Product Categy Rules (PCR)
Is a PCR - set of requirements and guidelines - available for drawing up the Environmental Product Declaration?
Environmental gain is one of the most important drivers today. Materials are becoming scarcer and there is a growing sense of urgency about the environmental damage caused by our human actions. Both clients and contractors in the construction and real estate sector are keen to apply sustainable and circular solutions and have high ambitions in this area.
The main challenge is to demonstrate in a uniform way what reductions are possible to achieve these goals.
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a standardized way to quantify and communicate a product's environmental performance in a comparable way. EPDs are based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a method of determining the environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle, that is, from extraction of raw materials, production, transportation, use to disposal.
The LCA shows where costs can be saved by identifying and improving inefficiencies in the product, the process and in the chain.
The NIBE EPD tool is a reliable and versatile application that allows you to get started right away to easily and quickly calculate the environmental impact of your product, compare its sustainability performance and identify and improve inefficiencies in the chain.
Whether you want to make a project-specific calculation or calculate the environmental impact of your entire product portfolio, NIBE's EPD tool is a ready-to-use solution with LCA building blocks predefined by independent experts.
With the NIBE EPD tool, your results are up-to-date and comply with the current European standard EN 15804 and the Dutch Determination Method Environmental Performance of Buildings.
An EPD can be used in sustainable procurement, building calculation software, green building certification systems, and it is also ideal for communicating to customers and other stakeholders.
European legislation is aimed at requiring all products to have a (reviewed) EPD in the near future. EPD legislation will be harmonized across the EU with local differences in how EPDs are used.
Is a PCR - set of requirements and guidelines - available for drawing up the Environmental Product Declaration?
The entire life cycle - from extraction of raw materials to waste processing - is mapped out.
The results are clearly displayed in an Environmental Product Declaration
Verification of the EPD by an independent third party
Finally, register the verified EPD in the Nationale Milieudatabase
Would you like to get started? Email us epd@nibe-sustainability-experts.com