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Dynamic EPDs improve carbon data accuracy

Graphic of NorDan UK's approach to dynamic EPDs

A leading window and door manufacturer has developed dynamic Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) that generate precise carbon data for individual products and entire developments.

NorDan UK claims its development of dynamic EPDs “will transform the way whole-life carbon is measured within design projects, giving architects and specifiers greater control on sustainable product choices”.

The technology, which uses a custom-built back-end system, can understand each carbon variable within a design specification, including embodied carbon, operational carbon (Scope 1 and 2) and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3). 

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