Our continually updated and expanded database offers you instant verification of thousands of green building products, making it easier for green construction projects to be built on time and on budget. We have tens of thousands of LEED v4 and LEED 2009 compliant products for you to verify in our database while logging them automatically to your project. Our goal is to make it easy to access supporting documentation for your LEED projects. For ease of finding EPDs, set up an account with Green Badger. UL, ASTM International, SCS Global Services, and NSF are the most common program operators. Who are the most common program operators? Valued as 1 whole product for purposes of credit achievement calculation under LEED v4, and 1.5 products under LEED v4.1.Manufacturer is recognized as the participant by the program operator.Product-specific Type III Externally reviewed: 75 products for the purposes of credit achievement calculation in LEED v4, and 1 whole product under LEED v4.1 Internally critically reviewed LCA in accordance with ISO 14071.Product Specific Type III, Internally reviewed: Valued as one half (1/2) of a product for purposes of credit achievement calculation in LEED v4, and 1 whole product under LEED v4.1.The manufacturer is recognized as a participant by the program operator.Next, they conduct a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a holistic approach that nails down the total environmental impacts of a product throughout its life cycle, from cradle to grave. Finally, the information is distilled into an EPD (a more accessible version of the LCA). Program Operators (those who work for the product manufacturer or industry association to develop EPDs), must first develop a Product Category Rule (PCR), a set of common rules. An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a standardized way of communicating the environmental impacts of a product (such as acidification, eutrophication, and global warming potential). Product transparency documents have been used in Europe for several years, but they’re finally gaining some momentum in the U.S., especially due to the updated requirements in LEED version 4.1. CML2001 EF3.0 ISO14067.GBCI Pro Reviewer Environmental product declaration examples highlighting what you need to know to ensure they are LEED compliant. Most commonly used impact analysis methods: EN 15804 +A2. To professional consumers, end-users – communicating the values of the EPD to end-users (whether in marketing materials or on packaging), it is important that it has to be easy to understandĪpplied standard: ISO14025:2006: Environmental labels and declarations – Type III environmental declarations – Principles and proceduresĪpplied software: GaBi Professional (Sphera) life cycle assessment softwareĭatabase used: Internationally recognized, verified and accepted databases: Sphera Professional database Ecoinvent 3.7 database with thousands of processes.Communication between business partners – Communicate environmental performance with relevant and reliable data to supply chain actors to improve operational efficiency.Internal environmental management – Can be used to improve the environmental performance of products, which can be progressively improved through monitoring.If required, we can take over the operational management of the entire process until the EPD is obtained.ĭecision-makers in the following areas are the main beneficiaries of the information contained in the EPD: The information contained in the declaration is objective and can be used in a variety of ways, regardless of who the EPD holder is trying to reach: designers, environmental managers, contractors, retailers or consumers themselves. Provide a fair, consistent comparison of environmental performance. Demonstrate ongoing environmental improvements.Present relevant environmental information.Facility and work environment virtualizationĪn Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is an independently verified and registered document that provides transparent and comparable information on the environmental impacts of a product’s life cycle.
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