The Institute Construction and Environment e.V. (IBU) is starting the year with good news: in the fourth quarter of 2020, 14 companies and organizations from various sectors of the construction and materials industries have found their way to the IBU.
The IBU is celebrating the success of its event “Future-oriented technologies – EPDs in the digital transformation”, which attracted around 260 interested parties from the construction, IT and environmental sectors.
We are pleased to welcome a total of 23 new members to our association in the third quarter of 2024.
IBU is reacting to the growing market demand for specific CO2 information and is expanding its services to include Product Carbon Footprint (PCF).
The Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) is pleased to announce the addition of 14 new corporate members in the second quarter of 2024.
In June, the Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) invited its independent verifiers to the 12th Verification Committee. This annual meeting ensures the quality of environmental product declarations (EPDs) to strengthen confidence in sustainable construction.
As an associated project partner, the Institut für Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) has been supporting the Zukunft Bau research project PCR4PV since June 1st 2024, which aims to advance the further development of Product Category Rules (PCR) for Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) of PV applications as part of Zukunft Bau research funding under the leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE.
On 30.04.2024, the IBU published a new version of the PCR Part A (calculation rules for the life cycle assessment and requirements for the project report in accordance with EN 15804+A2:2019).
The IBU (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) and the North American EPD program holder Smart EPD agreed to a mutual recognition and opening the way for building product manufacturers to bring their EPDs to the American market.
Over 390,000 times environmental product declarations were downloaded from the website of Institut Bauen und Umwelt e. V. (IBU) last year – more than ever before.
