DOORS and windows manufacturer NorDan UK has announced the launch of Dynamic Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), a new tool designed to ‘transform’ the way whole life carbon is measured within design projects.
Unique to the NorDan Group worldwide, Dynamic EPDs go beyond the basic calculations of standard ‘static’ EPDs, generating precise carbon data for individual products and entire developments. The firm said the innovation provides housebuilders with a new level of carbon transparency, offering more flexibility and adaptability when designing and specifying a new build or refurbishment development.
Craig Greenwood, CEO of NorDan UK, said, “The industry is increasingly demanding precise carbon cost insights for design projects as we strive to meet the UK’s net zero targets, so developers are under pressure to provide this information quickly and accurately. Through ‘Dynamic EPDs’ we’re providing them with a solution.
“Architects and specifiers can get a more accurate understanding of the associated carbon than ever before. We then collaborate with them to ensure they have the right NorDan UK product to meet their design specification. It will revolutionise how the industry approaches carbon measurement.”
The tech, which uses a custom-built back-end system, can understand each carbon variable within a design specification, including embodied carbon, operational carbon (Scope One and Two) and Indirect Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions (Scope Three).
Dynamic EPDs are generated based on the correct size of each window being used and also responsive to changes in materials, including specific glazing, production methods and regulatory requirements.
The tech is tipped to help developers and building designers to make more informed, data-driven choices around sustainability and the whole life carbon attached to a single window or entire development. Working with NorDan UK’s products specialists, architects and specifiers can calculate the exact carbon footprint of each product based on its size and configuration.
NorDan UK has already generated over 60,000 unique Dynamic EPDs for design projects during its testing phase, including for housing associations.
