Environmental Product Declarations

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) are documents that report information on the environmental impact of a construction product. EPD can have different life cycle scopes but should encompass the entire lifecycle of a product; from the extraction of raw materials, its manufacturing phase, installation and use on-site (including maintenance and repairs), through to a product’s end of life and disposal.

EPD for clay bricks produced in the UK provide valuable information about the potential environmental impacts arising throughout their lifecycle. However, direct comparisons with other products can be both challenging and potentially misleading therefore it is crucial to understand their context.

Standard building lifecycle assessments often use a 60-year timeframe. This period significantly underestimates the longevity of clay brick, offering 150 years of service, and whose longevity is proven by millennia-old examples still in use. Consequently, assessing clay brick's environmental impact over such a short period risks overlooking its long-term carbon efficiency and inherent sustainability.

Learn more about clay brick EPD and its long-term environmental value in our EPD Overview, EPD and Clay Brick, and FAQ sections below.