Epd faq – preview

1. What is EPD?
2. What is PN EN 15804 standard?
3. Why to have EPD?
4. What products can have EPD?
5. How many producers have EPD in Poland?
6. Who is responsible for managing the national EPD Program for construction products?
7. Is ITB’s Program limited to construction products and materials in Poland?
8. Does ITB collaborate with other program operators?
9. Does ITB charge a fee to develop, review, and publish a PCR?
10. How are PCRs developed in ITB?
11. What happens if there is existing PCR published by another program operator?
12. Does ITB charge a fee verifying/accepting LCA/EPD of other European EPD operator?
13. Does ITB charge a fee for verifying LCA/EPDs?
14. How long EPD is valid?
15. How much does EPD cost?
16. How long it will take to obtain EPD?
17. Interested in EPD? What to do?
18. What about confidentiality of the producer data?
19. Interested in EPD? Need a contact or workshop?

EPD (Environmental Product Declaration, type III) provides quantifiable environmental data to compare products that fulfill the same function. In order to create comparable EPDs, they must follow the same methodological rules (PN EN 15804) and guidelines called PCRs.

Standard PN-EN 15804 provides the core rules for the creation of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for building products and materials. ITB actively participated to the CEN TC 350 work (as a mirror group KT 307 of PKN) and translated this standard to polish language.

It is one of the most recognizable ways to communicate product’s environmental performance. In the future this environmental information will be a part of the product performance declaration based on Reg. 305/11 (CPR-Construction Product Regulation).

All construction products defined on the CPR basis.

ITB registered 11 EPDs and has new active EPD projects.

ITB is responsible for the national EPD Program, its scope and its procedures, including review, verification process and maintenance.

The scope of EPD Program is primarily Poland btw ITB can also create EPDs for other EU-28 countries.

Yes, ITB works with other program operators (via ECO-PLATFORM, http://www.eco-platform.org/) to coordinate efforts to assist industry sectors while reducing duplication of effort.

No, ITB does not charge any fees to develop, review, or publish PCR (for new product groups).

PCRs are developed through Technical Committee (TC). PCRs are directly based on PN EN 15804.

This process is under discussion between ECO Platform members. ITB believes in the final recognition btw basic verification and translation will be required.

Yes, ITB charges a fee to verify a manufacturer’s EPD. For fee information please contact Michał Piasecki m.piasecki@itb.pl

5 years.

It depends on how complex is production process. A typical project cost is 7000-8000EU.

The duration of the projects vary depending on process complexity, the number of sub-products, number of sites and input data involved. A typical project time is 3 months.

If producer is interested in EPD for his product then have to fill in the Contact Form (on page), which can be delivered also after contact with fizyka@itb.pl or Michal Piasecki m.piasecki@itb.pl. This will allow ITB to issue a formal EPD time and cost project proposal. On acceptance of the proposal of the quoted cost producer can be asked to sign agreement and then submit a more detailed LCI Data (special questionnaire) that will allow ITB to complete the LCA and further verification process

During the collecting inventory data process ITB will carry out the quality data audit to manufacturing site.

After successful process the report will be issued with EPD certificate signed by ITB director. At that point producer will then be permitted to use the ITB-EPD declaration in his commercial technical or promotional material. The certificate may be listed (on your request) on ITB web page.

LCA/EPD process is covered by confidentiality terms in agreement and the information producer provide in relation to the project is treated as confidential.

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