Author: Jane Anderson
An expert in Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction industry
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Recent Posts
- My 2022 EPD Numbers Infographic now available
- UK EPD listing
- When is an EPD not an EPD #2
- 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
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Category Archives: Standards
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
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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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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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I’m for Remain
I believe, as members of the EU, the UK really does influence the Standards and Regulations which the EU creates. I have seen this as a UK expert on the Standards Committee I work on. If we leave, we will … Continue reading
Having fun with ISO Standards!
As seen at Standards Norway’s offices.
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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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Reducing Embodied Carbon – how easy can it be?
Paul King has just written a great blog, available from Building (free registration required) talking about his reaction to Embodied Carbon Week, and where we go from here. Paul’s initial scepticism that Embodied Carbon could be of interest for a … Continue reading
My BSI webinar on EN 15804 available to view
As part of the UKGBC’s Embodied Carbon Week, I was invited by BSI to give a webinar on “The standard for Embodied Carbon and Life Cycle Assessments (LCA): BS EN 15804 and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for construction products”. BSI have … Continue reading
Regulation and Standards for Sustainable Construction
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
Tagged CEPMC, construction, CPA, CPR, EPD, LCA, regulation, standards, TC350
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