SGBC EPD Development Bootcamp

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:

  • ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐——๐˜€: Participants obtained a comprehensive understanding of EPDs, including their purpose, structure, and key benefits for manufacturers, specifiers, and end-users in the building industry.
  • ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€: Participants better understood the fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment, the methodology behind quantifying a product’s environmental impact across its life cycle.
  • ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: A key component of any EPD journey, best practices for collecting reliable data and navigating the verification process for EPD development were shared.
  • ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: 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 SGBCโ€™s suite of programmes designed specifically for enhancing the carbon literacy of stakeholders in the built environment sector.