HiQ Cortex · An LCA workbench
Unlike general AI, Cortex is built specifically for LCA: authoritative databases, direct integration with professional LCA software, full reasoning chain at every step.
60–70% of every LCA project is data work — collecting, processing, matching supplier data to authoritative datasets. HiQ-AI built Cortex for exactly that.
One engine, two surfaces
CORTEX CHAT · WEB
Ask in Chinese or English. Cortex asks one clarifying question first: alloy grade, region, time window. Then it queries the LCA databases scoped to that case, and returns ranked candidates with sources. No averaging, no single number.
CORTEX COWORK · DESKTOP
Runs on your machine. Reads your project files, drives openLCA locally, writes each substitution decision into a versioned log inside the project. The log persists with the project, walkable on review.
You don't need everything in hand. A material name, a process question, a factor you're uncertain about — any of these is a starting point. Cortex shows the reasoning.