Author: Jane Anderson
An expert in Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction industry
my recent tweets
- RT @CDP: "CDP data shows Scope 3 emissions are, on average, over 11 times higher than operational emissions. "Without companies tackling t…xxx 5 hours ago
- RT @JCDrinkwater: Hats off to the #BuildingLife campaign team for bringing together a coalition across civil society, public sector bodies…xxx 2 days ago
- The Whole Life Carbon Network have worked with @LETI_London and @RIBA to produce definitions related to whole life… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 4 days ago
- Firms must commit to net zero to win Government contracts over £5m. gov.uk/government/new…xxx 4 days ago
- RT @asbp_uk: If you’re passionate about the environment, please complete our Reducing #PlasticsInConstruction survey. This will help us fo…xxx 4 days 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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Tag Archives: BREEAM
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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Importance of Reducing Embodied Impacts
I’ve just come across this 2014 image from the Construction2030 website, which considers the energy footprint of all the office space globally expected to be built between 2015 and 2030 – 83 billion m², both embodied (from the materials used … Continue reading
Some thoughts on BREEAM (again)
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
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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An overview of BRE Global’s Response to CEN/TC 350, and some questions…
BRE Global has recently published their approach to the new standard developed by CEN/TC 350, EN 15804, which sets overarching Product Category Rules for EPD. The full document was originally circulated to the Construction Products Association Sustainable Construction Committee in … Continue reading
Posted in BRE Global, EN 15804, Environmental Product Declarations, Environmental Profiles, EPD, Green Guide, LCA, Life cycle assessment, TC 350
Tagged BRE, BREEAM, EPD, LCA, TC350
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