extract — Norma reads the reported fields and retains source-page evidence.
- Review — Norma returns the extraction for review and saves to a library only when requested.
Pairs with
Compare EPDs. Norma can compare extracted declarations after checking their units and system boundaries.