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.
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.
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.
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.
The Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) has introduced life cycle assessment rules for re-use products in its Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
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 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).
Hans Peters re-elected as Chairman of the Board and his deputy Dr. Roman Rupp.
Latest status of Advisory Board (SVR) decisions: April 2024
