If there is no suitable PCR Part B for your product at IBU yet, please contact the IBU office. We will develop the PCR together with you and. The PCR process is free of charge. Only expertise and time are to be contributed.
Independent verification of EPDs is stipulated by ISO 14025 and EN 15804, and indicates that the EPD has been tested and approved by an independent expert (verifier) prior to publication. The review contains the following criteria:
Using the EPD-Online Tool, the manufacturer submits its EPD to the IBU to be verified. The IBU selec
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
EPDs from the IBU are generally recognised worldwide. Based on EN 15804+A2, the EPD complies with the European standard and is accordingly accepted by users in Europe and worldwide.
The assignment of the verifier to the individual EPD projects is done by the employees of the IBU branch office, in accordance with the experience and area of activity of the individual verifier, as well as their availability.
The verification costs are charged to the declaration owner by the IBU in a lump sum of € 2.000 per EPD. This process of manufacturer-neutral assignment and payment of reviewers ensures the independence and quality of the IBU, and serves as a fundamental element of our
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
In order to avoid re-calculating and re-verifying the EPD again, it is possible to publish a translated version through the IBU. To do this, a certified translation is required. Through the request for this authentication, the IBU ensures that the contents of the original EPD and the translation are identical and are not merely advertising statements or modified data.
The translator may be freely selected, on the condition that he/she is certified by a notary public to issue certified transla
The EPD Platform is a database system that facilitates the online creationof EPDs. The advantages of this tool are that every EPD maintains the same layout and, during the creation process, is always the most current version of an EPD. In addition, all IBU EPDs are published there.
The EPD Platform is available following a two-stage registration:
The second stage will be activated by the IBU office. The multi-user functionality of the tool makes it possible for any number of people to work on a particular EPD document within an EPD. Various safeguards ensure that two people cannot simultaneously edit the same section of the EPD.