Product Life Cycle Assessment & EPD Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Explain life cycle thinking and the four LCA phases under ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
• Define the goal, scope, functional unit and system boundary of a product study.
• Plan plant-level data collection and select suitable background datasets.
• Apply allocation and cut-off rules to co-products, recycled content and end of life.
• Interpret impact results through contribution, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis.
• Quantify a product carbon footprint under ISO 14067, including biogenic carbon.
• Explain the roles of ISO 14025, program operators and product category rules.
• Apply the EN 15804 module structure to construction products.
• Prepare LCA reports and EPD content ready for independent verification.
• Manage an EPD project with internal teams, consultants and verifiers.
• Evaluate how buyers and green building schemes use EPDs.
• Use LCA results to improve products and support credible environmental claims.

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Learning Outcomes

• Describe the principles and phases of ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
• Formulate a goal and scope statement for a product life cycle study.
• Build a process map and life cycle inventory from plant data.
• Assess data quality and the representativeness of background datasets.
• Justify allocation choices for co-products and recycled materials.
• Calculate and interpret impact results and identify environmental hotspots.
• Report a product carbon footprint consistent with ISO 14067.
• Select the applicable product category rules for a planned EPD.
• Structure EPD results by EN 15804 life cycle modules.
• Prepare documentation that supports independent verification of an EPD.
• Review supplier EPDs for comparability, validity and project fitness.
• Develop an action plan linking LCA findings to product improvement.

Course Outline