NRMCA Verifies Three More EPDs

NRMCA recently verified three system-level Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for NRMCA Producer members O&G Industries and Dickinson Ready Mix, and non-member ready mix producer Arizona Materials.
For Producer member O&G Industries, underlying life cycle data for each plant and EPD were reviewed and verified by Ecoform, a verifier in NRMCA’s EPD program. The EPD was developed in consultation with and based on a software tool by Climate Earth. The software tool integrates LCA impacts within batch operating software to generate EPDs when desired. The software was reviewed and verified by Industrial Ecology Consultants. Public access to the EPD is available on the NRMCA EPD webpage and is listed as NRMCA EPD: 20073 O & G Industries. This EPD reports the impacts for ready mixed concrete from two plants in Connecticut.

For producer member Dickinson Ready Mix, underlying life cycle data for each plant and EPD were reviewed and verified by Ecoform. Public access to the EPD is available on the NRMCA EPD webpage and is listed as NRMCA EPD: 20074 Dickinson Ready Mix. This EPD reports the impacts for ready mixed concrete from two plants in North Dakota.

For non-member producer Arizona Materials, underlying life cycle data for each plant and EPD were also reviewed and verified by Labeling Sustainability, a verifier in NRMCA’s EPD program. Public access to the EPD is available on the NRMCA EPD webpage and is listed as NRMCA EPD: 20075 Arizona Materials. This EPD reports the impacts for ready mixed concrete from two plants in the Phoenix market.

The EPDs above for Dickinson Ready Mix and Arizona Materials were developed in consultation with and based on a software tool by Athena Sustainable Materials Institute. The software tool integrates LCA impacts within batch operating software to generate EPDs when desired. The software was reviewed and verified by Industrial Ecology Consultants.

For more information on the EPD verification program, contact Matthew Lemay at mlemay@nrmca.org.