Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and Verification

EPDs are based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which covers the environmental impacts of a product throughout its entire life cycle—from raw material acquisition to manufacturing, transportation, use, and end-of-life treatment. The use of EPDs has increased particularly in the construction industry, where they are utilized for calculating a building’s carbon footprint. EPDs support meeting the requirements of environmental certifications (LEED, BREEAM) and enable consideration of environmental criteria in various procurement processes.

Our EPDs are based on international ISO 14025 standard and the EN 15804 standard applied to construction products. Using these standards and product category rules (PCR), we ensure consistency, comparability, and independence of the declarations.

We have extensive experience in producing EPD documents for various programs, such as EPD International (Opens in new window), Rakennustieto (Opens in new window), EPD Norway (Opens in new window), IBU EPD (Opens in new window), and PEP ecopassport (Opens in new window).

We offer EPD verification services, acting as an independent expert to ensure that declarations comply with applicable standards and product category rules. We perform verifications for EPD International (Opens in new window), Rakennustieto (Opens in new window), and EPD Norway (Opens in new window) programs.

Verification is an essential part of the EPD process, guaranteeing the document’s reliability and market acceptance.