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).
49 new members 2023 from all over the world
Our international community is growing.
Today, the IBU is more international than ever and we owe this primarily to our members from all over the world.
Update: Handling of mass balance approaches in the calculation of a product LCA within the IBU EPD Program
UPDATE from Dec 12, 2023: In addition to the previous statement on MBA from Feb 1, 2023, this statement provides clarification on treatment of Guarantees of Origin (GoO).