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CI-v4 MRc3:Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations

Option 2 "reduction below industry average"

For option 2 it states the products must demonstrate impact reduction below industry average in at least 3 categories. Where do I find those "industry averages" to know if my products qualify? They don't seem to be listed on the EPDs.

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Fri, 05/08/2015 - 14:55

Hi Jennifer, I have the exact same question.. did you receive any feedback on this?

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 16:55

No, I have had absolutely no response.

Wed, 06/03/2015 - 14:37

Instead of providing the "industry averages", the credit relies on unspecified third-party certifiers to determine what the industry averages are, and which products meet them. I haven't found any info on which organizations will be doing this work, let alone what their certifications would be called.
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Paula Melton
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Mon, 01/11/2016 - 14:54

The industry average comes from an industry-wide EPD—so in order to meet the credit, the product would need to have both an industry-wide EPD and a product-specific Type III EPD, AND would have to compare favorably with the industry average. There are few products that meet these criteria at the moment, but manufacturers are catching up.
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Len Sciarra
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Mon, 05/22/2017 - 16:08

Does anyone know of a good source for Industry Wide Generic EPD's to start to make these comparisons? update: another option is to have a product specific EPD that compares itself over time. From the USGBC site CIR: http://www.usgbc.org/content/10415 There is no specific minimum time period specified however, 1 year apart, 5 years, or even it could be 2 months I suppose.

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