CCPPA introduces
new Environmental
Product Declaration
CDCR staff writer
The Canadian Concrete Pipe & Precast Association
(CCPPA) has developed a new Environmental Product Dec-
laration (EPD).
“Committing to sustainable development and environ-
mental transparency, the CCPPA and its members devel-
oped, published, and third-party verified, this declaration
that reveals the potential environmental impact of its con-
crete-based infrastructure products,” the association said
in a news release.
“Transparency is key,” says CCPPA chair Andy Dutfield.
“It really is a type of nutrition label for our customers and
the general public who need to know the environmental im-
pact of concrete pipe and related products made and avail-
able in Canada. It’s our goal as an association to further
develop environmentally compatible and sustainable con-
struction products for now and for future generations.”
The association presented, at its fall membership meet-
ing in Kitchener in October, its Canadian industry-average
business-to-business Type III EPD covering three product
categories: Concrete pipe; concrete box structures; and
manholes/catch basins.
The EPD takes a “cradle-to-gate” approach, covering the
potential environmental impact of standardized life cycle
processes from raw material supply, methods of trans-
portation for all materials in each stage of production, and
the manufacturing process to the point the product leaves
the “gate”.
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CCPPA says the declaration also supports transparency
for sustainable construction certification programs, such
as LEEDv4, Envision, and other green purchasing programs
that are currently under development.
CCPPA represents 14 member companies operating 23
precast manufacturing facilities in British Columbia, Al-
berta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Data was
based on 14 surveys of member facilities and took regional
production, plant size and product type into consideration.
The association worked with Andrea Boddy Consulting and
the team at Athena Institute to complete and verify the dec-
laration. For specific information on the
CCPPA EPD, please visit
https://www.astm.org/CERTIFICATION/DOCS/ 370.EPD_for_CCPPA_EPD_2017-08-15.pdf.
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