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.
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Further to an earlier blog about the excessively high costs of standards in the UK, I note that Estonia are now selling a pdf download of EN 15804 for 17.08 euros – the BSI member rate is 7 times more … Continue reading →
The Construction Products Association have provided a useful Guidance Note on the Construction Products Regulation, (CPR), available to download here. The CPR builds on the Construction Products Directive, and explicitly contains reference to the assessment of greenhouse gases and natural resources … Continue reading →
Posted in Construction Products Regulation, EPD, LCA, Life cycle assessment, Standards, TC 350
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Tagged CEPMC, construction, CPA, CPR, EPD, LCA, regulation, standards, TC350
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A couple of links related to the arctic and its resources: Is the arctic about to be ravaged in the search for oil and other reserves? Britain’s richest man to build giant arctic iron ore mine Fascinating interactive map of … Continue reading →
The Guide which I wrote with Jane Thornback is now available to download, free of charge, from the Construction Products Association website. I hope you will find it a useful resource.
Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, LCA, Life cycle assessment, TC 350
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Tagged constructionproductsassociation, EN15804, EPD, LCA, TC350
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I am pleased that BRE Global have updated their November position statement on CEN/TC 350 which I discussed in my blog earlier this month, and there is some positive news to report. The update can be downloaded here and but … Continue reading →
I’ve been working on a publication with Jane Thornback, ‘A Guide to the Understanding of the Embodied Impact of Construction Products’, and we will be launching it next week – details below. Date: Tuesday 13 March 2012 Venue: Building Centre, … Continue reading →
With the publication of BS EN 15804 in the UK, I was surprised by how much it was going to cost to buy our UK office a copy, and having offices in Denmark and Germany too, I had a quick … Continue reading →
Posted in EN 15804, TC 350
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Tagged EN15804, TC350
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One of the worst things about life cycle assessment (LCA) is the jargon which those that do LCA everyday understand and reel off without thinking, but which those new to the subject, including many of our customers, find bewildering. Two … Continue reading →
BRE Global has recently published their approach to the new standard developed by CEN/TC 350, EN 15804, which sets overarching Product Category Rules for EPD. The full document was originally circulated to the Construction Products Association Sustainable Construction Committee in … Continue reading →
Posted in BRE Global, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, Environmental Profiles, EPD, Green Guide, LCA, Life cycle assessment, TC 350
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Tagged BRE, BREEAM, EPD, LCA, TC350
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UKAS Architecture applications fall by 17.2% http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/8624463.article Higher graduate unemployment rate (9.5% compared to 8.5% generally) http://b4ed.com/TN_99_Build_Engineer_Graduate_Employment.html Unemployment generally – 1030 architects unemployed http://www.building.co.uk/architects%E2%80%99-unemployment-rate-falls-by-16-in-a-year/5028097.article University debt – 67% of architecture students say they are experience ‘basic financial hardship’. http://www.architecture.com/Files/RIBAProfessionalServices/Education/CareersInArchitecture/StudentFinancesSurvey2011.pdf Professional Pay – £38.4 … Continue reading →
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