SGBC wrapped up a successful EPD Development Bootcamp on 30 Aug. 2024. Organised by SGBC and supported by SGBC Member One Click LCA, the EPD Development Bootcamp was aimed at imparting knowledge and skillsets to develop new capabilities in professional consultancy services firms and building material/ product manufacturers & suppliers.
With EPDs quickly becoming a key means of communicating a product’s environmental impact in a transparent and consistent manner, the two-day Bootcamp brought 25 built environment professionals up to speed on:
- ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฃ๐๐: Participants obtained a comprehensive understanding of EPDs, including their purpose, structure, and key benefits for manufacturers, specifiers, and end-users in the building industry.
- ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐: Participants better understood the fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment, the methodology behind quantifying a product’s environmental impact across its life cycle.
- ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: A key component of any EPD journey, best practices for collecting reliable data and navigating the verification process for EPD development were shared.
- ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: A wealth of relevant case studies were shared with participants, who greatly benefited from real-world examples of successful EPD development in different building product categories.
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With the growing global focus on decarbonisation and addressing supply chain emissions, building developers, professionals, contractors and specifiers are increasingly seeking to understand the carbon emissions impact of building materials and products.
The EPD Development Bootcamp is part of SGBCโs suite of programmes designed specifically for enhancing the carbon literacy of stakeholders in the built environment sector.