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Author: Jane Anderson
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UK Government encourages use of Embodied Carbon and costing of Environmental Externalities in Construction Procurement
The Government’s recent Policy Note on Procurement of Steel for major projects highlights that the Public Contract Regulations (PCRs 2015) which came into force in February allow Public Procurement on the basis of environmental and social criteria, in addition to economic criteria. … Continue reading
EPD Infographic – https://infogr.am/constructionlcas_guide_to_epd
If you’ve ever wondered how many EN 15804 EPD are out there, what products they cover, which EPD programmes have published the most EPD or how quickly the number of EPD are growing, then look no further than my Infographic on … Continue reading
Posted in Embodied Carbon Week 2014, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, LCA, Life cycle assessment, Standards, TC 350
Tagged Denmark, EPD, France, Germany, infographic, LCA, Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA
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Great linkedin article from @AgnesSchuurmans on transport in #EPD
Agnes Schuurmans, whose blog I list in my blogroll, has posted a great article on LinkedIn about transport in Environmental Product Declarations – how important it can be and how manufacturers can provide data.
Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, Uncategorized
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Construction Products Europe WORKSHOP: EPD, THE CURRENT DEBATE & CHALLENGES
Construction Products Europe are holding a EPD workshop for members and their invited LCA experts in Brussels on 10th December and I’ll be there presenting on Benchmarking. For more information and to register, see http://www.construction-products.eu/news-events/events/events/workshop-epd-the-current-debate-challenges.aspx
Posted in EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, Green Guide, Uncategorized
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A Developer, Contractor, Manufacturer and Consultant’s perspectives on Embodied Carbon
UKGBC member videos from their Conference on 1 October.
Want to know how to read and use an EPD? @ArupGroup provide an overview of the key points.
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What is, or isn’t an EPD? @MarleyEternit have a great youtube video that helps…
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Infographics
I’ve been using pinterest to pin some infographics which tickle my fancy. Hopefully I’ll be posting some of my own soon.
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My favourite ever TED Talk
Thomas Thwaites on The Toaster Project: all you need to know about how far we have come, and how far we still have to go.
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The Director General of the Confederation of British Industry on Climate Change and the need to act
Climate change is one of the most critical issues facing business and society. Both the science and the economics are clear: we must act now, or pay a greater price later. Business knows that it must be part of the … Continue reading
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