EPD News
Green Star Australia introducing new embodied carbon innovation challenges
11th Nov 2017
New Green Star innovation challenges are being introduced for energy and carbon by the Green Building Council of Australia which will have implications for building and construction materials suppliers. The Responsible Carbon Impact innovation challenge will reward projects for: Reducing... Read more
EPD Contributes to Zip Hydrotap Success
11th Nov 2017
Earlier this year Zip Water published an Australasian EPD for their HydroTap drinking water appliance. We spoke to Daniel Cuthbert, Commercial Marketing and Training Manager about the EPD process and how having an EPD has contributed to the success of... Read more
Australian Certified Carbon Neutrality Now Easier With An Australasian EPD
11th Nov 2017
For holders of Australasian EPDs certifying a product or service as carbon neutral has just got a lot simpler under the Australian Government’s National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). From 1st November 2017 Australasian EPD’s have been officially recognised as consistent... Read more
Guidance on the use of INA in EPDs
2nd Nov 2017
1. PURPOSE An issue was raised with the AEPDP Technical Advisory Group (TAG) in relation to the use of ”Indicator Not Assessed” or ”INA” in EPDs. The EPD in question had used INA for indicators in the ”Use of resources”... Read more
New appointments to Australasian EPD Programme
5th Jul 2017
There have been a number of exciting new appointments in recent months at The Australasian EPD Programme. Stephen Mitchell was elected Chair of the Australasian EPD Programme’s Board of Directors in March – taking over from Malcolm Garnham who served... Read more
BlueScope Sustainability Manager on EPDs
5th Jul 2017
BlueScope Steel have recently released an EPD on the COLORBOND® steel standard colour range. Click here to see the EPD. We spoke to Ross Davies, Sustainability Manager at BlueScope about the process and the future of EPDs. What prompted BlueScope to... Read more
ARTICLE: Declarations reinforce OneSteel’s Sustainable Strategy
5th Jul 2017
Originally published in Steel Australia (March 2017). Republished with kind permission of the Australian Steel Institute. OneSteel has proven its commitment to sustainability by becoming the first Australian manufacturer of steel long products to release Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). OneSteel has released... Read more
PROFILE: Jeff Vickers – Latest Approved EPD Verifier
5th Jul 2017
Jeff Vickers from thinkstep in New Zealand is the latest to become an approved EPD verifier. Jeff started working in Life Cycle Assessment a decade ago, and first became involved with EPDs about 6 years ago while working in the... Read more
Update to the General Programme Instructions (GPIs)
13th May 2017
Update to the General Programme Instructions (GPIs) – The Australasian EPD Programme Ltd has just issued a new document, the Instructions of the Australasian EPD Programme – a Regional Annex to the General Programme Instructions. (2018) Version 3.0 Published 9.18.2018.... Read more
Case Study: David Trubridge goes the extra mile with EPD
22nd Sep 2016
David Trubridge Ltd is a company driven by strong environmental responsibility which informs all aspects of its design and production. The company is dedicated to environmentally responsible manufacturing and their EPD didn’t signal a change of direction; it was just... Read more