New version of PCR Part A
IBU has published a new Version of PCR part A
Changes to the prior version of the PCR Part A are editorial changes, clarifications in the chapter 6.2 (End of Life scenarios) and 6.5.4 (allocation).
Changes to the prior version of the PCR Part A are editorial changes, clarifications in the chapter 6.2 (End of Life scenarios) and 6.5.4 (allocation).
Following his visit to this year’s DACH+HOLZ International, held from 20–23 February 2018 in Cologne, Germany, IBU Managing Director Burkhart Lehmann reports that environmental product declarations (EPDs) in accordance with EN 15804 have now become established in the roofing and timber construction ind
After the ICDLI (International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry aisbl) had developed an EPD for the first time in 2012, the environmental product declarations have now been updated. These are valid for five years. The environmental product declarations audited by the independent program holder Institute for Building and Environment e.V. (IBU) have been produced to the highest standard of type&n
In October 2017, the Institut Bauen und Umwelt held its second training programme for life cycle assessors and EPD creators, aimed at providing information on both new developments to EPD programme rules as well as on how to ensure the most efficient and highest quality verifications of IBU environmental product declarations possible.
Methodology Seminar for Life Cycle Assessment Experts for the creation of EPDs
IBU is happy to invite all LCA practioners dealing with the creation of EPDs in the programme of IBU to the second methodology seminar on October 26, 2017 in Berlin.
Together with experts from the Advisory Board, our verifier committee and the IBU office new information will be presented and current questions regarding LCA issues in the verifying process will be clarified in order to make the
The term ‘sustainability’ seems to be on everyone’s lips. However, it is frequently used selectively, and sometimes with an over-inflated meaning. Anyone who advertises their products as being ‘sustainable’ must be prepared to prove it. This is precisely what the construction materials industry is doing with their Environmental Product Dec
At this year’s General Meeting, participants were offered a morning programme that covered a wide variety of topics and information concerning national and, in particular, international developments in sustainable building.
On 2 March 2017, IBU hosted all of the verifiers appointed by the Advisory Council at the annual verifier meeting in Berlin. The primary aim of the one-day meeting was to clarify current questions concerning the EPD verification process and to ensure harmonisation of verification practices.
Together with the Schiele & Schön Publishing House, the Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU), took advantage of the occasion of the BAU 2017 trade fair to present an EPD special edition of the journal greenBUILDING.