Author: Jane Anderson
An expert in Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction industry
my recent tweets
- RT @DebbieAnadapta: I’m looking forward to talks at the next #ZoomRegenerative - 9th March 20.00 GMT: - Louise Hamot @elementa_uk on reduci…xxx 17 hours ago
- Honoured to be included here by Martha Lewis with some very inspiring women. Check out the lists from previous year… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 22 hours ago
- I suspect this is really not the way to try and achieve net zero. Not surprised it costs 15% more.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 2 days ago
- Excellent news - Denmark to regulate Embodied Carbon as part of whole life carbon for all buildings over 1000m2.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 2 days ago
- Really hope this will look at Embodied Carbon and resource efficiency. There might be less waste on site with MMC b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…xxx 3 days ago
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Recent Posts
- 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?
- Eco Platform news
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Tag Archives: regulation
More than 10,000 EN 15804 EPD at the start of 2021!
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
Eco Platform news
Eco Platform is the association for European EPD Programme Operators using EN 15804. The Eco Platform website has just had a revamp, coinciding with the launch of their digital EPD Eco Portal, where you can search for digital EPD by … Continue reading
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Tagged Digitisation, ECO Platform, ECO Portal, Green Procurement, ILCD, InData, regulation, Value of EPD
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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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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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UK Government encourages use of Embodied Carbon and costing of Environmental Externalities in Construction Procurement
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
What’s happening in France regarding Regulation and construction products?
This event, highlighted by the Construction Products Association, looks useful – UKTI France: CSTB Training Course, 23 January 2013, London UKTI France are organising a one-day training course at the Building Centre in London, on standards, regulations and certification for … 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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