🌎 In our quest for a sustainable future, understanding and minimizing our carbon footprint is essential. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) illuminate the path, guiding us through the intricacies of product lifecycle assessments and carbon emissions.
🔍 Why EPDs Matter:
Transparency: EPDs provide transparent insights into a product’s environmental impact, empowering informed choices and encouraging manufacturers to adopt eco-friendly practices.
Strategic Reduction: By analysing EPDs, companies can strategically reduce emissions at every stage, from sourcing raw materials to production and beyond.
Collective Effort: When consumers prioritize low-carbon footprint products, it drives the entire market toward sustainability.
ESG Commitment: Integrating EPD insights aligns with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, reinforcing our commitment to holistic prosperity.
🏢 Embodied Carbon Emissions:
Embodied carbon emissions stem from materials used in building construction and persist throughout a building’s life cycle. The pre-occupancy phase, especially material production, significantly impacts a building’s overall carbon footprint.
📝 EPDs in Practice:
During specification and procurement, designers and contractors can prioritize low-carbon products. EPDs are crucial data sources in the construction industry, aiding environmental performance assessment and procurement decisions.
🌡️ Comparing GWP:
Global Warming Potential (GWP), measured in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), allows us to compare the warming impact of different products. EPDs quantify GWP for concrete and other construction materials.
📊 Here below Are typical GWP values and their comparison with similar products that have gone through the EPD process.
Concrete
Generic GWP values: 150-200 kg CO2e/m³
*GWP with EPD: 100-150 kg CO2e/m³
Steel
Generic GWP values: 2.5-3.5 kg CO2e/kg
*GWP with EPD: 1.5-2.5 kg CO2e/kg
Timber
Generic GWP values: 0-1.5 kg CO2e/kg
*GWP with EPD: -0.5 to 0.5 kg CO2e/kg
Insulation (Mineral Wool)
Generic GWP values: 2.0-3.5 kg CO2e/kg
*GWP with EPD: 1.0-2.0 kg CO2e/kg
Aluminium
Generic GWP values: 12.0-18.0 kg CO2e/kg
*GWP with EPD: 8.0-12.0 kg CO2e/kg
Glass
Generic GWP values: 2.5-4.0 kg CO2e/kg
*GWP with EPD: 1.0-2.5 kg CO2e/kg
*GWP after taking initiatives to reduce emissions before publishing their EPDs
Embrace EPDs! They empower informed decisions, reduce carbon footprints, and drive greener practices. Let’s collaborate for a sustainable future.
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