I am a master's student at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry doing my thesis in Barriers in implementing material transparency in LEED v4 projects.

For EPD Option 1 or MIR Option 1, it would seem you can just submit 20+ products with EPDs and not have to provide any material cost data whatsoever in the BPDO calculator, since the cost...

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Is there a database or list of companies or industries that provide EPDs? For example, if I were trying to spec certain companies based on their available EPDs is there a consolidated...

Hi all. Does anyone know whether it is required that an EPD must contain information about the Program Operator and the specific PCR that has been followed when conducting the LCA? In our project...

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I have a list of different length and shape cold-formed steel studs and clips for a project. They all carry an EPD and HPD. Clark Dietrich states that, similar to carpet of...

I have a PEP for a recessed floor box, and it looks similar to an EPD, but I wasn't sure if LEED would count this.

Thanks!

Dear LEED Experts,

I am looking for clarity regarding how many products listed in the BPDO Calculator can use the exact same impact category values listed in an industry-wide EPD.

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Hi All,

According to LEED BD+C_V4 “EPD type III (specific product) it counts as one single product.”.

If we have an EPD type III, of several similar products, of diferente brands,...

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What if the project JUST uses only 1ea for each 20 EPD materials?

According to v4 BPDO calculator,  material cost does not affect for the point achieving when proceed...

We shall appreciate if you could provide us with leed assessment on the above .

We use an emulsifier tested as PH7 to replace a carbon burn out using fossil fuel . 

End result - low...