EPD Guide

by Parq

EPD Creation Playbook

10 Articles
•Complete guide and resources

Follow step‑by‑step explanaations from first data pull to published declaration. These articles outline the key phases, partners, and timelines so you can collaborate smoothly and launch a compliant, brand‑boosting EPD with confidence.

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Factory floor conveyor belt slowed by too many sticky notes, symbolising scattered data sources clogging progress.

EPD Timeline: Clocking Every Step to Publication

Bid windows keep shrinking, yet a verified Environmental Product Declaration rarely appears...

John Johnson
5 min read
9/15/2025
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A simple factory-to-consultant-to-verifier pipeline with locks illustrating where data is protected and where it is published.

NDA or Not? EPD Projects Explained

Handing over plant-floor data can feel like playing poker with your cards face-up. Will an NDA keep...

Toby Urff
5 min read
9/9/2025
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Two nearly equal bars labeled Variant A and Variant B pull on opposite ends of a rope representing the 10 percent threshold, visualising impact spread.

Allocating Impacts for Near-Twin Product Variants

Tweaking a pigment, trimming a fastener count, or swapping a recycled resin grade often leaves you...

Eric Hansen
5 min read
9/9/2025
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A minimalist stopwatch with segments labeled Year 1 to Year 5, showing the EPD logo at the center as an expiring "timer".

Keep Your EPD Alive: Validity & Updates

Nothing kills a spec faster than an expired Environmental Product Declaration. Yet many...

John Johnson
5 min read
9/9/2025
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Four silhouetted runners passing a baton labeled Data, LCA, Verification, Publication across a simple track.

From Raw Data to Published EPD in Six Moves

“Third-party EPD” can sound like a six-letter mystery. In reality it’s a relay race: data leaves...

John Johnson
5 min read
9/1/2025
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A layered illustration of an EPD document peeled back like an onion, revealing the cover page, LCI tables, LCIA heat-map, and verification seal in successive slices.

Anatomy of an EPD: Decode Each Section

An Environmental Product Declaration looks tidy on a download page yet hides sixty-plus pages of...

Walker Ryan
5 min read
9/10/2025
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Product spec sheet falling from sky, one has a properly packed parachute labeled "Verified", another flaps open with papers flying everywhere to show risk.

Third Party EPD Verification: Your Quality Safety Net

An EPD without third-party verification is like a parachute packed by the guy who *thinks* he read...

Toby Urff
5 min read
7/31/2025
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Functional Unit vs Reference Unit: Get Them Right

Your next EPD lives or dies on a single line: the unit that anchors every impact figure. Botch that...

Toby Urff
5 min read
9/16/2025
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EPD Generator Button

One-Click EPD Generators: Gadget or Game Changer?

“EPD generator” gets tossed around like a magic wand. Press start, out pops a certified...

Eric Hansen
5 min read
8/29/2025
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A computer showing Life Cycle Assessment Software

Which LCA Software Makes EPDs Easier?

A solid life-cycle assessment platform can shave weeks off an Environmental Product Declaration...

Toby Urff
5 min read
8/29/2025
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