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International EPD System

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IS Rating v2.1Rating tool

Counts towards Rso-7

  • International EPD System

    Status
    Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    0.75 · Sustainability Factor (SF)
    On what basis
    Multiplier on the dollar value of products with the EPD, counted towards the share of total materials value (sliding scale to Level 3)
    Products
    materials and products (any category)
    Scope
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    The rule
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    Source
    IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57, 59
  • International EPD System

    Status
    Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    0.50 · Sustainability Factor (SF)
    On what basis
    Multiplier on the dollar value of products with the EPD, counted towards the share of total materials value (sliding scale to Level 3)
    Products
    materials and products (any category)
    Scope
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    The rule
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    Source
    IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57, 59

BREEAM International NC v7.1Rating tool

  • Mat 02 Environmental product declarations, Table 74 Validity

    Status
    Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
    Named as
    International EPD System
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    0.5 (EPD for more than one product in the same product category, more than one manufacturer) / 0.75 (more than one product, single manufacturer) / 1.5 (single product or colour/pattern variations, single manufacturer) · EPD points
    On what basis
    Per EPD, by EPD type (0.5 / 0.75 / 1.5, see EPD rows)
    Products
    Construction products
    The rule
    • EPD unexpired at the point of specification
    • Product installed in the building by the end of construction
    • For products under the Construction Product Regulations: product category rules based on BS EN 15804
    • EPD not pending verification at the time of specification (CN2)
    Source
    BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 02 · p. 304

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