31st Aug 2018
Producing high quality polyester fibre products for over 20 years, CSR Martini have recently expanded to produce a range of insulation products specifically engineered to control noise in buildings. The products have been designed to provide acoustic solutions in challenging... Read more
31st Aug 2018
This month we welcome four new companies to the Australasian EPD family. CSR Martini Pty Ltd is an Australian owned and operated business with over 20 years experience manufacturing environmentally sustainable, high-quality polyester fibre products. When the company expanded to... Read more
31st Aug 2018
The International EPD System has announced new Product Category Rules (PCRs) for the global tyre industry. A PCR is the backbone of any EPD in that it details the specific requirements of what needs to be in the EPD and... Read more
31st Aug 2018
The Australasian EPD Programme held their Annual General Meeting in August. The Programme is jointly owned by the Australian and New Zealand LCA Societies so the Presidents of each were present to approve the annual report on the Programme’s activities... Read more
31st Aug 2018
Environment Product Declarations have fast become the benchmark when it comes to measuring and reporting the environmental impacts of a product or service. As the world becomes increasingly aware of the importance of sustainability and that EPDs provide the credible... Read more
31st Aug 2018
Stephen Mitchell Chairs the Board of the Australasian EPD Programme. A leading sustainability professional, Stephen specialises in due diligence for illegally logged wood, timber resource recovery and environmental certification. We spoke to him about his involvement with sustainability and EPDs... Read more
28th Aug 2018
Those interested in environmental sustainability and particularly in accurately measuring environmental impacts will want to be at the 10th Australia LCA Conference which will held in Sydney from 4-6 March 2019. Themes this year include: Low embodied impact structures and... Read more
5th Jul 2018
The Australasian EPD Programme has introduced a new fee category for small businesses. The Australasian region has many small innovative businesses and this new fee category will make it more accessible for these businesses to provide credible environmental information about... Read more
29th Jun 2018
The International EPD System has announced the start of the process to develop Product Category Rules (PCR) for all consumer and distribution packaging. Packaging is a hot topic worldwide. Overpackaging, the logistics of returnable and reusable packaging as well as... Read more
29th May 2018
Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) is launching V2.0 of the IS rating scheme on 14th June in Canberra followed by launches in other Australian cities and Christchurch NZ. Click here for launch details. The update will include an updated Materials... Read more