EPD Builder
Your project. Your EPD. Our support.
To achieve ambitious sustainability targets, you need data you can trust. As carbon accounting will become essential in futureproof construction, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) offer a clear picture of the environmental impact of your aluminium systems of choice. The Reynaers Aluminium EPD Builder goes one step further and helps to map building elements' total environmental footprint in full transparency, generating project-specific EPDs tailored to your environmental needs.
Enjoy the benefits of the EPD Builder
- Be ready for near-future legislation
- Take informed decisions with clear data, tailored to your project
- Trust a third-party verified tool
- Embed carbon calculation in your tenders and decision making process
Why EPDs are important
Between 2028 and 2030, upcoming legislation will oblige building professionals to start disclosing the full carbon impact of their buildings. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) can offer this transparency, and as a result, will become crucial in the decision making process. In the early design phase, when only few project details are known, standard EPDs enable a decent first assessment on product level, measuring the carbon impact of different product systems. However, the real value lies in project-specific EPDs that take into account your actual material choices. That is where the Reynaers Aluminium EPD Builder comes into play.
Read the blog article below if you want to read more about the importance of EPDs in the building sector.
EPD Builder: what is inside
The EPD Builder provides two types of EPDs, allowing you to embed carbon calculations in your decision making process. Firstly, Product EPDs help you make a first assessment of the carbon impact of our systems during the design phase. These generic EPDs are available on our Downloads page, or on demand. When more project details are known, such as volumes, the tool measures the carbon footprint of your finalised design for all materials of your Reynaers Aluminium systems and delivers a Project-specific EPD. And when you want to reach a specific carbon target beyond our low-carbon offer, your Reynaers Aluminium fabricator can request optimised sourcing directly in the tool.
With standardized, easy-to-assess environmental data at hand, you stay in control. Evaluate the sustainability performance of all building elements and validate your material choices against project and regulatory targets.
Your project. Your EPD. Our support. The EPD Builder creates sustainable value thanks to data you can trust.
Frequently asked questions
What is an EPD?
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a third-party verified, internationally recognized disclosure of a product's environmental impact throughout its lifecycle. EPDs are voluntarily developed and their overall goal is to provide relevant, verified and clear information regarding the environmental performance of products. The basis of the EPD is a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the product, in accordance to ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2.
How can I calculate the embodied carbon of aluminium façades and windows at project level?
With the EPD Builder, architects and fabricators can receive a Project-specific EPD. This environmental impact declaration is based on the actual volumes, configurations and systems specified by the architect. The EPD Builder helps architects to make evidence-based decisions that reduce embodied carbon without compromising on performance. When initial simulation does not meet envisioned carbon or recycled content targets, optimised sourcing can be requested directly in the EPD Builder tool.
How many EPDs does Reynaers Aluminium offer?
We currently provide generic Product EPDs for our most important systems in our download section. But with the help of the EPD Builder, this number will grow exponentially, as trustworthy EPDs can be generated of virtually any variant combination we can offer for windows, doors, sliding doors and façades. The number of Project-specific EPDs is endless.
Are all EPDs third-party verified?
The EPD Builder tool is third-party verified by the Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU). All EPDs created in the Reynaers Aluminium EPD Builder are therefore IBU-verified EPDs, which adds to the credibility of the information and supports your sustainable decision making process. Both our Product EPDs and Project-specific EPDs are based on ReynaPro configurations, complemented with reliable in-house data.