Materials Library Software

Materials Library Software mobile support

Materials Council’s Materials Library Software is the only purpose-designed, professional working tool facilitating the organisation, management and operation of a materials sample library.

Enable team members to browse the contents of your sample library remotely or when working from home, assist the material selection process and create project materials palettes and archives to share ideas, knowledge and experience.

Materials Library Software

Connect the physical contents of your materials sample library and its digital information, inspiring opportunities for greater creativity and helping build better performing, sustainable and more successful outcomes.

MLS Sustainability Filters

Use sophisticated filters to define your materials search and find appropriate material solutions.

MLS sort by embodied carbon

Curate and catalogue your samples with a bespoke digital interface enabling their easy location and the tracking of borrowed samples.

Materials Library Software sample scan

Scan material samples using your device’s camera to be directed to its digital information, including detailed performance and sustainability data, valuable knowledge of past use, and experience of material successes and failures.

Materials Library Software datasheet

Assist dedicated library staff or empower individuals in the ongoing stand-alone operation of your materials library. Our sophisticated content management system guides the digitisation of your materials library contents and even produces labels for the categorising of material samples.

Contact Brad Turner to learn more about our Materials Library Software or to arrange a demonstration: turner@materialscouncil.com

Effectiveness

Quickly explore and find material options
Identify suitable products using material type, application, aesthetic attribute, performance and sustainability filters
Review product performance data to choose material solutions with the required performance values
Improve the product and manufacturer awareness of your team members
Create live project materials palettes and completed project material archives
• Record and retrieve manufacturer contacts
No more lost samples!

Sustainability

Record, find and retrieve samples by their sustainability properties and data in a single, easy to access digital resource
• Sort materials by their embodied carbon data
• Browse materials by their sustainability credentials, certifications and performance
• Evaluate product sustainability data to make informed, responsible material choices
• Find materials in your library with available EPDs
Request and throw away fewer samples by tracking sample locations and loans


Technology

• Control, manage and own your own data
• Access our API to integrate with other systems and workflows
• Cloud-based
• Responsively designed user interface compatible with all devices and screen sizes
• Industry leading security, having undergone rigorous penetration testing
• Single Sign On authentication available
• In continuous development with the regular addition of new features, improvements and addressing user feedback

For

• Architects
• Interior designers
• Property developers and construction professionals
• Branding and communications agencies
• Retail designers
• Exhibition designers
• Furniture, product and industrial designers
• Transport designers

Pick better materials. Pick materials better.


Clients include…

Microsoft AHMM Brinkworth
ACPV AUB