Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs): Specifying Sustainable Materials to Save the Planet - Update
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Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) have been gaining fast recognition as the gold standard of product disclosures. We explore the inherent limitations of these tools, and discuss potential strategies for project teams to use EPDs for product specification.
- Describe how to achieve MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-EPD in LEED v4
- Identify the current limitations of making comparisons between products, and how these can be overcome
- Explain what an Environmental Product Declaration is, how it is developed, and what purpose it serves
- Perform LEED compliance calculations for MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-EPD
