What you should know about it

EPD, CSC & Co.

Assessment criteria of the DGNB System 2018, including weighting for new construction of office buildings; right: criteria in which EPDs and CSC certificates are considered (ENV 1.1 = ecobalance of the building, including primary energy requirement; ENV 1.3 = responsible resource extraction)

The topics related to sustainable building are highly diverse. Particularly within the context of the ecological quality of a structure, the various levels of perspectives concerning building structures and building materials again and again cause confusion. Frequently asked questions – such as “Is this product sustainable?”, “Does a CSC certificate replace an EPD?”, “What is better, an EPD or the German DGNB?”, “And a BNB?”, “What is an EPD really?” and “Why do I need all that?” – show that it is time to shed light on such issues. A superficial consideration of the topics and questions will...