12-05-2023
Learning Objectives
- Understand what is an EPD for the purpose of LEED® v4 MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations
- Interpret and analyze EPD data to be able to decipher EPD requirements for Option 1 and Option 2 of the LEED v4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations Credit
- Compare EPDs to be able to achieve Option 2 of the LEED v4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations Credit
- Evaluate pros and cons of EPDs, one of the new key feature of the LEED v4 Material and Resources Credit
Comments
A very detailed presentation on understanding EPDs, very informative. The section on Comparison could have been in a separate presentation.
Mirzatons of information borderline complicated
GerryShining Light on EPDs - Comparing the Environmental Performance of Building Products
FREE
Over the past few years, demand for tools like Environmental Product Declarations has been growing among the green building industry. Primarily intended for a specialized audience, life cycle assessments and their results displayed in standardized documents named EPDs are out in the open for everyone to see. However, EPDs are not mere documentation and are very technical. Green Building Programs, such as LEED, requiring EPDs for credit achievement have forced unspecialized professionals to understand it. This course is intended to give you the tools you need to get your head around EPDs and be able to compare them if needed.
Credits: 1 AIA HSW + 1 GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC) + 1 LEED SPECIFIC - BD+C + 1 LEED SPECIFIC - ID+C + 1 AIBD Elective + 1 AIBC Core LU + 1 AAA Structured LU + 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA
Length: 1h
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Shining Light on EPDs - Comparing the Environmental Performance of Building Products
FREE
Over the past few years, demand for tools like Environmental Product Declarations has been growing among the green building industry. Primarily intended for a specialized audience, life cycle assessments and their results displayed in standardized documents named EPDs are out in the open for everyone to see. However, EPDs are not mere documentation and are very technical. Green Building Programs, such as LEED, requiring EPDs for credit achievement have forced unspecialized professionals to understand it. This course is intended to give you the tools you need to get your head around EPDs and be able to compare them if needed.
Credits: 1 AIA HSW + 1 GBCI (USGBC/CAGBC) + 1 LEED SPECIFIC - BD+C + 1 LEED SPECIFIC - ID+C + 1 AIBD Elective + 1 AIBC Core LU + 1 AAA Structured LU + 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA
Length: 1h
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Learning Objectives
- Understand what is an EPD for the purpose of LEED® v4 MR Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations
- Interpret and analyze EPD data to be able to decipher EPD requirements for Option 1 and Option 2 of the LEED v4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations Credit
- Compare EPDs to be able to achieve Option 2 of the LEED v4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations Credit
- Evaluate pros and cons of EPDs, one of the new key feature of the LEED v4 Material and Resources Credit
Comments
A very detailed presentation on understanding EPDs, very informative. The section on Comparison could have been in a separate presentation.
Mirzatons of information borderline complicated
Gerry
