What are EPDs and What Do the Newly Released AEC EPDs Tell us?
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What are EPDs and What Do the Newly Released AEC EPDs Tell us? Guy Charpentier, Chairman of the AEC Industry Promotion Steering Committee and Division Marketing Director for Bonnell Aluminum, talks with Lynn Brown, AEC’s Industry Promotion & Marketing Consultant, about Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). They discuss what EPDs are, how they are developed and how they are used. They also review, in depth, the newly released aluminum extrusion industry average EPDs – one for mill finish, painted, or anodized aluminum extrusions and one for thermally improved anodized and painted aluminum extrusions. Listeners will get overview of the 2022 AEC EPDs, including four big takeaways that designers and specifiers should be aware of as they utilize aluminum extrusions..
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