The Global Warming Potential (GWP) is one of the impact categories for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a scientific method used to analyse the impacts of goods and services through their entire life cycle. In the construction sector, this method is used to develop Environmental Products Declarations (EPDs), the “building blocks” on which full assessments at building and infrastructure level are performed.
The research focuses on bio-based materials used in the construction sector and will identify differences in methodology and assumptions, compared to other construction products. Results are expected in Q1 of 2022.
Alessio Rimoldi, Secretary General of BIBM - Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry: “Achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2050 is one of the key pillars of the European Green Deal. Evaluating the environmental effects of construction materials and products in an objective way is one of the preconditions for taking the right measures and decisions to mitigate climate change. As a consortium, we want to expand the scientific knowledge around GWP assessment methodologies.”
