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Titre | ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION OF WOOD-BASED PANELS |
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The issue of sustainable development is broad and of global concern. Consumers and businesses want to have information about the environmental impact of products. As far as the building sector is concerned, environmental information on products is now a key to the market. The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a tool to communicate on the environmental impact of a product. The quantified data presented in the EPD are calculated according to the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology which is standardized (ISO standards). The purpose of an EPD is to provide easily accessible, quality-assured and comparable information regarding the environmental performance of products. For now, the development of EPD is voluntary but, in some countries, environmental labelling could be made mandatory. In France, construction materials manufacturers (AIMCC) have committed themselves to produce EPDs for all construction products. |
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