​Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

Environmental Impact Areas Included in an EPD

Global Warming Potential – also known as “carbon footprint,” this takes into consideration greenhouse gas emissions, or other emissions that contribute to climate change

Primary Embodied Energy – amount of energy from renewable and non-renewable sources used in the raw material procurement for a product, and the amount of energy required to manufacture it into a new product

Ozone Depletion – thinning of the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer

Acidification Potential – pollutants or emissions that turn into acids and harm buildings, plants, animals, aquatic life, and human health

Eutrophication Potential – when materials contribute to increased quantity of nutrients that leach into water or solid and shift the biological balance

Water Consumption – total amount of water required to produce a product

Smog/Photochemical Oxidant Creation Potential – when emission of chemicals cause smog or air pollution