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Key Information on the EPA’s Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Assistance Program
This fact sheet describes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Assistance Program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The program provides grants to support the development, standardization, and transparency of EPDs—tools that quantify the environmental impacts of construction materials—to facilitate the procurement of low-embodied carbon materials through initiatives like Buy Clean.
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Closing the loop: Using building rubble in construction
This case study describes the deconstruction and material recovery process at the 15 ha Woolworths Distribution Centre site in Montague Gardens, Cape Town, where 90% of demolition waste was reused to avoid landfill costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
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