EPD Guide

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EPD Myths Busted

7 Articles
•Complete guide and resources

“EPDs are only marketing.” “LCAs must cost a fortune.” We tackle the biggest misconceptions head‑on, armed with facts, figures, and a healthy dose of opinions.

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Two mountain peaks labelled EPD and HPD.

HPDs & EPDs: Same Data, Different Payoff

Still confusing Health Product Declarations with Environmental Product Declarations? You are not...

Walker Ryan
5 min read
9/11/2025
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A horizontal bar showing five badges—LCA, PCF, HPD, PEF, EPD—mapped against two axes: breadth of impacts and market recognition.

EPD Alternatives: Four Paths to Show Impact

An Environmental Product Declaration is not the only passport you can hand a skeptical buyer. From...

John Johnson
5 min read
9/11/2025
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Illustration of crossroads between quality and speed

Why Cutting Time Doesn’t Mean Cutting Corners

Efficiency vs. rigor is a false dilemma. With AI-powered monitoring, data extraction, and smart LCA...

Juan David Villegas Gómez
5 min read
4/16/2025
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Domino chain with a missing tile labeled “EPD” preventing a full cascade

"No One Asks for EPDs" Is a Myth

If your reps swear nobody ever asks for Environmental Product Declarations, blame the sales funnel,...

John Johnson
5 min read
9/5/2025
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Generate an illustration for an article following this concept: AI Product Intelligence Needs Governance, Not Gut Feel “AI hallucinates” gets repeated like a tired chorus. The real issue is not that AI cannot handle product data, it is that we let it drink from every firehose at once. For manufacturers racing to produce LCAs, EPDs and HPDs, the fix is governance that decides what counts as truth, for whom, and when. With clear guardrails and human sign‑off, AI can do the tedious work it never tires of, while your experts keep claims defenceable. Ensure that you use no text, as this illustration will be used on international translations of the article.. Use an illustrative style (e.g. isometic) and don't generate in a photorealistic style.

AI in Life Cycle Assessments Needs Governance, Not Gut Feel

“AI hallucinates” gets repeated like a tired chorus. The real issue is not that AI cannot handle...

Toby Urff
5 min read
1/20/2026
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Generate an illustration for an article following this concept: Your operator choice controls EC3 time to market You invested in an EPD to win specs. Visibility starts the day it shows up inside the tools specifiers already use, not when a PDF goes live on your site. If EC3 and Revit cannot surface it quickly, you sit invisible while competitors collect RFQs. Our analysis shows program operator choice alone can add weeks or months to that wait. The best EPD is the one people can find today, not next quarter. Ensure that you use no text, as this illustration will be used on international translations of the article.. Use an illustrative style (e.g. isometic) and don't generate in a photorealistic style.

Your Program Operator Choice influences Discoverability and ROI

You invested in an EPD to win specs. Visibility starts the day it shows up inside the tools...

Walker Ryan
5 min read
1/13/2026
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Side‑by‑side product cards for an aluminum profile, a steel beam, and a glass pane. Each card has a dial showing recycled content moving from low to high and a second dial showing GWP falling sharply while the product shape and specs remain visually identical.

Swap in recycled content, drop GWP fast

Quick wins often hide in plain sight. For many construction materials, increasing recycled content...

Walker Ryan
5 min read
12/1/2025
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