{"id":23668,"date":"2026-09-13T20:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/?page_id=23668"},"modified":"2026-09-13T20:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:35:46","slug":"lca-consultants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/lca-consultants\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose an LCA consultant for your EPD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:98.8%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><!-- WordPress\/Avada content only. Set the page title\/H1 separately: Choose an LCA consultant for your EPD --><\/p>\n<article lang=\"en\" aria-label=\"Choose an LCA consultant for your EPD\" style=\"max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 8px 0 24px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">A suitable consultant understands your product group and supports the path from production data to documents ready for review. Compare the scope of work as carefully as the quoted price.<\/p>\n<nav aria-label=\"On this page\" style=\"margin: 0 0 36px; padding: 18px 22px; background-color: #f5f5f5; border-left: 3px solid #747474;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"><strong>On this page<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-1\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Discuss experience and availability<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-2\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Define deliverables clearly<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-3\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Agree collaboration and future use<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-4\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Start with a specific enquiry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"abschnitt-1\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Discuss experience and availability<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Ask about experience with your product group and the IBU programme. Describe sites, variants and target markets. Establish who will carry out the technical work and when data review, calculations and queries can realistically be scheduled.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"abschnitt-2\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Define deliverables clearly<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Clarify whether the quotation includes data collection, the LCA model, background report, EPD text, platform entry and verification queries. Agree languages, file formats and the number of products covered. This makes quotations with different boundaries comparable.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"abschnitt-3\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Agree collaboration and future use<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Discuss confidentiality, data delivery and access to project files. Agree which documents you will receive for future updates and the relevant usage rights. Having a platform account does not resolve these contractual questions.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"abschnitt-4\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Start with a specific enquiry<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Send a short product overview, number of sites, available data and intended timeframe. Request a clear scope including assumptions and additional costs. IBU assigns the reviewer for the later independent verification.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"weiterlesen\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Related guides and next steps<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/roles-and-responsibilities\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Roles and responsibilities in EPD creation<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/collecting-data\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Collect and check data for an EPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/costs\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">EPD costs: plan your budget and fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/contact-and-training\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Contact and introduction to EPD-Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<nav aria-label=\"More topics\" style=\"max-width: 820px; margin: 16px auto 32px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">EPD-Online<\/a> &nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp; <a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/getting-started\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Getting started<\/a> &nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/guides\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Guides<\/a> &nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp; <a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/documentation\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Documentation<\/a> &nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp; <a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/help\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Help<\/a> &nbsp; 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