# Welcome

Thanks for evaluating **LCA Compass**. This welcome page summarizes what’s inside so your team can review the plugin quickly during beta.

**What you’ll find**

* **What is LCA Compass?** — a short overview of the plugin and its design principles.
* **Access** — how to create an account and download the installer.
* **Security & Privacy** — what stays local, what (little) we store and where it’s hosted.
* **Local Installation Footprint** — the installed DLLs and image assets.
* **About Us** — company details and contacts.

**Beta promise**

* Privacy‑first by design: BIM models and geometry remain on your machine.
* Minimal cloud footprint.
* Transparent updates as the product evolves.
* Transparent LCA calculation methodology based on existing frameworks and methodologies.

Questions? Email <info@lcacompass.com>.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.lcacompass.com/readme.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.