Publishing your EPD with RTS

Publishing your EPD with RTS

RTS is the Program Operator One Click LCA Pre-verified EPD Generator uses. It is the established EPD Program Operator of the Building Information Foundation of Finland.

RTS complies with EN 15804, ISO 14025 and ISO 14040/44 standards. This means EPDs published with RTS are acceptable for any programs requiring compliance with those standards, which is always part of the scope for any program in Europe.

There are exceptions to this due to local regulations or for specific purposes in, for example, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Outside of these limited cases, the location of where you publish your EPD and where your product is being used does not play a factor in the EPD's eligibility provided it complies with the relevant standards.

RTS is also a member of ECO Platform, an association of EPD Programs in Europe. ECO Platform sets the verification standards and outlines a mutual recognition between member programs.

Other member countries include:

• Austria (Bau EPD)
• Belgium (B-EPD)
• Denmark (EPD Danmark)
• France (FDES)
• Germany (IBU)
• Ireland (EPD Ireland)
• Italy (EPD Italia)
• Netherlands (MRPI)
• Norway (EPD Norge)
• Poland (ITB)
• Portugal (DAP Habitat)
• Slovenia (ZAG EPD)
• Spain (Global EPD)
• Sweden (International EPD)
• Switzerland (SÜGB)
• Turkey (EPD Turkey)
• UK (BRE Verified EPD)

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