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Methodology Seminar for Life Cycle Assessment Experts for the creation of EPDs IBU is happy to invite all LCA practioners dealing with the creation of EPDs in the programme of IBU to the second methodology seminar on October 26, 2017 in Berlin. Together with experts from the Advisory Board, our verifier committee and the IBU office new information will be presented and current questions regarding LCA issues in the verifying process will be clarified in order to make the EPD process more efficien
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Please note, the seminar will be held in German language. Das Seminar richtet sich sowohl an Hersteller von Bauprodukten und Möbeln als auch an Architekten und Bauprojekt- und Gebäudeplaner.
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The IBU invites to the annual general meeting on June 5th 2018. The IBU Members’ Day prior to the AGM again has the motto “Experiencing a sustainable building”. Take a look behind the scenes and visit with us the EUREF campus with LEED certified buildings. Afterwards we would like to end the day with you in a relaxed atmosphere and invite you to a boat trip with dinner on the river Spree. Similar to the previous years, the AGM will follow a supporting programme with a number of lectures on
Find out moreIBU at BAU 2019 Visit us in Hall B0, Stand 205!
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Attention all IBU Members and declaration owners: the IBU warmly invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting, to be held on 4 June 2019 in Berlin. The agenda for this year’s meeting includes Board elections, information on the revisions – expected in late autumn – to the European EPD standard EN 15804+A2, including how these revisions will be implemented at the IBU, presentation of our new “ProSys” product information system, and information on the digitisation of life cycle assessment data
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Given the current situation we had to cancel this year’s General Assembly in June. We therefore kindly ask our members to vote on the necessary decisions regarding IBU e.V. in writing. In order to make this unusual process as easy as possible we offer a webinar “Background information regarding this year’s vote on IBU topics”: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 at 14:00 CEST (around 90 min plus Q&A session) On July 13th, 2020, all members will receive an e-mail with the ballot sheet and all ne
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Attention all IBU Members and declaration owners: the IBU warmly invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting, to be held on June 1st 2021 (online). The invitations were sent out by mail to all members on 30.04.2021. If you have not received an e-mail, please contact us at members@ibu-epd.com. --> Here you can find the agenda
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Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are established communication tools for the environmental performance of products, especially in the context of green building programs. But EPDs can do more! For the building and construction industry, decarbonization of the supply chain (Scope 3 emissions) plays a key role in achieving the EU net-zero emissions target by 2050. Requests from downstream customers, combined with increasing pressure from policymakers and investors, are forcing companies to
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Webinar by Jane Anderson, ConstructionLCA: Generating EPDs – Tips from an Experienced LCA Practitioner and Verifier What do I need to know to successfully generate an Environmental Product Declaration? What are typical mistakes and omissions that cost time in the verification process? Jane Anderson, a leading expert on building LCA and approved IBU Verifier, will talk about these topics from the point of view of both an LCA practitioner and a verifier for IBU’s EPD programme. Given Jane’s outsta
Find out moreWebinar by Alexander Röder, IBU: The International Dimension of EPDs – Validity, Mutual Recognition, European Collaboration In recent times, stakeholders increasingly seek advice on topics regarding the international dimension of EPDs: Are EPDs published with IBU recognized all over Europe and beyond? What additional requirements may apply in certain countries? What does mutual recognition mean, and how does it relate to multilateral initiatives such as EcoPlatform and InData? What is the relati
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