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In life cycle assessment, an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a standardized way of quantifying the environmental impact of a product or system. Declarations include information on the environmental impact of raw material acquisition, energy use and efficiency, content of materials and chemical substances, emissions to air, soil and water and waste generation. Product and company information is also included. An EPD is created and verified in accordance with the International Standard ISO 14025, developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). EPDs are based on a Life-cycle assessment according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. While EPDs do educate consumers about the product and its environmental impact, consumers should know that it is for disclosure purposes only, and does not mean that the product meets any environmental performance standards. ==EPD in Europe== In Europe, the European Committee for Standardization has published EN 15804, a common ''Product Category Rules'' (PCR) for EPD development in the construction sector. In orden to enhace harmonization, the main Programme Operators for EPD verification in the construction sector has created the Association ECO Platform, with members from different European countries. Some of the Programme Operators and Associations in ECO Platform〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.eco-platform.org/who-is-participating.html )〕 are: *Programme Operators: * * Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR) - GlobalEPD Program (Spain) * * Association HQE tio - INIES (France) * * Bau EPD GmbH (Austria) * * Building Research Establishment Limited (BRE) (United Kingdom) * * EPD Danmark (Danmark) * * EPD International AB - International EPD System (Sweden) * * Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU) (Germany) * * Instytut Techniki Budowlanej (Poland) * * Plataforma para a Construção Sustentável (Portugal) * * The Norwegian EPD Foundation - EPD Norge (Norway) * Associations: * * Metals for Buildings ASBL * * Eurima AiSBL * * Construction Products Europe Some of these Programme Operators are under bilateral mutual recognition agreements〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.en.aenor.es/aenor/certificacion/mambiente/globalepd_reconocimientos.asp )〕 like IBU (Germany), EPD International (Sweden) and AENOR GlobalEPD (Spain). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Environmental product declaration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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