ECO Platform Statement: Together for Sustainability Guideline
ECO Platform: TEWOG conclusion on the applicability of data based on the Together for Sustainability Guideline for EPDs
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 Advisory Board appoints two new members
Dr Hans-Carsten Kühne and Prof Dr Mario Schmidt join the IBU Advisory Board with immediate effect.
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.
EPDs planned for the BAU 2025 trade fair?
Meet the deadline for EPD verification in July!
BAU, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, will take place again in Munich in January 2025.
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).