Mace project trials materials passports

The data contained in the passports facilitate informed decision-making on efficient material reuse while resolving the ambiguity around specification, performance and warranties of used materials.

A materials passports framework launched by engineering consultancy Waterman Group aims to standardise the approach to documenting and managing materials throughout their lifecycle.

The framework provides a roadmap to create a comprehensive database of information, containing the identity, specifications and performance data for materials, products and building elements.

It aligns with the forthcoming Digital Product Passport requirements under the proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation in the EU’s European Green Deal.

Waterman is working with software developer Circuland to deliver a digital platform designed to host materials passports‘ data which can be linked with BIM models, paving the way for the creation of a UK-wide building materials stock database.

Through this framework, Waterman aims to make materials passports an industry standard.

Mark Terndrup, Waterman’s managing director for building services (south), said: “With the launch of our materials passports framework, we aim to drive material circularity and kick-start the circular economy throughout the construction industry with a robust process any scheme can follow.

“The impacts of the climate emergency are more prevalent than ever, and extending material lifespans is fundamental to minimising the embodied and whole-life carbon impact of development schemes across every sector.”