Author: Jane Anderson
An expert in Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction industry
my recent tweets
- RT @JulieG_Sust: * NEWS* Really excited about this new @CIBSE awards category on embodied carbon in buildings. Do apply to get your work re…xxx 5 days ago
- Logical really. And similar to @robwheaton and @StrideTreglown embodied Carbon findings at Gwynfaen.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 6 days ago
- Great opportunity to take forward the excellent work on whole life carbon, H\B:ERT and embodied carbon at Hawkins\B… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 1 week ago
- What would embodied carbon regulation look like? Will Arnold @IStructE @jannikgiesekam Tim den Dekjer @FCBStudios… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 1 week ago
- Really detailed overview of the use of EPD in procurement policies in North America, and the difficulties that it e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 2 weeks ago
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Recent Posts
- ASBP publish a comprehensive list of EPD for UK produced construction products in our new Briefing Paper
- UK Government has required Whole Life Carbon assessments, which means embodied carbon assessments, for all new public works projects and programmes since December 2020
- #RegulateEmbodiedCarbon – ACAN’s campaign
- More than 10,000 EN 15804 EPD at the start of 2021!
- When is an EPD not an EPD?
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Category Archives: Environmental Product Declarations
More than 6000 EN 15804 EPD now available!
My latest update of EPD numbers at the start of 2019 is now available – bit.ly/2019EPD
Posted in EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, Environmental Profiles, EPD, LCA, Life cycle assessment, Standards, TC 350
Tagged infographic
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Update to 2018 EPD numbers
With the revival of the Finnish RTS EPD programme, and the latest numbers from Inies for Verified French ‘Fiche de Declaration Environmental et Sanitaire’ (EPD in French), the numbers for Verified EN 15804 EPD in January 2018 which I have … Continue reading
EPD numbers continue to increase…
Following on from my 2017 EPD Infographic, I have again tracked the numbers of verified EPD for construction products aligning to EN 15804. Growth in numbers has continued, and there are now over 5000 EPD available globally. In 2017, new … Continue reading
Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, LCA, Life cycle assessment, Standards, TC 350
Tagged BREEAM, LEED, legislation, Level(s), regulation
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Who should benefit from recycling in construction product EPD?
EN 15804, the construction product EPD standard, attributes the impact of treating waste to the waste producer, according to the polluter pays principle. After treatment, when waste has been recovered and reaches the “end of waste”, the resulting secondary material … Continue reading
Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, LCA, Life cycle assessment
Tagged methodology, recycling, secondary
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thinkstep’s proven solutions in the growing market for EN 15804 EPD
The number of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) verified to EN 15804 is growing rapidly. For the past couple of years, I have been monitoring the number of EPD produced within each of the construction EPD programmes around the world, and … Continue reading
Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, LCA
Tagged France, Germany, ireland, regulation
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Updated EPD Infographic for 2017
I’ve just updated my infographic showing the number of Construction Product Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) with the latest figures for the start of 2017, and a whole lot more detail. Thanks to all the Programme Operators who provided information – … Continue reading
Posted in Embodied Impacts, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, Environmental Profiles, EPD, Standards, TC 350
Tagged BRE, EPD Danmark, EPD Italy, IBU, inies, International EPD, UL Environment
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Why the scientific methodology behind BREEAM might not be good for CEEQUAL?
BRE have just announced that they have purchased CEEQUAL and will take over the running of the scheme. CEEQUAL say “Over the next two years BRE will, with the involvement of the current CEEQUAL and BREEAM delivery teams and communities, … Continue reading
Posted in BRE Global, Embodied Impacts, Environmental Product Declarations, EPD, Green Guide, Uncategorized
Tagged BREEAM, CEEQUAL, Insulation, Site impacts, Waste
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Measuring Capital and Embodied Carbon for Infrastructure – Draft of PAS 2080 is out for comment
BSI are currently looking for comments on the draft of Publicly Available Specification 2080 which covers the calculation of embodied carbon and operational carbon, or as the PAS calls it, Capital and Operational Carbon for Infrastructure. According to BSI, the objective for … 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
Tagged EPD, transport
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