EPD News
EPD Australasia and GECA announce agreement to support business obtaining both ISO compliant ecolabels and EPDs
21st Sep 2021
EPD Australasia and GECA are pleased to announce an agreement to support Australian businesses obtaining ISO compliant ecolabels and environmental product declarations (EPDs) for their products. The agreement provides a mutual discount for GECA licensees registering an EPD with EPD... Read more
Public Consultation now open on the Technical Guidance Note for Asphalt Mixture EPDs (previously an Annex to the PCR for Asphalt Mixtures)
25th Aug 2021
Start open consultation: 2021-09-30 Deadline open consultation: 2021-10-29 Technical Guidance Note review and approval: 2021-11-12 Publication: 2021-11-19 This document was previously published as an Annex to the PCR for Asphalt mixtures and is now open for public consultation as a Technical Guidance Note to... Read more
Draft PCRs open for consultation
8th Jul 2021
EPD International is constantly developing new PCRs and updating existing ones. The organisation relies on input from individuals and organisations with LCA and project management expert skills to assist in creating and shaping future PCRs. The following draft PCRs are... Read more
International EPD seeks PCR Moderators and Committee members for Food & Beverage and Electronics PCRs
8th Jul 2021
EPD International have been approached by key actors in the food and electronics industries requesting development of new Product Category Rules (PCRs) to enable development and publication of EPDs. The two new main PCRs will be: Food & beverage products... Read more
XLam invest in EPD to drive continuous improvement
8th Jul 2021
XLam pioneered Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) manufacture in the Southern Hemisphere over a decade ago and now aims to be the leading provider of sustainable building solutions in New Zealand, Australia and beyond. The world is rediscovering the benefits of... Read more
EPD Australasia’s newest director Cyril Giraud sees EPDs as the foundation of low carbon solutions
8th Jul 2021
Cyril Giraud is EPD Australasia’s newest director appointed by the Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society, he is also the National Development & Sustainability Manager at Holcim Australia. He has been focused on statutory approval processes, stakeholder engagement, environmental practices and... Read more
What is process certification?
8th Jul 2021
All EPDs must go through a verification process to ensure the data contained within them is accurate. Most EPDs are verified by an independent third party verifier who is approved by EPD Australasia as competent to verify EPDs. EPD Australasia... Read more
New global tool allows benchmarking of embodied carbon
8th Jul 2021
The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) is a new tool that allows benchmarking and assessment of embodied carbon in construction materials. EC3 utilises building material quantities from construction estimates and/or BIM models and a robust database of digital, third-party... Read more
WEBINAR 15 JULY: Digitalisation and the future of EPDs
28th Jun 2021
Digitalisation is changing the way we work on many levels. So it should come as no surprise that digitalisation is going to change EPD’s – how they look, how they are accessed and how they are used. In our next... Read more
New GPIs v4.0, significant changes and updated EPD registration pricing structure
11th May 2021
The International EPD System (IEPDS) recently released a new version of the General Programme Instructions (GPIs v4.0 dated 29 March 2021). EPD Australasia also maintains an annex to these GPIs for regional variations. The IEPDS GPIs, and the EPDA regional... Read more