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When incorporating standoff fixings into your projects, it’s paramount to consider their environmental impact. Here's why every choice matters: https://lnkd.in/gVW59spb

We have completed our review of the first draft of v5 of the US Green Building Council's LEED scheme documents and have several concerns with the revised text: 🔸 Omission of PEFC: PEFC is not listed as a creditable scheme, unlike in the current v4. 🔸 Structural Timber Elements: These are not considered creditable under some requirements. 🔸 Inconsistent Terminology: There is inconsistent use of terms to describe certification schemes. 🔸 Unequal Credit Allocation: There is an unequal distribution of credits among certification schemes. 🔸 Certification Requirement: There is no requirement for structural timber elements to be certified to be creditable under the ‘Reduce Embodied Carbon’ requirements. For more details on our review and information on how to submit your comments to LEED, please click here. https://ow.ly/Ril350RQKms

Environmental product declarations (EPD for short) are an important basis for the planning and sustainability assessment of a building. An EPD declares the impact of a construction product on its environment over its “life cycle”, from the raw material to ready-to-install product. The products are evaluated based on the life cycle assessments, which show various environmental influences. The European standard EN 15804 defines the basic rules for environmental product declarations of construction products. EPDs created in accordance with this standard can be used to further calculate the environmental performance of entire buildings. You can find the EPD for HOPPE door and window handles at: https://brnw.ch/21wKHLU #HOPPE #EPD #environment #architecture #constructionproduct #constructionindustry

Environmental product declarations (EPD for short) are an important basis for the planning and sustainability assessment of a building. An EPD declares the impact of a construction product on its environment over its “life cycle”, from the raw material to ready-to-install product. The products are evaluated based on the life cycle assessments, which show various environmental influences. The European standard EN 15804 defines the basic rules for environmental product declarations of construction products. EPDs created in accordance with this standard can be used to further calculate the environmental performance of entire buildings. You can find the EPD for HOPPE door and window handles at: https://brnw.ch/21wOe6B #HOPPE #EPD #environment #architecture #constructionproduct #constructionindustry

How can we actively Gear Legislation and Policies to Pave the Way for Sustainable Architecture?   In our recent exploration, we have asked 6 capacities from within and around the building sector how we can put legislation and policies at play in steering the construction industry towards sustainability. Traditionally, regulations focused on individual safety, but amid the climate crisis, there's a pressing need to extend this protection to our planet.   "Sustainable development for future generations should be the very fundament of any law. If we find that the national law in its core does not support sustainable development, it would mean that we would have to rewrite the legal code. Our task today is to methodologically and philosophically reconstruct a logic or an ideology for why we build and if we have to build and with what methods, based on a fundamen­tal understanding of sustainability and sustainable practices." – Kai Reaver, Head of Architecture & Chief Advisor NAL   This article is part of the Nordic Sustainable Construction program, an initiative by the The Nordic Council of Ministers and The Nordic Council and Nordic Innovation. Our goal? To lead the Nordic region towards sustainable and competitive construction while minimizing environmental impacts. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dXTZXuVq The article is written by Malin Zimm, with reseach by Pernille Martiny Modvig Kai Reaver, Matti Kuittinen, Harpa Birgisdóttir, Dani Hill-Hansen🌱, nel jan schipull, Ruth Schagemann, Angelica Åkerman, Dorte Bo Bojesen, Helle Redder Momsen Anders Vestergaard Jensen SUSTAINORDIC   #SustainableArchitecture #GreenTransition #NordicInnovation #SustainabilityLeadership #Reduction Roadmap

You've no doubt heard of Part L in the Building Regulations of 2022. But what does it actually mean? 🧐 Well, the overall goal is to promote sustainable building practices and reduce the environmental impact of new construction. ♻️ In our recent Skills Hub article, Zachary Badams breaks down what it means for you. Read the full article here👉 https://buff.ly/3AoaKmY #buildingregulations2022 #partL #specification #SkillsHub

Environmental product declarations (EPD for short) are an important basis for the planning and sustainability assessment of a building. An EPD declares the impact of a construction product on its environment over its “life cycle”, from the raw material to ready-to-install product. The products are evaluated based on the life cycle assessments, which show various environmental influences. The European standard EN 15804 defines the basic rules for environmental product declarations of construction products. EPDs created in accordance with this standard can be used to further calculate the environmental performance of entire buildings. You can find the EPD for HOPPE door and window handles at: https://brnw.ch/21wMvAk #HOPPE #EPD #environment #architecture #constructionproduct #constructionindustry

Rules and regulations are very relevant for the transition to a circular economy. Thanks to METREX and The Hague for organizing this event. 👇 The results will be used for the ASSET Interreg project, in which 11 partners in North-West Europe research what an economic-spatial strategy for a circular Eurodelta could look like.

Wood is the sustainable product for our built environment, which is why our work to prove that with data is critical. Learn about our Life Cycle Assessment Database, efforts to increase industry participation and updates environmental product declarations: https://bit.ly/3VG7HgI

Q: Does the EU Taxonomy apply to #woodbasedpanels? A: No. Yes. Sort of. Maybe. Indirectly. Soon?! It's one of the most frequently asked questions by our Irish Customers, #architects and #architecturaltechnicians in the last few months and to be brutally honest, having had a quick look on a number of occasions, I still didn't have a clue... so I dug a little deeper! I love getting asked questions that I don't know the answers to because it makes me go out and find them, and then pass them on. Then last month Marketing dept ask me if there's anything topical and relevant in the industry that our customers should know about, and I say, 'yeah, actually there is'! I definitely don't have all the answers, but hopefully this interview with Robbie Cousins published in the current issue of Irish Construction News/Constructionnews.ie gives our Irish customers and #specifiers a bit more more clarity, and more importantly they feel that they can come and talk to us about it. It's far too easy for the industry to bury its head in the sand on complex but important new regulations that are designed to protect our climate. Thoughts, ideas and feedback welcome as always. #EUTAXONOMY #architecture #sustainability Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Irish Green Building Council CIAT Republic of Ireland Centre