Operator Consortium to Launch for Environmental Product Declarations Market at Greenbuild 2015

It's great to see green building organizations working together to increase clarity in product ingedient and impact reporting.  From PR Newswire: 

(ASTM International, ICC Evaluation Service, NSF International and Sustainable Minds) will launch the first Program Operator Consortium in the industry on Wednesday, November 18th. 

The consortium will serve as an expert resource and advocate for creating product category rules (PCRs), reviewing life cycle assessment (LCA) reports, and verifying and publishing environmental product declarations (EPDs). The consortium members will pool resources, leverage existing relationships, jointly conduct outreach, marketing, education and communications, and promote the overall use of PCRs, LCAs and EPDs in the marketplace.

Manufacturers, design professionals and others will begin to see co-branded, verified EPDs from the consortium members, providing value to decision makers when specifying materials and products while helping manufacturers gain greater visibility for their product transparency work.

To read the full press release: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-program-operator-consortium-launched-for-environmental-product-declarations-market-at-greenbuild-2015-300180131.html