{"id":24004,"date":"2026-09-23T10:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/?page_id=24004"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:00:35","slug":"submit-an-epd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/guides\/submit-an-epd\/","title":{"rendered":"Submit an EPD for verification"},"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: Submit an EPD for verification --><\/p>\n<article lang=\"en\" aria-label=\"Submit an EPD for verification\" 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;\">Submission completes the initial editing stage and commissions verification by IBU. Take this step once content, documents and internal authorisation are ready.<\/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;\">1. Check readiness for submission<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-2\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">2. Use the responsible project account<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-3\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">3. Send for verification<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-4\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">4. Check status and next tasks<\/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;\">1. Check readiness for submission<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Check the EPD preview, background report and evidence. Ensure all files reflect the same technical version. Agree fees and responsibilities internally.<\/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;\">2. Use the responsible project account<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Open the EPD with the appropriate permission. Submission is assigned to the person responsible for the project or IBU. If you only have editing rights, coordinate the handover with the project lead.<\/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;\">3. Send for verification<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Choose the action to send for verification. Address any completeness messages and read the declarations in the confirmation dialog. Confirm the order only once the information and prerequisites are correct.<\/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;\">4. Check status and next tasks<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Check the EPD status afterwards. A status indicating submission for verification marks a handover, not completed verification. Keep specialists available for questions. Following a return for revision, use the designated reverification step to resubmit.<\/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\/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=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/verification\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Independent verification of your EPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/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\/verification-queries\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Handle queries and corrections during verification<\/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=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/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=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/documentation\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Documentation<\/a> &nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/help\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Help<\/a> &nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/news\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">News<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23684,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","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":""},"class_list":["post-24004","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Submit your EPD for verification | IBU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Submit your EPD in EPD-Online. 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