Environmental Product Declarations - The "ecological" passport of a building.

Description

This CPD will be focusing on a type of environmental labelling that is becoming increasingly relevant, especially in the building industry: Environmental Product Declarations. Also, it will focus on their quantitative data and objectivity, which are a kind of “ecological passport” of building products. During this presentation, you will find out how they are complied, the importance of them and the different types of EPDs and accreditation companies behind them. We will also cover how to read and use them in your projects. By the end of this CPD delegates ought to: 1. Understand the purpose of an EPDs. 2. Know how they are created. 3. Know the different types of EPDs available. 4. Know who accredits them. 5. Understand how to read them.