Early in 2024 Siniat published Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for their plasterboard and metal framing products. The EPD's are registered with EPD Australasia and are also available for download from the Siniat website.
EPDs registered with EPD Australasia are based on ISO standard 14025 and the rules of the International EPD® System, assuring international acceptability.
EPDs are based on the scientific principles of life cycle assessment (LCA) and approved through expert independent verification. The EPD registration process ensures periodic checks on data to ensure EPDs are accurate at all times.
“As the awareness of sustainable building products and practices grows, we are seeing more customers requesting EPDs during all stages of the construction process,” says Kathryn Walker, Etex Regional EHS & Sustainability Manager, APAC. (Siniat is a commercial brand of the Etex Group.)
EPDs allow everyone to fairly compare environmental data and performance between products, they reflect continuous environmental improvement and present all relevant environmental information about a product. They also explain all aspects of production, distribution, usage or end-of-life options (recycling and disposal) that are commonly misunderstood by the market.
“We regard EPDs as an important part of our commitment to being a sustainable manufacturer. There are many manufacturers who make sustainability claims, but only an EPD can provide accurate, transparent and verified information about a product. EPDs allow customers to access comparable data, and to gain insight into all the relevant environmental information about the product’s life-cycle environmental impact,” Kathryn adds.
EPDs registered with EPD Australasia are recognised by the Green Building Councils of Australia (GBCA) and New Zealand (NZGBC) as well as the Infrastructure Sustainability Council.
The GBCA recognises that EPDs may be used by project teams using the Design & As Built and Interiors rating tools to obtain Green Star points.
The publication of the EPDs supports Siniat’s other sustainability offerings, such as the Opt2Act carbon neutral opt-in program on a range of locally made plasterboard and metal products.
