At RISE three main pillars of sustainability such as economic, environmental and social are assessed by using Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Life cycle Assessment (LCA) and Social LCA respectively.
In addition to environmental, economic and social indicators estimated in different projects, Material Circularity Indicator (MCI), representing the extent of circularity of reused/recycled materials in a product is estimated.

An environmental product declaration (EPD) in general is a way of communicating the environmental properties of products. It can be used on all kinds of goods and services.
EPDs of construction products provide important information about products and their use. They help to choose materials for building and provide a basis for the documentation of the building materials used in a construction work (e.g. by means of the building certificate).
EPDs of construction products according to ISO 14025 are always based on life cycle assessment, LCA, performed according to the product category rules that apply to the product. The product category rules are based on EN 15804.
The EPDs can be used for LCA of buildings to help in ecological planning and construction of buildings.
RISE can help your company to efficient environmental communication. We have experience of both self-declared environmental claims, so-called type II declarations, and certified environmental product declarations of type III within the framework of ISO 14025.
Please visit the website for more information and contacts: https://www.ri.se/en/what-we-do/services/environmental-product-declaration-epd

The concept of circular economy is gaining popularity in Europe and elsewhere. Both recycling of waste and ecodesign are components of circular economy. The key factor in circular economy is to reduce primary material intensities, while keeping the quality of products high.
Promoting circular economy and subsequently gaining environmental improvements from circularity often relies on many interrelated aspects such as relationships between regional waste management, sorting practices, possible reuse or improvements of recycled materials' quality, regulations and standards, and possible market for future recycled products.
At RISE, Division of Built Environment, Department of Infrastructure and Concrete Constructions, Unit of Infrastructure Management, focuses on innovative modeling initiatives combing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) into complex systems in order to improve knowledge for more sustainable urban construction waste management.
Therefore, developing an environmental system analysis (ESA) model for waste management including and presenting interactions of different subsystems with one another with LCA framework could reflect the environmental performance of circular economy in construction sector better.
By developing an ESA model, flow of materials (and energy) and emissions circulating into and out of the system could be controlled. It aims at providing a basis for decisions and planning for a more sustainable behavior at an individual, organizational, and societal level.
Please contact us for more information about the methodology!