Contractors Gain New Environmental Data as Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association Publishes 22 Environmental Product Declarations

GLEN ELLYN, IL — The Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA) has issued 22 new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), increasing verified environmental information accessible to contractors designing fashionable premise plumbing programs. The industry-averaged EPDs cowl generally put in inflexible and versatile piping merchandise used all through North America, giving builders a clearer view of every system’s environmental footprint.

“These EPDs considerably improve the environmental transparency of those merchandise, offering builders and customers with clearer insights into the environmental footprint of their plumbing programs,” mentioned PPFA’s Codes and Sustainability Specialist Michael Cudahy.

Full LCA Spine Strengthens Knowledge Reliability

Every declaration is supported by a full Life Cycle Evaluation (LCA) accomplished below the Product Class Rule (PCR) “Inflexible and Versatile Constructing Piping Methods in North America” (PCR-1002). The LCA outlines the scientific methodology, information, and assumptions behind the EPDs, making certain the paperwork replicate rigorous, cradle-to-grave environmental evaluation.

The underlying LCA work was accomplished by the Athena Sustainable Supplies Institute, a not-for-profit analysis group serving the development sector for greater than 28 years.

The merchandise lined by the EPDs are: 

1. 1000 ft 3/4″ PEX (Fire Sprinkler) Pipe

2. 1000 ft 2″ PVC Drain, Waste, Vent Solid Pipe

3. 1000 ft 4″ PVC Drain, Waste, Vent Solid Pipe

4. 1000 ft 2″ PVC Drain, Waste, Vent CellCore Pipe

5. 1000 ft 4″ PVC Drain, Waste, Vent CellCore Pipe

6. 1000 ft 2″ ABS Drain, Waste, Vent Solid Pipe

7. 1000 ft 4″ ABS Drain, Waste, Vent Solid Pipe

8. 1000 ft 2″ ABS Drain, Waste, Vent CellCore Pipe

9. 1000 ft 4″ ABS Drain, Waste, Vent CellCore Pipe

10. 1000 ft 2″ PVC Electrical Conduit

11. 1000 ft 4″ PVC Electrical Conduit

12. 1000 ft 1″ PVC (Water Service) Pipe

13. 1000 ft 1″ PEX (Water Service) Pipe

14. 1000 ft 1″ CPVC (Water Service) Pipe

15. 1000 ft 1″ PE-RT (Water Service) Pipe

16. 1000 ft 1″ PE (Water Service) Pipe

17. 1000 ft 1/2″ PE-RT (Hot and Cold Distribution) Pipe

18. 1000 ft 1″ PE-RT (Hot and Cold Distribution) Pipe

19. 1000 ft 1/2″ PEX (Hot and Cold Distribution) Pipe

20. 1000 1″ PEX (Hot and Cold Distribution) Pipe

21. 1000 ft 1/2″ CPVC (Hot and Cold Distribution) Pipe

22. 1000 ft 1″ CPVC (Hot and Cold Distribution) Pipe

What Contractors Get From the New EPDs

EPDs present third-party verified environmental affect information—together with carbon footprint, water consumption and power use—for every materials class. For mechanical and plumbing contractors engaged on LEED, Inexperienced Globes or different green-building tasks, the brand new PPFA declarations provide documentation that’s usually most popular or required for credit score compliance.

“The Plastic Pipe and Fittings Affiliation strongly endorses complete product testing and encourages builders to prioritize the usage of supplies which are backed up by verifiable information disclosure and publicly accessible EPDs,” Cudahy mentioned. “These new EPDs present vital verified information supporting the usage of plastic supplies in environmentally targeted tasks.”

Clearer Specs, Simpler Documentation

The industry-averaged EPDs have been scrutinized, verified and authorized by ICC Analysis Service (ICC-ES), a acknowledged Program Operator below ISO 14025. Every report contains environmental affect classes, LCA scope, related requirements and steerage for product identification and set up—data contractors can use instantly in specs and submittals.

By deciding on merchandise with revealed EPDs, contractors can doc decreased environmental impacts, streamline green-building compliance and exhibit transparency in materials choice.

To study extra, go to www.ppfahome.org.