Environmental Product Declarations

Environmental Product Declarations –
waterproofing materials and shingles

Architects and building owners are increasingly asking for environmental information on waterproofing materials and shingles. With the publication of sector EPDs, our industry is responding to this demand and providing an excellent overview of a wide range of bituminous materials used in this sector.

EWA (now WE) has registered Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) with information on the average environmental impact of bitumen waterproofing membranes, bitumen lightweight underlays and bitumen shingles for pitched-roof coverage.

By introducing standardised environmental product declarations, Waterproofing Europe supplies its members and their customers with transparent and comparable environmental data. The EPDs help users of bitumen waterproofing membranes, bitumen lightweight underlays and bitumen shingles in their investment decisions and in the sustainable design of their value-added chain.

In an environmental product declaration, data from life cycle assessments are prepared, and statements about environmental impacts are made. This data can be compared with other EPDs of the same product category. There are several EPD initiatives with different Program Operators according to ISO 14025. EWA (now WE) has decided in favour of the International EPD System because it is certified ISO 14025, it prescribes serious external verification of the information in the EPD by third parties and represents the most credible international independent system.

The International EPD System is a founding member of the ECO Platform and its procedures has undergone a peer audit to be able to use this logotype.

EPDs

Sector EPD published:
Flexible bitumen sheets for roof waterproofing
Click here to access the Sector EPD via Environdec (external link).