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EPD, LCA, EU regulations and sustainability insights for building materials manufacturers.

Scope 3 and your customers: how to supply verified product carbon data

13 cze 2026 · 4 min read

Scope 3 and your customers: how to supply verified product carbon data

Your customers must report Scope 3 emissions under the CSRD — and your product's carbon footprint is part of it. Here is…

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How to Read an EPD Like an Auditor: 7 Red Flags That Should Make You Reject One

10 cze 2026 · 3 min read

How to Read an EPD Like an Auditor: 7 Red Flags That Should Make You Reject One

Specifiers take the carbon number on an EPD at face value — they should not. The seven things an experienced verifier checks…

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EPD or product carbon footprint: which one do you need?

7 cze 2026 · 4 min read

EPD or product carbon footprint: which one do you need?

EPD or product carbon footprint? Two questions decide it: is it a construction product, and what does your buyer ask for? A…

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CBAM, EPD, DPP, PEF, CSRD, EPBD: Which Carbon Document Do You Actually Need?

4 cze 2026 · 6 min read

CBAM, EPD, DPP, PEF, CSRD, EPBD: Which Carbon Document Do You Actually Need?

Carbon-document fatigue is real: by 2027 one steel product can sit inside CBAM, an EPD, a Digital Product Passport, PEF, CSRD and…

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CBAM Is Coming for Fabricated Steel: What the Proposed 2028 Downstream Extension Means

4 cze 2026 · 7 min read

CBAM Is Coming for Fabricated Steel: What the Proposed 2028 Downstream Extension Means

The European Commission has proposed extending CBAM to ~180 downstream goods from 2028 — including structural steel, bolts and prefabricated steel buildings.…

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What CBAM Actually Costs: How It Is Calculated, the 2026–2034 Ramp, and Why There Is No US Exemption

30 maj 2026 · 6 min read

What CBAM Actually Costs: How It Is Calculated, the 2026–2034 Ramp, and Why There Is No US Exemption

How a CBAM bill is calculated, the official 2026 certificate price and phase-in factors, how the cost ramps from about EUR 3…

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EPD and CBAM: What an EPD Does — and Does Not — Do for Carbon Border Compliance

27 maj 2026 · 9 min read

EPD and CBAM: What an EPD Does — and Does Not — Do for Carbon Border Compliance

An EPD does not satisfy CBAM, and its carbon figure is not a CBAM value. A precise, 2026-current guide for steel and…

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What your product carbon footprint is calculated against: ISO 14067, PCR and c-PCR

23 maj 2026 · 4 min read

What your product carbon footprint is calculated against: ISO 14067, PCR and c-PCR

A product carbon footprint is quantified to ISO 14067, with the calculation rules — system boundary, declared unit, GWP — taken from…

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Embodied Carbon Limits in Europe: Which Countries Are Moving Fastest?

20 maj 2026 · 9 min read

Embodied Carbon Limits in Europe: Which Countries Are Moving Fastest?

While the EU sets the baseline through the EPBD, several Member States are already enforcing mandatory embodied carbon limits for new buildings.…

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Circularity Indicators in EPDs: How Recycled Content and End-of-Life Data Are Reshaping Declarations

13 maj 2026 · 8 min read

Circularity Indicators in EPDs: How Recycled Content and End-of-Life Data Are Reshaping Declarations

ECO Platform and programme operators are integrating circularity indicators into EPDs. Recycled content, recyclability potential, and material passports are becoming part of…

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