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Abstract
Why did we do the survey?
The survey was conducted to try and capture industry perspectives on the use of EPDs and other environmental data sources for building LCA. Additionally, we were interested in the trust and perceived uncertainties in EPDs in order to provide better guidance for improved future EPDs.
Who’s it for?
The survey was targeted at building designers including architects, engineers and sustainability consultants who are conducting LCAs as part of the building design process. We distributed the survey via the RIBA and the FutureBuild email newsletters via LinkedIn and shared it with colleagues and our project steering group to disseminate.
Who should read it?
This survey report is aimed at both academics, practitioners and policymakers to better understand the use of EPDs in a predominantly UK built environment context.
The survey was conducted to try and capture industry perspectives on the use of EPDs and other environmental data sources for building LCA. Additionally, we were interested in the trust and perceived uncertainties in EPDs in order to provide better guidance for improved future EPDs.
Who’s it for?
The survey was targeted at building designers including architects, engineers and sustainability consultants who are conducting LCAs as part of the building design process. We distributed the survey via the RIBA and the FutureBuild email newsletters via LinkedIn and shared it with colleagues and our project steering group to disseminate.
Who should read it?
This survey report is aimed at both academics, practitioners and policymakers to better understand the use of EPDs in a predominantly UK built environment context.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | University of Bath |
| Number of pages | 56 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2024 |
Data Availability Statement
Surveys responses for "Use of Environmental Product Declarations in Industry" questionnaire. Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01319.Acknowledgements
We would also like to thank our project steering group for their insights and advice, with one discussion providing inspiration for this survey.Funding
The research described in this paper was supported and funded by EPSRC grant EP/V047027/1, entitled “Towards net-zero carbon buildings: tackling uncertainty when predicting the carbon footprint of construction products and whole buildings.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| EPSRC - EU | EP/V047027/1 |
Keywords
- environmental product declarations
- Sustainability and circular economy
- sustainability
- building design
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
- Embodied carbon
- construction products
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Towards net-zero carbon buildings: tackling UNcertainty when predicting the CARbon footprint of construction products and Buildings (UNCARB)
Allen, S. (PI), Kyprianou, A. (CoI), Hattam, L. (Researcher) & Marsh, E. (Researcher)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
16/08/21 → 19/07/24
Project: Research council
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Surveys responses for "Use of Environmental Product Declarations in Industry" questionnaire
Marsh, E. (Creator), Roberts, M. (Creator) & Allen, S. (Creator), University of Bath, 20 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01319
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