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The importance of streamlined data in sustainable construction

19 April 2022

What do we mean by environmental data? How are governments' new sustainability strategies and policies related to environmental product declarations (EPDs)? What role do standards play in EPDs? How can data templates solve the complexity of EPD information management? What is the future of environmental data?

Rumela Atanasova speaks with Andrew Knight as they discuss the challenges and opportunities of integrating EPDs into the construction process.

You can find the white paper that Rumela mentions here.

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