Items Tagged with 'EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations)'

A brief chronicle of the efforts underway by leading building design professionals to support and galvanize action toward decarbonizing the built environment.

With a rebranded focus on carbon reduction, resiliency, and equity, the new version seeks to reclaim LEED’s leadership position in sustainability amidst the rising popularity of other programs like Fitwel and Passive House.

The high-performance roof membranes recently received an environmental product declaration (EPD) that provides a full cradle-to-grave life-cycle analysis, underscoring the membrane’s longevity and sustainability.  

The study explores the positive impact of life-cycle assessments on reducing embodied carbon in construction, the increasing influence of building material choices, and the barriers to further progress.

Bendheim’s new third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations offer the architectural community a broad range of sustainable glass and installation systems.  

While many precasters rely on industry-average EPDs to report environmental impact, the EPD generator allows for the creation of EPDs specific to Clark Pacific products.

The global brand worked closely with Intertek Assuris on an EPD approved by the International EPD System, regarded as the highest standard for third-party vetted sustainability pursuits.