Category Archives: Embodied Carbon

Carbon Footprint, Embodied Carbon, EPDs, Events, LCA, Life Cycle Assessment, News, Sustainability, Webinar Series

Webinar Recap: How to Produce an EPD: An Overview

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12
Mar

For our latest free webinar, Dr Craig Jones (Managing Director) of Circular Ecology gave us a practical walkthrough of the steps to produce an EPD, including the standards that govern them, the role of LCA, what primary data and secondary LCA data can be used, and more on Thursday, 12th March. ‘How to Produce an […]

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Blog, Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Events, Life Cycle Assessment, Net Zero Carbon, News, Sustainability

UK Government Publishes New Whole Life Carbon Management Guidance for Infrastructure & the Built Environment

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09
Mar

The UK Government has released new guidance on Whole Life Carbon (WLC) Management, published on 5 March 2026 by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority. The guidance sets out best practice for assessing and reducing carbon impacts across the full lifecycle of infrastructure and built environment projects, linking WLC principles directly to the Government’s […]

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Carbon Footprint, Embodied Carbon, Events, Life Cycle Assessment, News, Scope 3, Sustainability, Webinar Series

Webinar Recap: An Introduction to the Circular Ecology EPD Programme

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29
Jan

For our first webinar of 2026, Dr Craig Jones (Managing Director) and Edwin Lowe (Delivery Manager) of Circular Ecology introduced the new EPD Programme on Thursday, 29th January. The session, titled ‘An Introduction to the Circular Ecology EPD Programme‘, covered an array of relevant topics such as: What are EPDs, and what are their benefits? […]

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EPD Operator Programme: Now Live

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09
Jan

Circular Ecology are pleased to announce the official launch of our EPD Operator Programme. The programme has been established to provide a defined route for developing and publishing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in accordance with ISO 14025 for Type III Environmental Declarations. It reflects the increasing need for transparent, independently verified product data across the […]

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Cotality Launches Carbon Aware™ Using a Bespoke Embodied Carbon Library Developed by Circular Ecology

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19
Nov

Circular Ecology is pleased to share a press release from our client, Cotality™, of Carbon Aware™, a new sustainability solution designed to support the property insurance sector in measuring and reducing Scope 3 emissions. The platform integrates a bespoke carbon impact library developed by Circular Ecology, providing line-item insight into thousands of materials and restoration […]

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Overview of Upcoming Changes to the ICE Database

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29
Oct

A message from Dr Craig Jones, original author of the ICE Database The ICE Database remains a well-used embodied carbon database. However, obtaining funding for a free database has been a significant challenge over the last 15 years. This has resulted in infrequent updates, with the embodied carbon landscape moving more quickly than the ICE […]

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Out Now: Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE) Database v4.1

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29
Oct

Circular Ecology are excited to announce the release of ICE Database v4.1, the latest update to our free embodied carbon dataset.  Downloaded by over 50,000 professionals globally, the ICE Database is a free embodied carbon database for materials and appears in countless reports, journals, books, embodied carbon footprint calculators, and more.  What’s New in ICE […]

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EPD Operator Programme: Public Consultation

Posted on by Circular Ecology
10
Oct

As part of establishing Circular Ecology’s Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Operator Programme, we invite interested parties to review and comment on our draft documentation before it is finalised. The consultation period will run from Friday, 10th October 2025, until Friday, 31st October 2025. This marks an important step toward launching a credible EPD programme, developed […]

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Circular Ecology Launching EPD Programme

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08
Sep

Circular Ecology are delighted to announce they will soon be launching an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Programme. An EPD is a short document, summarising the environmental impacts of making materials or products. They are based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and include more than just carbon emissions, covering over 20 environmental and resource use […]

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Embodied Carbon, News

Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE) Version 4.1: Progress Update

Posted on by Circular Ecology
07
Aug

Circular Ecology are excited to share that ICE v4.1 is nearly ready for release.  Downloaded by over 50,000 professionals globally, the ICE Database is a free embodied carbon database for materials and appears in countless reports, journals, books, embodied carbon footprint calculators, and more.  What’s Coming in ICE v4.1?  We endeavour to keep the ICE […]

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