Welcome to the IBU e.V.
We are pleased to welcome a total of 23 new members to our association in the third quarter of 2024.
New service offer for EPD holders: Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)
IBU is reacting to the growing market demand for specific CO2 information and is expanding its services to include Product Carbon Footprint (PCF).
IBU e.V. welcomes 14 new corporate members in the second quarter of 2024 and strengthens the joint mission for sustainable building
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.
IBU Verification Committee: Key role for objectivity and quality of EPDs
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.
IBU and Fraunhofer ISE cooperate in research project on PCR for the creation of EPDs for photovoltaics
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.
New version of the IBU PCR Part A
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).
New paths paved for the EPD in the USA
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.
Access to IBU EPDs reaches new high in 2023
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.
Sustainability on the upswing: IBU with strong growth in membership
More and more companies from the construction industry are committed to achieving a higher level of sustainability. This is reflected in the fact that 26 new members joined the Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) in the first quarter of 2024.
Circular economy made tangible by new life cycle assessment rules for re-use products
The Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) has introduced life cycle assessment rules for re-use products in its Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).