{"id":186,"date":"2015-12-15T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T10:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/?post_type=avada_faq&p=186&lang=en"},"modified":"2024-07-24T17:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T15:02:49","slug":"what-is-the-eco-platform","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/faq-items\/what-is-the-eco-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the ECO Platform?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ECO Platform is the umbrella organisation of the various national EPD program operators in Europe, and supports the creation of a European Core EPD system based on the EN 15804 European standard. The European program operators involved have agreed upon certain minimum standards in relation to quality management and the verification procedure, whose observance they have obligated themselves to. EPDs that carry the ECO Platform EPD logo and are listed on the ECO Platform stand for the best possible comparability to date in terms of a coordinated European solution.<\/p>\n

The ECO Platform initiative, which is the basis for the creation of international recognition, has been well-received in the industry. Along with IBU, as program operator in Germany, the founding members of the ECO Platform also include the European building materials association Construction Products Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ECO Platform is the umbrella organisation of the various national EPD program operators in Europe, and supports the creation of a European Core EPD system based on the EN 15804 European standard. The European program operators involved have agreed upon certain minimum standards in relation to quality management and the verification procedure, whose observance they have obligated themselves to. EPDs that carry the ECO Platform EPD logo and are listed on the ECO Platform stand for the best possible comparability to date in terms of a coordinated European solution. The ECO Platform initiative, which is the basis for the creation of international recognition, has been well-received in the industry. Along with IBU, as program operator in Germany, the founding members of the ECO Platform also include the European building materials association Construction Products Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[21],"class_list":["post-186","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-international-and-ibu-services"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is the ECO Platform? | Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The ECO Platform is the umbrella organization of the European EPD program holders, with the aim of further harmonizing EPDs based on EN 15804.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/faq-items\/what-is-the-eco-platform\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the ECO Platform? | Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ECO Platform is the umbrella organization of the European EPD program holders, with the aim of further harmonizing EPDs based on EN 15804.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/faq-items\/what-is-the-eco-platform\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-24T15:02:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@IBU_EPD\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/faq-items\\\/what-is-the-eco-platform\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/faq-items\\\/what-is-the-eco-platform\\\/\",\"name\":\"What is the ECO Platform? | Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-12-15T10:45:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-24T15:02:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"The ECO Platform is the umbrella organization of the European EPD program holders, with the aim of further harmonizing EPDs based on EN 15804.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/faq-items\\\/what-is-the-eco-platform\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/faq-items\\\/what-is-the-eco-platform\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/faq-items\\\/what-is-the-eco-platform\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FAQs\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/faq-items\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"What is the ECO Platform?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ibu-epd.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"IBU - Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.\",\"description\":\"Das Detail im Fokus. 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