Proving sustainability - context and benefits of environmental product declarations

Environmental product declarations offer a wide range of potential uses. They are not only indispensable for sustainable building certification (e.g. DGNB) but will also play a role in the future for obtaining subsidies. Certain EPD types can also provide a reliable basis for optimising your own products.

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Speaker

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When & Where

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Wed, 20.03.2024, 11:05 – 11:40

place

Hall 7A.121

Details

Format: Lecture

Language: German

Description

Life cycle analysis (LCA) provides a standardised method that is based on a holistic view of a product over its life cycle. All input and output flows into and out of a product system (life cycle inventory) are analysed. The LCA is the essential basis for the creation of environmental product declarations (EPDs). Once the life cycle inventory has been recorded, the environmental impacts can be determined by means of modelling.
The best-known environmental impact is the global warming potential. It describes the warming effect in the atmosphere of the gaseous greenhouse gases defined in the Kyoto Protocol.
The EPD is the central means of assessing the ecological performance of products for sustainable building certification. The well-known BNB, DGNB, LEED and BREEAM certification systems are all based on the EPD format.
The Sustainable Building Quality Seal issued by the Federal Ministry of Construction is based on the criteria of the aforementioned building certification systems, among others. Once awarded, the quality seal regulates the receipt of subsidies, so it can be assumed that EPDs will also be increasingly in demand here in the future. ... read more