IBU supports transition to new EPD standard with attractive pricing
The new European standard EN 15804+A2 regulating EPDs for construction products will have particular impacts on the impact assessment stage; therefore, it will be impossible to compare EPD results with those according to the previous version EN 15804+A1. In order to offer all declaration owners an efficient and effective solution for the long transition period of 3 years, IBU has developed an attractive pricing model; it fully passes on the considerable synergies from a parallel EPD calc
Launch of InData
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new website for an European sustainability data hub of construction products.
The Working Group `International Open Data Network for Sustainable Building` –InData– originated from growing
Grundfos and the IBU Meet Up at the ISH
Official Presentation of the First Environmental Product Declaration for Pumps
Danish manufacturer of pump solutions Grundfos joins the IBU
IBU welcomes new member in the building services sector
BAU 2019 – Another IBU Success Story
ProSys, the Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.’s New Product Information System, Meets with Great Interest
EPDs to optimise building life cycle assessment
IBU study shows that the use of products with an EPD has a positive impact on the ecological footprint of a building and its DGNB rating
Current decisions of the Advisory Board
SVR Decisions from October 2018
The IBU Advisory Board (SVR) decided in its last meeting in October 2018 on these topics.
New Management at the Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.
As the Second Half of 2018 Gets Underway, Changes Are Taking Place at the Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU)
Sustainability, Not a Throw-Away Economy
Prestigious Speakers Set the Tone for the IBU Annual General Meeting
For a society to become aware of its environmental responsibilities, it must have visionaries and pioneers – including from among its business community. This is the conclusion drawn from the programme presented at this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU). The reasoning behind this is that sustainability cannot be enforced in top-down. In order to be able to meet the Age