Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

 

Creation of

• Company-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for windows based on average EPDs

• Average EPDs for all relevant product areas of the building envelope based on the general ift guideline for elaboration of type III environmental product declarations

• Product-specific/company-specific EPDs for all product areas of the building envelope, if there is no average EPD for a product

We prepare Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for your products, which draw conclusions pertaining to the influence and impact of a product on the environment, such as, for example, on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) or water consumption. These documents serve primarily as verification for certifying the sustainability of buildings. To support manufacturers of windows, facades, doors and gates etc. with the preparation of product specific EPDs as well, ift Rosenheim, as a so-called Programme Holder, has created its own PCRs for various construction products, which serve as a basis for an EPD. The basis for this are the DIN EN ISO 14025 and prEN 15804 as well as the general guideline compiled by ift Rosenheim for elaboration of type III environmental product declarations (available in German only).

You may transfer all EPDs available so far to your company with the help of our questionnaire available on the right (available in German only).

 

The following EPD are currently available:

• EPD Flat glass, toughened safety glass and laminated safety glass

• EPD Insulating glass units

• EPD doors / systems made of wood and wood-based materials (German only)

• EPD roller shutters and rolling grilles

• EPD sectional doors

• EPD steel doors, gates and flaps of the Schröder system (German only)

• EPD windows and lift and slide elements made of steel, stainless steel and weatherproof steel

• EPD facades made of steel, stainless steel and weatherproof steel

• EPD doors and fire resistant doors made of steel, stainless steel and weatherproof steel

• EPD electric drives and pneumatic cylinders

• EPD electrical control units and pneumatic valves / alert stations

• EPD Aluminum window

• EPD Aluminum facades

• EPD Aluminum doors

The order forms and model EPDs can also be requested in other languages
Please contact us by mail to nachhaltigkeit@ift-rosenheim.de.

 

The list below contains the PCRs that are already available (available in German only)

• Part A - General Product Category Rules PCR-A-0.2

• Drive unit for gates PCR-AT-2.1

• Mounting of building components PCR-BA-2.1

• Products for passive technical fire protection PCR-BE-2.1

• Reinforcing steel PCR-BS-2.1

• Windows, flat roof windows, light dome and continuous rooflight PCR-FE-2.1

• Flat glass in the civil engineering PCR-FG-1.3

• Profiles for windows, doors and facades PCR-PR-2.1

• Building components for smoke and heat control systems PCR-RW-2.1

• Doors and gates PCR-TT-2.1

• Loading systems PCR-VS-2.1

• Profiles made of sheet steel PCR-PS-1.2

• Dry fill material PCR-TS-0.1

• Metal ceilings PCR-MD-0.1

• Support systems for cables and lines PCR-KTS-1.1

• Drive units for windows and doors PCR-AFT-2.0

• Coating systems and care products PCR-BP-2.0

• Sealing profiles PCR-DI-2.0

• Façade and roofs made of glass and plastic PCR-FA-3.1

• Semi-finished products PCR-HZ-2.0

• Lock and fitting PCE-SB-2.0

• System flooring PCR-SYB-2.0

• Internal sun protection PCR-SS-2.0

• Technical parts PCR-TTE-1.1

• Partition wall systems PCR-TW-1.0

The following members of the Technical Experts´ Committee conduct the validation of the PCR documents and thus ensure their accuracy

• Mr. Dr. Torsten Mielecke, Life Cycle Engineering Experts GmbH (Chairman)

• Mr. Frank Koos, association Fenster + Fassade e.V.

• Mr. Prof. Ulrich Sieberath, ift Rosenheim GmbH

• Mr. Dr. Bernd Strufe, ift Rosenheim GmbH

• Mrs. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sandra Krommes, Technical University of Applied Sciences Rosenheim

• Mr. Thorsten Grantner, OmniCert Umweltgutachter GmbH

• Mr. Stephan Rössig, Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR)

All EPDs published by ift so far, are available at www.ift-service.de

 

Online solution for expeditious and easy preparation of a draft EPD

The online application of "Draft EPDs" facilitates simple and low-cost preparation of an EPD for aluminium, plastic and wooden windows. In doing so, EPDs are generated automatically based on Draft EPDs by confirming various framework conditions. Data was obtained from various companies for the draft EPDs and this data is used to provide mean values in a common "data pool"; they reflect an industry-wide set of mean values and ensure, thus, that the EPDs are suitable for most manufacturers.

 

Carrying out the Life Cycle Assessment as the basis for an EPD

The Ecological Balance (Life Cycle Assessment) in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14040 and DIN EN ISO 14044 is a significant method for determining the impact of a product on the environment over the entire life cycle (manufacture, utilisation, post-utilisation and recycling).

The data required is collected from manufacturers with the help of questionnaires. In doing so, data about the impact on material and energy is relevant. Finally, the data can be analysed and calculated with the help of software in order to quantify the impact on the environment; such as, for example, the greenhouse potential. These are then the significant statements of an EPD.