Lifecycle assessments with the EPiC database – Speckel Support

In collaboration with a number of research institutions and industry partners, the EPiC has worked to develop one of the most sophisticated and comprehensive models for assessing indirect (embodied) environmental effects of construction projects.

The EPiC Database is an open-access Life-Cycle Inventory of environmental flow coefficients for building materials. These coefficients will assist construction industry professionals, policymakers, and built environment specialists to make informed decisions to improve the environmental performance of construction projects.

Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools, material coefficients enable building professionals to rapidly analyse the environmental performance of buildings, urban projects and infrastructure. This offers an opportunity to significantly improve the environmental performance of construction projects.

Material coefficients in the EPiC database have been generated using sophisticated modelling that combines Australian-based macro-economic data with detailed industry data.

The EPiC Database includes:

Hybrid coefficients for over 100 construction materials
Open-access, consistent and comprehensive data with complete data
transparency
Case studies explaining how to use the coefficients and incorporate them
into existing Life Cycle Assessment workflows and processes