Environmental Product Declarations EPD LEED Product Certification – Based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Architects and designers increasingly specify products with transparent LCA-based environmental impact reports. An Environmental Product Declaration EPD LEED Product Certification is a transparent, objective report that communicates what a product is made of and how it impacts the environment across its entire life cycle. A verified EPD can earn your products credits for LEED v4 and other green building rating systems. EPDs satisfy all of the requirements of Product Category Rules (PCR) and follow international standards, including ISO 14044, ISO 14025, and ISO 21930.
EnviroLink has collaborated with Eligible EPD Program Operators under the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). EnviroLink also has a mutual recognition agreement for building and construction products based on EN 15804 and ISO 21930 with the International EPD System – Environmental Product Declarations EPD LEED Product Certification – Environmental Product Declarations EPD Dubai UAE LEED Certification
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EnviroLink has an experienced in-house life cycle assessment (LCA) team that manages every aspect of the EPD process, collaborating with you to ensure a smooth, efficient LCA and an accurate EPD. Environmental Product Declaration EPD LEED Product Certification, as a Program Operator, we offer two services:
- LCA and EPD Development. EnviroLink conducts the LCA and prepares the EPD report based on the appropriate PCR. We then work with an external third-party to independently verify the EPD before publishing.
- EPD Verification. If you already have completed an LCA, EnviroLink can critically review the LCA and provide a template for the EPD. EnviroLink will verify the EPD against the LCA report and designated PCR.
Program Details of Environmental Product Declarations EPD LEED Product Certification
- The reliability, transparency, and quality of Environmental Product Declarations are determined by three things
- Product Category Rule (PCR) : The international standard governing EPDs (ISO 14025) requires that certified EPDs be prepared in accordance with PCRs meeting specific criteria. PCRs define the product category, describe the scope of the life cycle assessment (LCA) to be conducted, and identify the types of potential impacts that must be evaluated and reported.
- LCA Study : The LCA is typically conducted by a recognized neutral third-party, in accordance with international LCA standards (ISO-14040 series). The assessment must, at a minimum, address each environmental or human health impact identified in the PCR.
- EPD Report : The quality of the resulting EPD is based on the findings of this assessment. It must disclose all information required in ISO 14025 and defined in the PCR, including a description of the study scope, the product, results, and additional environmental information about the product.
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We offers 2 pathways towards an EPD. See Tab 2 for EPD Development Process, and Tab 3 for EPD Verification Process.
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Environmental Product Declarations EPD LEED Product Certification EPD Development Process
- Identify the Product Category Rule : EnviroLink will work with you to find the PCR that is most relevant to your product.
- If a relevant PCR does not exist, we offer PCR development services.
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Scoping and Data Collection :
EnviroLink works with you to ensure that the EPD will represent your range of products through an efficient and cost effective scope. - EnviroLink sends a Data Request Form to gather necessary supplier and manufacturing data. EnviroLink provides guidance throughout this process.
- Perform Life Cycle Assessment : EnviroLink builds the LCA model(s) using LCA modeling software, data collected, and supplemental Ecoinvent datasets.
- The resulting LCA Report is critically reviewed for conformance to ISO 14044 following ISO 14071.
- Prepare EPD : The EnviroLink life cycle team prepares an EPD compliant with the PCR, incorporating the results of the LCA and any other information required in a market-ready format.
- Your feedback on the EPD is included in the EPD preparation.
- Verify EPD : Consistent with the requirements of ISO 14025, the EPD will be reviewed and verified by a third-party team.
- EnviroLink facilitates this verification process through a fully independent external verifier.
- Publish EPD : Once the EPD is completed and verified, EnviroLink will register the EPD in the EnviroLink Green Products Guide.
EPD Verification Process
- Critical Review : The LCA Report is critically reviewed for conformance to ISO 14044 by an LCA practitioner.
- EPD Template : EnviroLink provides an EPD Template to the client, pre-formatted for easy transfer of LCA results.
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Verify the EPD : EnviroLink reviews and verifies the EPD for conformance to ISO 14025 requirements.
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