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.
When & Where
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Format:
Lecture
Language:
German
Session 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 cert ...
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 cert ...
Speaker
Christoph Seehauser
Deputy Head Sustainability