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Australia and New Zealand
Which credential?
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- BEP PVC
- BES 6001
- Blue Angel
- CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel
- Carpet Institute
- Climate Active
- Concrete Sustainability Council
- Cradle to Cradle Certified
- Declare
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- EMICODE
- EPD
- EPD Australasia
- EU Ecolabel
- FSC
- GECA
- Global GreenTag
- Global Organic Textile Standard
- Global Responsible Textile Standard
- Green Seal
- Health Product Declaration
- International EPD System
- Living Product Challenge
- Nordic Swan
- PEFC
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Responsible Steel
- Responsible Wood
- SCS Standards
- Steel Sustainability Australia
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- UL GREENGUARD
- AFRDI Green Tick
- CDPH Standard Method
- CEN
- ISO
- LEVEL
- NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
- PACT
2 credentials, in NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) and BREEAM International NC v7.1. Clear selection
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.
NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot)Rating tool
10.4.1; 10.4.2.1; 10.4.2.3; 14.8.2 (stored biogenic carbon in timber, Carbon Removal Indicator)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- EN 15804+A2:2019
- On what basis
- Stored biogenic carbon in product (BCC-prod)
- Products
- Timber and paper materials
- Scope
- Counts toward the Carbon Removal Indicator only; does not affect the star rating or emissions intensity; not for repurposed materials (10.6) or non-timber biomass (10.5)
- Conditions
- timber or paper material only
- applies when a product-specific emission factor per Section 9.4 (conforming EPD) is used
- EPD confirms the material is from a sustainably managed source certified by FSC, or by Responsible Wood as part of PEFC
- a statement that at least 95 % of the timber is certified is acceptable
- use BCC-prod; exclude BCC-pack
- stored carbon given in kg of carbon must be multiplied by 44/12 to give kgCO2e
- GWPB must not be used to find stored biogenic carbon
- if stored carbon cannot be found, use the default estimate in 10.4.3
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 68, 69, 94
11.4.4 Source location as defined by an EPD; 14.9.1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- Source location for transport emissions
- Products
- Materials entered with an EPD
- Scope
- Transport emissions (A4) source location only
- Conditions
- source location is the manufacturing exit gate stated in the EPD
- where the EPD lists several production sites, use the site closest to the rated premises unless the actual site used is known
- not available for default assemblies
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 74, 95
9.4.2 a); 9.4.3.1 Conforming EPDs; 9.4.3.2; 9.4.3.3; 9.4.3.5 (product-specific emission factor, specific-product EPD)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- ISO 14025 with EN 15804+A1:2013, EN 15804+A2:2019 or ISO 21930:2017
- On what basis
- GWPT, modules A1-A3
- Products
- Any included material with a product-specific EPD
- Scope
- Overrides the default emission factor for that material only; cannot be used for similar products from other manufacturers; modules A1-A3 only
- Conditions
- Not shown under New South Wales Government (NABERS)'s terms
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 53, 59, 60, 61
9.4.2 b); 9.4.3.1 f); 9.4.3.4 Industry average EPDs
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- ISO 14025 with EN 15804+A1:2013, EN 15804+A2:2019 or ISO 21930:2017 (industry average EPD)
- On what basis
- Worst-case GWPT, modules A1-A3 (average multiplied by maximum variation)
- Products
- Materials covered by an industry average EPD
- Scope
- Second priority after product-specific data (9.4.2 b))
- Conditions
- Not shown under New South Wales Government (NABERS)'s terms
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 53, 59, 60, 61
9.4.3.5; 10.4.1; 10.4.2.3 (stored biogenic carbon from older EPDs)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- EN 15804+A1 and ISO 21930 (as printed)
- On what basis
- Stored biogenic carbon in product
- Products
- Timber and paper materials
- Scope
- Counts toward the Carbon Removal Indicator only
- Conditions
- EPD conforms to Section 9.4.3.1
- timber or paper material only
- EPD confirms the material is from a sustainably managed source certified by FSC, or by Responsible Wood as part of PEFC
- a stored carbon value given in text or a diagram may be used only if the EPD clearly states it is stored in the product
- stored carbon given in kg of carbon must be multiplied by 44/12 to give kgCO2e
- if unsure or not reported, estimate using 10.4.3
- GWPB must not be used
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 61, 68, 69, 94
9.7.2 Vertical transport services (lift EPDs)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- Modules A1-A3
- Products
- Lifts
- Scope
- Replaces default vertical transport emission factors
- Conditions
- conforming EPD as per Section 9.4
- multiply the per-tkm factor by the total transportation performance over the service life per ISO 25745-2
- where several usage categories are published, select the most appropriate one as detailed in the EPD and confirmed by the lift manufacturer or developer
- enter the mass of the lift
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 65
BREEAM International NC v7.1Rating tool
Evidence requirements, Table 8 Evidence types: Certificates of compliance (third party)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Scope
- General list of evidence document types, not a credit
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · p. 34
Mat 01 Building life cycle assessment, M3 Third party verification, Table 73 item 2 (LCA or EPD data type); Definitions
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- first choice: product-specific EPD · Order of preference for LCA data
- On what basis
- LCA quality requirement checked by the third-party verifier for the exemplary verification credit (technical design phase)
- Products
- Construction products in the building LCA
- Scope
- Technical design and post-construction phases put a product EPD first and generic data second. Early design accepts generic or manufacturer-specific data.
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 01 · p. 298, 299, 301
Mat 02 Environmental product declarations, criteria 1-2, M1, Table 74 (multi-product, multi-manufacturer EPD)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 0.5 · EPD points
- On what basis
- Per EPD. Points are summed per material classification, capped at 4 per classification. The credit needs a total of at least 20.
- Products
- Construction products (Table 75 material classes)
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- EPD unexpired at the point of specification
- EPD not pending verification at specification
- Product installed in the building by the end of construction
- EPD issued or registered by a programme operator working to ISO 14025
- For products under the Construction Product Regulations: product category rules based on BS EN 15804
- Type III declaration that BREEAM calls “Independently verified” to ISO 14025 (definition)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 02 · p. 303, 304, 305
Mat 02 Environmental product declarations, criteria 1-2, M1, Table 74 (multi-product, single-manufacturer EPD)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 0.75 · EPD points
- On what basis
- Per EPD. Points are summed per material classification, capped at 4 per classification. The credit needs a total of at least 20.
- Products
- Construction products (Table 75 material classes)
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- EPD unexpired at the point of specification
- EPD not pending verification at specification
- Product installed in the building by the end of construction
- EPD issued or registered by a programme operator working to ISO 14025
- For products under the Construction Product Regulations: product category rules based on BS EN 15804
- Type III declaration that BREEAM calls “Independently verified” to ISO 14025 (definition)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 02 · p. 303, 304, 305
Mat 02 Environmental product declarations, criteria 1-2, M1, Table 74 (single-product, single-manufacturer EPD); CN1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1.5 · EPD points
- On what basis
- Per EPD. Points are summed per material classification, capped at 4 per classification. The credit needs a total of at least 20.
- Products
- Construction products (Table 75 material classes)
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- EPD unexpired at the point of specification
- EPD not pending verification at specification
- Product installed in the building by the end of construction
- EPD issued or registered by a programme operator working to ISO 14025
- For products under the Construction Product Regulations: product category rules based on BS EN 15804
- Type III declaration that BREEAM calls “Independently verified” to ISO 14025 (definition)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 02 · p. 303, 304, 305
NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
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 NaturePlus (GreenCollar). That is not a statement that none accepts it.