Category Archives: LCA

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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More than 6000 EN 15804 EPD now available!

Posted on February 27, 2019 by constructionlca

My latest update of EPD numbers at the start of 2019 is now available – bit.ly/2019EPD  

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Update to 2018 EPD numbers

Posted on April 18, 2018 by constructionlca

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 →

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EPD numbers continue to increase…

Posted on February 20, 2018 by constructionlca

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 →

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Who should benefit from recycling in construction product EPD?

Posted on October 12, 2017 by constructionlca

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 →

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thinkstep’s proven solutions in the growing market for EN 15804 EPD

Posted on June 26, 2017 by constructionlca

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 →

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Some thoughts on BREEAM (again)

Posted on February 6, 2017 by constructionlca

I’m currently heading down to the UKGBC consultation of the development of BREEAM, and thought it would be helpful to review my concerns with the approach to materials and other aspects such as waste and site energy use within BREEAM. … Continue reading →

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Are cyclists really bad for the planet?

Posted on June 14, 2016 by constructionlca

Ieuan Compton (@welshboy) asked me what I thought of an article that suggested that cyclists following a Paleo diet were travelling in a worse way for the planet than those driving cars. The answer is really that the Paleo diet … Continue reading →

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New GCSE’s to cover Life Cycle Assessment

Posted on November 19, 2015 by constructionlca

The new syllabus for GCSE Chemistry, to be taught in schools from 2016 for examination in 2017, will now cover Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). If take-up stays the same, this should mean around 125,000 children in 2017 will have a knowledge of … Continue reading →

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UK Government encourages use of Embodied Carbon and costing of Environmental Externalities in Construction Procurement

Posted on November 11, 2015 by constructionlca

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 →

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