IBU offers the following types of EPD to ensure that the appropriate EPD is created for each application:
IBU has no basic requirements for the software used to calculate the LCA. The use of Umberto, SimaPro, openLCA and other tools available on the market is generally permitted.
IBU’s EPD platform is not itself a tool for LCA calculation or a database for LCA data, but is used to enter, verify and publish the final EPD data in a standardized and digitized format. IBU is not involved in the upstream step of preparing the LCA.
In principle, the EPD platform or an EPD tool verified by IBU must b
In the “Project-specific EPD” tab, you will find EPDs that are valid for a specific (construction) project. These are usually created using fully automated EPD tools.
The general public does not currently have access to the website. If you are interested in accessing IBU.data from a building LCA tool via the online interface, please contact info@ibu-epd.com for more information.
IBU.data publishes all EPD datasets that have been created and published by IBU via the EPD platform. Thanks to the direct connection to the EPD platform, IBU.data always contains the most up-to-date data.
In addition, all fully automated EPD tools are obliged to make all EPDs created with them available as a digital twin.
Note: We are currently facing technical issues which cause delays of transfers to ibu.data. We are working on this. For further inf
Use of the data offered on IBU.data is free of charge for end users for the purpose of information and use for Building LCAs. Click here for the terms of use. A separate licence agreement is required for all other types of use. Please contact info@ibu-epd.com for more information.
IBU.data is a data base, provided by IBU containing the LCA-based data from the EPDs of building material manufacturers, digitised i.e. made available to the public in machine-readable XML format. This enables the application for calculating building LCA.
With IBU.data, the IBU offers considerable added value for users of EPDs:
According to DIN EN ISO 14025, product category rules are the combination of specific rules, requirements, or guidelines used to create an Environmental Product Declaration for one or more product categories. In the IBU’s EPD programme, the PCR is divided into two parts: A and B. PCR Part A contains the uniform life cycle assessment calculation rules for all building products, as well as the requirements for the background report. Part B regulates the specific requirements of each product subgro
DIN EN 15804 (often shortened to EN 15804) “Building Sustainability – Environmental Product Declarations – Basic Rules for the Product Category of Building Products” ensures that all EPDs for building products, building services, and building processes are derived, verified, and represented in a uniform manner. It stipulates the fundamental product category rules (PCR). According to EN 15804, EPDs in the building industry will form the basis for the description and evaluation of buildings. They
DIN EN ISO 14025 (often shortened to ISO 14025) “Environmental Trademarks and Declarations – Type III Environmental Declarations – Principles and Procedures” is the basis for environmental trademarks in compliance with Type III. ISO 14025 regulates, among other things, how Type III Environmental Declarations and Type III Environmental Declaration Programmes are created and in particular, specifies the application of the DIN EN ISO 14040 series of standards for their creation. This enables compar