Environmental Profile Certification
The BBA can deliver environmental certification of construction
products, resulting in the award of a new BBA product,
Environmental Profile Certification. These BBA Environmental
Profile Certificates will consist of two sections, ‘Environmental
Profile’ and ‘Additional Environmental Information’.
Environmental Profiles will include
characterised data and eco-points per functional unit of building
element. A functional unit is, for example, a square metre of
installed wall. The Environmental Profile is calculated
using a methodology based on the BS EN 14040 series of standards
and the BREEAM environmental profiles methodology. The
implementation of BREEAM environmental profiles methodology
satisfies the demand from the industry for harmonisation of life
cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental profiles (EP) calculation
methods within the different LCA practitioners.
BBA Environmental Profiles will be therefore
comparable to the BRE equivalent and will be linked with existing
sustainability tools, such as the Green Guide, Green Book Live or
Envest.
The second section, additional environmental
information refers to the inclusion of manufacturer’s environmental
declarations within the Certificate. Examples of areas that
this section can address are recycled content, environmental
benefits in use phase, carbon balance, recyclability and
manufacturer’s responsibilities, including, for example EMS
and Responsible Sourcing.
The BBA’s environmental experts will assess
and verify any claims made before inclusion in the Environmental
Certificate, so providing the reassurance sought by the industry
that such information is reliable.
Environmental
Profile Certifcation DataSheet