{"id":23743,"date":"2026-09-15T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/?page_id=23743"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:19:23","slug":"documentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"EPD-Online documentation and reference"},"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: EPD-Online documentation and reference --><\/p>\n<article lang=\"en\" aria-label=\"EPD-Online documentation and reference\" 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;\">This area brings together reference information. Use the guides for practical steps and the documentation to understand terms, responsibilities and relationships.<\/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;\">Features and collaboration<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-2\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Rules and document content<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-3\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Status, formats and maintenance<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-4\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">EPD-Online and verified tool solutions<\/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;\">Features and collaboration<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">The feature overview explains what the platform supports. The roles and permissions pages cover responsibilities and project access. Both matter: technical responsibility and editing permissions are different.<\/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;\">Rules and document content<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">PCR establish the applicable requirements. The background report explains calculations and data, while the EPD presents the published information. Refer to the programme documents applicable to your project for binding requirements.<\/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;\">Status, formats and maintenance<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">The status overview helps explain ongoing procedures. The data formats and validity pages cover later use. For changes to published content, the updating page explains the appropriate approach.<\/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;\">EPD-Online and verified tool solutions<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Use EPD-Online for the conventional data-entry and submission process. IBU also provides for verified LCA and EPD tools with their own procedural rules. These differ from ordinary LCA software. Discuss a tool-based approach with IBU; the guides in this section describe working in EPD-Online.<\/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=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/features\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">EPD-Online features<\/a><\/li>\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\/product-category-rules\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Product Category Rules: the basis of your EPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/background-report\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Background report and evidence for your EPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/guides\/epd-status\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Understand your EPD\u2019s status<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/data-formats-and-databases\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">EPD data formats and databases<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/validity-and-renewal\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">EPD validity and renewal<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/glossary\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Key terms for EPD projects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<nav aria-label=\"More topics\" style=\"max-width: 820px; margin: 16px auto 32px; 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