For Option 2 - How do you determine credit compliance with an industry-wide EPD?

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An international insulation manufacturer has developed an EPD for all its products consisting in ​rock wool insulation. The plants chosen for the analysis are located in...

Our project may be able to obtain this credit, but it might come down to the last half value for an industry EPD. My question to the knowledge pool is;

May I count both an industry and a...

Is there a bank of "USGBC Approved Programs" we can consult while working through product submittals for the BPDO credits?

I have located an industry wide type III EPD for gypsum by the Gypsum Association. In the product description it lists the products as "for average 5/8" type X gypsum boards". I am using a 1/2"...

I understand that USGBC are seeking feedbacks from stakeholders on the draft EPD guidance.

When is the final version scheduled to be ready and when would the guidance become effective?...

of non-structure/non-enclosure elements. I am curious how others have handled materials like these. Since the questions above are applicable to all BPDO Credits, I have posted them to the “Sourcing of Raw Materials” forum. Let’s...

In relation to the Educational Session on EPD that you lead through USGBC, can you please tell me if the EPD compliant with LEEDv4 that you cover through this course, requires that the program...

The International EPD System includes the possibility for pre-certification of EPDs as a step in the process to develop Product Category Rules (PCRs). Pre-certified EPDs are EPDs that are not...

Does the compliance with the ISO 14025 standard automatically include cradle to gate scope? Or is the scope stated separately in the product EPD?