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What is the story with Module D?

Posted on May 6, 2025 by constructionlca

his article provides an overview of Module D provided in construction production EPD.  It describes the background to Module D, supplementary information in the EPD which aims to provide transparency on the environmental benefits resulting from reusable products, recycled materials and recovered energy leaving a product system, However, the paper identifies and explains a number of serious limitations with Module D and its use. These limitations highlight the importance of careful consideration when using Module D in environmental assessments and comparisons, and this paper provides guidance on the appropriate use of Module D. Continue reading →

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Technical Writer required for UK NZCBS

Posted on October 17, 2023 by constructionlca

The UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard is recruiting for a Technical Writer to take the information and principles presented to them by our Technical Steering Group and use them to write a formalised standard that is aligned with the … Continue reading →

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EPD Resources from EPD Ireland

Posted on October 9, 2023 by constructionlca

EPD Ireland have published two videos for those starting to engage with EPD. ‘What is an EPD’ and ‘How to read an EPD’ have been funded by the Irish Construct Innovate Programme.

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Dr Jane Anderson

Posted on August 2, 2023 by constructionlca

I’m delighted to announce that I’m now Dr Jane Anderson, having completed my PhD with Dr Alice Moncaster, Dr Derek Jones and Emeritus Professor Robin Roy at the Open University. My thesis was, perhaps unsurprisingly, on ‘Reducing Embodied Carbon in … Continue reading →

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Over 130,000 construction product EPD available globally

Posted on March 1, 2023 by constructionlca

It’s been a while since my last post – I’m in the final stages of writing up my PhD so there’s not a lot of free time, but I have had time to update my EPD Infographic for the start … Continue reading →

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UK EPD listing

Posted on February 2, 2022 by constructionlca

The UK EPD listing which I used to provide for the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products has now been transferred to my website, and will be updated every couple of months. You can find it at https://constructionlca.co.uk/uk_epd/ Please contact me … Continue reading →

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ASBP publish a comprehensive list of EPD for UK produced construction products in our new Briefing Paper

Posted on March 13, 2021 by constructionlca

I’m really pleased that as part of the series of EPD Briefing Papers I’ve been writing with the ASBP, I’ve been able to compile a new online Briefing Paper which lists all the EPD for UK produced construction products with … Continue reading →

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#RegulateEmbodiedCarbon – ACAN’s campaign

Posted on February 3, 2021 by constructionlca

Architects Climate Action (ACAN) launched their campaign to regulate embodied carbon in the UK this evening with over 300 people online! France, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland and Sweden have all got Embodied Carbon regulation in place, or require assessment of … Continue reading →

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More than 10,000 EN 15804 EPD at the start of 2021!

Posted on January 17, 2021 by constructionlca

At the start of January 2021, there are just over 10,000 Verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) to EN 15804 for construction products registered globally, as shown in my 2021 Infographic. Regulation in France, where the RE2020 Building LCA legislation will … Continue reading →

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When is an EPD not an EPD?

Posted on January 16, 2021 by constructionlca

Signify and Philips (its lighting brand) are talking a good talk about EPD on their website. The article is is called, “How Environmental Product Declarations are helping green the lighting industry“. They talk about why people might want EPD, for example: … Continue reading →

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