Global GreenTag International EPD Program seeks comment on PCRs for Wood Cladding for Buildings

Global GreenTag EPD Program is seeking comment for a new Public Consultation on Product Category Rules for Wood Cladding for Buildings closing 4 November 2024.

The Global GreenTag International Environmental Product Declaration™ (GreenTag EPD™) program that provides Life Cycle information, which building projects require, is releasing for public consultation its next set of building product PCR (Product Category Rules) for Wood Cladding for Buildings developed in collaboration with the Evah Institute. The draft for 'Sub-PCR Wood Cladding for Buildings 10 2024 WNB V2' is now open for stakeholder feedback.

This public consultation period closes on 4 November 2024

Business customers and consumers alike seek reliable, quantitative data about the environmental impacts of products, to help them make informed purchasing decisions that account for impacts. Their decision-making is further supported by EPDs, such as those prepared and provided by the Global GreenTag EPD™ Program, providing credible and scientifically correct data from products to assist projects working toward low-carbon economy and resource efficiency goals.

The Global GreenTag EPD™ is a user-friendly representation of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) results with each EPD providing reliable and comparable information, underpinned by relevant Product Category Rules (PCRs). Input by manufacturers into the development of PCRs is important, as it enables Global GreenTag assessors to tailor PCRs for the conforming LCAs to reflect typical material sourcing, adopted manufacturing processes and common use phase issues. Ultimately, for EPDs to represent all important information about products in an accessible way.

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The Global GreenTag EPD™ program is formally recognised and approved as an established ECO EPD programme and Global GreenTag International – as an ECO EPD Programme Operator - and the first in Australia to achieve this standing.

An International Non-Profit Association established by European EPD Programme Operators, ECO Platform, audits regularly to ensure compliance, verification and principles are followed. Its mission is to promote and contribute to sustainable development, including a low-carbon economy and resource efficiency in the construction sector, by coordinating the development and provision of credible and scientifically correct data from products.

It supports members from Manufacturers and Associations in the Construction Sector, Green Building and other sectors, or Sustainability Initiatives, LCA Practitioners and Tool Providers.