Category Archives: EN 15804

a guide to understanding the embodied impacts of construction products

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

The Guide which I wrote with Jane Thornback is now available to download, free of charge, from the Construction Products Association website.  I hope you will find it a useful resource.

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Launch of Construction Products Association Publication

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

I’ve been working on a publication with Jane Thornback, ‘A Guide to the Understanding of the Embodied Impact of Construction Products’, and we will be launching it next week – details below. Date:    Tuesday 13 March 2012 Venue: Building Centre, … Continue reading →

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The different cost of European standards

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

With the publication of BS EN 15804 in the UK, I was surprised by how much it was going to cost to buy our UK office a copy, and having offices in Denmark and Germany too, I had a quick … Continue reading →

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CEN/TC 350 and EN 15804 – what are they and why do I need to know about them?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

One of the worst things about life cycle assessment (LCA) is the jargon which those that do LCA everyday understand and reel off without thinking, but which those new to the subject, including many of our customers, find bewildering.  Two … Continue reading →

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An overview of BRE Global’s Response to CEN/TC 350, and some questions…

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

BRE Global has recently published their approach to the new standard developed by CEN/TC 350, EN 15804, which sets overarching Product Category Rules for EPD. The full document was originally circulated to the Construction Products Association Sustainable Construction Committee in … Continue reading →

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