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Find where a product credential earns points or counts, and what each rating tool or policy accepts.

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3 credentials, in Australian Government ESP Policy and BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded. Clear selection

CDPH Standard Method

Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About CDPH Standard Method

Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.

None of the rating tools or policies selected names CDPH Standard Method. That is not a statement that none accepts it.

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Declare

Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Declare

Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.

Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy

  • Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'Declare')

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    Declare
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    On what basis
    listed as an example in Table 1
    Products
    FFE
    Scope
    Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment.
    Conditions
    FFE products only
    Source
    Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9

Not named by: BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.

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EPD

Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EPD

Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.

Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy

  • Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability' and 'Environmental Product Declarations'; SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    ISO 14025 (or EN 15804 for construction products)
    On what basis
    named way to verify; 'Gold standard verification includes third-party EPDs' (p. 5)
    Products
    FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
    Scope
    The tool says EPDs do not show environmental preferability unless compared with other robust EPDs (p. 5).
    Conditions
    Not shown under Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Finance)'s terms
    Source
    Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5, 6, 16, 17; SESP Template (unpaginated)

  • SESP Guidance for tender evaluation – Construction Services, 'Evidence'

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    On what basis
    on the indicative list of evidence
    Products
    Construction materials
    Scope
    Indicative evidence list. Evaluators are told not all businesses can obtain EPDs.
    Conditions
    applicable to the region in which the procurement is delivered
    Source
    Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5

BREEAM International NC v6.0, supersededRating tool

  • Mat 01 Life cycle impacts, criterion 5 (One credit - Environmental product declarations); CN3.2; Relevant definitions

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    On what basis
    per product covered by an EPD that BREEAM calls “verified”
    Products
    construction products, classified by Mat 03 Table 46 material categories
    Scope
    Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
    Conditions
    Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
    Source
    BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278, 279

  • Mat 01 Life cycle impacts, exemplary level criterion 7; CN3.2

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    On what basis
    per product covered by a manufacturer specific EPD that BREEAM calls “verified”
    Products
    construction products, classified by Mat 03 Table 46 material categories
    Scope
    Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
    Conditions
    Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
    Source
    BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278

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