Laticrete unveils product specific EPDs and updated HPDs
Laticrete, a manufacturer of construction products for the building industry, has released three new product specific Environmental Product Declarations and updated Health Product Declarations.
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a comprehensive, globally harmonized, and independently verified report created by a product manufacturer which documents the impacts on the environment throughout its lifecycle.
An EPD is created and verified in accordance with ISO 14025, and is based on a life-cycle assessment according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. The intent of an EPD is to simply provide transparent information on the life-cycle impact of the product. A Health Product Declaration (HPD) is an open standard, which provides complete, transparent disclosure of the potential chemicals of concern by analyzing and comparing all product raw materials to authoritative chemical hazard lists from around the world.
Health Product Declarations are governed by the Health Product Declaration Collaborative and are primarily used in North America.
HPDs can be used to fulfill Option 1 (Material Ingredients Reporting) of the LEED v4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients credit. Laticrete will be offering three product-specific EPDs. These EPDs will be for cement grout, cement mortar, and cement self-leveling underlayments. These three product specific EPDs will be valued at one full product each in fulfilling Option 1 (Environmental Product Declaration) of the LEED v4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declaration credit. It will be the only company with a full product specific EPD for cement self-leveling underlayments.
The company will be able to provide industry-wide EPDs for cement grouts and cement mortars in conjunction with the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) and several other manufacturers of these products types.
Laticrete is committed to making information for green construction readily available by using the Laticrete LEED Project Certification Assistant.