About us

Life cycle assessments are of growing interest in the construction sector and are even referred to in the European Construction Product Regulation (CPR). Based on that development the International Open Data Network for Sustainable Construction (InData) was founded in 2015 in order to provide a platform for exchanging experience and harmonization of ongoing activities.

InData is an informal, non-profit formation of interested stakeholders who support the mission of InData. This is to harmonise the digitalisation of EPDs and life cycle assessment results in the construction sector. A common data format shall ensure that data is communicated in a transparent, credible and user-friendly manner. EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) and other basis data for (construction) LCA calculations provide the required material data based on calculation methods according to international standards such as EN 15804 and ISO 14025.

This site offers information about the InData Initiative and provides access to documents and specifications.

 
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Background

During the World Sustainable Building Conference 2014 in Barcelona, a growing interest in structuring and using information from Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for sustainable construction was recognized. Subsequently, the German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) initiated a first meeting of interested international stakeholders, who met in Berlin in March 2015 in order to discuss how to exchange experience and harmonize ongoing activities. Today, the InData Initiative consists of public bodies and research institutions, EPD program operators and experts.

 
 

Decalogue

The Decalogue expresses the main objectives of the InData Initiative that have been agreed upon.

 
 
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Open international data network

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Common quality rules

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Common core information

Background database

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Mandatory 3rd party verification of data

 
 
 
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Different types of data

EN 15804 compliant

Information in English

ILCD+EPD data format

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Data free of charge

 
 
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Mission and Strategy

InData’s mission is to proactively support the harmonized digitalization of EPD and generic data for construction products according to EN 15804. The overall goal is to assess and improve the environmental performance of buildings and infrastructure. Data quality principles shall ensure that machine-readable EPD and generic data follow the same data format rules and are communicated in a transparent, credible, and user-friendly way throughout the value chain.

 
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