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About constructionlca

Co-author Green Guide to Specification, expert in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), EPDs and sustainability for the construction materials sector Researching Building LCA and how we can increase uptake at the Open University. Tweets as @constructionlca

EPD Infographic for 2025 published

Posted on November 11, 2025 by constructionlca

My infographic detailing the numbers of registered construction product EPD at the start of 2025 is now available at https://bit.ly/2025-EPD. At the start of January 2025, there were nearly 40,000 verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) to EN 15804 for construction … Continue reading →

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What is the story with Module D?

Posted on May 6, 2025 by constructionlca

his article provides an overview of Module D provided in construction production EPD.  It describes the background to Module D, supplementary information in the EPD which aims to provide transparency on the environmental benefits resulting from reusable products, recycled materials and recovered energy leaving a product system, However, the paper identifies and explains a number of serious limitations with Module D and its use. These limitations highlight the importance of careful consideration when using Module D in environmental assessments and comparisons, and this paper provides guidance on the appropriate use of Module D. Continue reading →

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New Product LCA Network for the UK

Posted on May 16, 2024 by constructionlca

Those of you in the UK working on product LCA may be interested in a new network being set up by the Henry Royce Institute at Manchester University with Sheffield University and Unilever. Register your interest here.

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New Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects

Posted on January 10, 2024 by constructionlca

The Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) in the United States together with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have produced an Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects covering: The toolkit should be useful for architects in the UK and Europe as well … Continue reading →

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What will the CO2nstruct Zero Performance Framework Metric for EPD be based on?

Posted on November 19, 2023 by constructionlca

Finally, with only 14 months to go before 2025, CO2nstruct Zero have said that they will be able to provide data on their 2025 target for 40% of product portfolios to have EPDs in Quarter 1 of 2024. In the … Continue reading →

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Technical Writer required for UK NZCBS

Posted on October 17, 2023 by constructionlca

The UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard is recruiting for a Technical Writer to take the information and principles presented to them by our Technical Steering Group and use them to write a formalised standard that is aligned with the … Continue reading →

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EPD Resources from EPD Ireland

Posted on October 9, 2023 by constructionlca

EPD Ireland have published two videos for those starting to engage with EPD. ‘What is an EPD’ and ‘How to read an EPD’ have been funded by the Irish Construct Innovate Programme.

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Dr Jane Anderson

Posted on August 2, 2023 by constructionlca

I’m delighted to announce that I’m now Dr Jane Anderson, having completed my PhD with Dr Alice Moncaster, Dr Derek Jones and Emeritus Professor Robin Roy at the Open University. My thesis was, perhaps unsurprisingly, on ‘Reducing Embodied Carbon in … Continue reading →

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Over 130,000 construction product EPD available globally

Posted on March 1, 2023 by constructionlca

It’s been a while since my last post – I’m in the final stages of writing up my PhD so there’s not a lot of free time, but I have had time to update my EPD Infographic for the start … Continue reading →

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My 2022 EPD Numbers Infographic now available

Posted on February 12, 2022 by constructionlca

The latest update of my infographic on construction product EPD Numbers is now available at https://bit.ly/2022-EPD. EN 15804 EPD numbers are still contining to increase and are now over 12,000, over half available digitally. Taking account of construction product EPD … Continue reading →

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