EPD News
Digital APIs for EPD data
20th Sep 2022
Demand is growing for digitised EPD data to incorporate in software for building decisions. The good news is that The International EPD System will be launching an API for digitised data later this year. We will let you know as... Read more
Cucumber and Tomato EPDs
20th Sep 2022
Greek salad anyone? EPDs for glasshouse grown mini cucumbers, cucumbers, beef tomatoes and string tomatoes have been published for Thrace Greenhouses with our EPD programme partner The International EPD® System. Production is in glasshouses in Greece which use geothermal energy... Read more
Construction Sector Continues to Embrace EPDs
20th Sep 2022
EPDs for the building and construction sector has been running hot in recent months. Since our last newsletter we have published 10 new construction product EPDs as the availability of independently verified environmental data compliant with EN15804 becomes increasingly important... Read more
ACCC to scrutinise green claims more closely
6th Jul 2022
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be closely scrutinising businesses making environmental and sustainability claims in the 2022/23 fiscal year. This includes claims about consumer goods, manufacturing, the energy sector, and carbon neutrality. “Many consumers are increasingly considering... Read more
EN15804 compliant EPDs recognised as highest quality data source for embodied carbon
6th Jul 2022
Construction EPDs compliant with EN15804 (such as all EPDs for construction products registered with EPD Australasia) have been recognised by the New Zealand Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) as being of the highest quality data source for embodied... Read more
Q&A: GPI v4.0, single EPD dataset registration and EPD digitalisation
6th Jul 2022
As you may be aware there are some significant changes on the horizon for EPDs, we have put together some commonly asked Q&As below around these changes and welcome any further questions to info@epd-australasia.com. The changes are a result of... Read more
Construction Product PCR updated
6th Jul 2022
On the 23rd of June EPD International released a new version of the construction product PCR of version 1.2 of PCR 2019:14 Construction products, which now complies with version 4 of the General Programme Instructions. Examples of changes in version... Read more
Red Stag Timbers’ EPDs recently published
6th Jul 2022
Red Stag Timber is a privately owned timber company that was established in 2003 to operate the Waipa Mill, the largest timber mill in the Southern Hemisphere. From the outset, the company has had an ongoing commitment to continually upgrade... Read more
EPD Contributes to Brickworks’ Sustainability Strategy
6th Jul 2022
A subsidiary of Brickworks Building Products, Austral Masonry produces the workhorses of the construction industry: masonry blocks, retaining walls and paving. Parent company Brickworks is one of the world’s largest and most diverse building material manufacturers with sustainability built into... Read more
Exciting changes at EPD Australasia
6th Jul 2022
In June Stephen Mitchell who has served the EPD Australasia board as Chair since May 2017 stepped down from this role as chair to take on a new and important role within the organisation as our Advocacy and Marketing Manager.... Read more