Environmental Product Declarations, in short EPDs, serve as comprehensive documents mapping the environmental impact of building materials across their entire lifecycle – from raw material extraction to disposal. To ensure the integrity of these reports, third-party verification is mandatory, providing credibility and trust in the information presented. Generally, an EPD is valid for five years.

There are two main parts an EPD consists of: the background report and the public EPD. The background report, which remains unpublished, delves into detailed calculation methods and granular material flows, encompassing confidential data, while the EPD document summarizes the main findings of the LCA understandably and is released for the public to see. Thus, you can be sure, that no confidential information is displayed for everyone to see.