Data Sources
Where we find, collect and calculate data
Data sources
Product Database
The table below indicates all the sources of data which the 2050 Materials team collects in order to offer the most complete sustainability database
EPDs from Manufacturer Websites
Ad-hoc
≈ 800
Self-declared LCAs by Manufacturers
Ad-hoc
< 50
PEPs (Product Environmental Profile) *
Weekly
≈
TM65 (Embodied carbon assessments for MEP products)
Ad-hoc
< 50
AFRDI
Monthly
< 50
Application Guides (as provided by manufacturers)
Ad-hoc
≈ 200
BIFMA
Ad-hoc
≈ 100
Product Brochures (as provided by manufacturers)
Ad-hoc
≈ 200
C2C Certified
Monthly
88
Case Studies
Ad-hoc
< 50
Cradle to Cradle Certified Material Health
Monthly
74
Product Data-sheets
Ad-hoc
< 50
Declare Label
Monthly
≈ 3'000
EU Ecolabel
Ad-hoc
< 50
FSC
Ad-hoc
< 1'000
Green Guard
Ad-hoc
< 50
HPD
Ad-hoc
≈ 100
Indoor Advantage
Ad-hoc
< 50
Indoor Air Comfort
Ad-hoc
< 50
Indoor Air Comfort GOLD
Ad-hoc
< 50
ISO 14001
Ad-hoc
< 50
LEVEL
Ad-hoc
< 50
NaturePlus
Ad-hoc
< 50
PEFC
Ad-hoc
< 50
REACH Declaration
Ad-hoc
< 50
Specification Documents (as provided by manufacturers)
Ad-hoc
< 50
WELL V2 Declaration
Ad-hoc
< 50
* A note on PEPs
What is a PEP A PEP (Product Environmental Profile) is a type of Type III Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) specifically tailored for electrical, electronic, and HVAC-R products. As an ISO 14025 compliant document, it provides verified, transparent data on a product's environmental impact—such as carbon footprint—across its entire life cycle.
Differences between EPDs and PEPs The 2050 Materials data ingestion engine processes both standard Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Product Environmental Profiles (PEPs). Users should be aware of a fundamental difference in how environmental impacts are reported between these formats:
Construction EPDs: Typically utilise standardised physical units (e.g., kg, m2, m3), allowing for high-confidence normalisation and bulk material comparisons.
Electrical/Mechanical PEPs: Often utilise performance-based functional units (e.g. "kW per EN14825 over 10 years").
Technical Impact on Data Processing Due to the highly specific nature of electrical equipment, PEP functional units are frequently custom and non-standardised relative to general construction data. While this specificity ensures engineering accuracy, it limits comparability.
To ensure data continuity (in the odd cases where performance-based units cannot be converted to standard physical quantities) our system employs a "per piece" (unit) fallback.
For example, when a PEP uses a highly specific custom unit, the functional unit is indicated as the individual product component (per piece of the MEP system). When "piece" is indicated for a product with environmental impact data derived from a PEP, users should verify the specific output to ensure the total impact is scaled with the correct functional unit.
Generic Material Data
2050 Materials Database (Statistical calculations updated yearly, see methodology docs)
European & Global
2023
2050 Materials Quantity Surveyor Dataset - 2024
UK Focused
2024
2050 Materials Structural Systems (Embodied Carbon per m2 GIA)
European & Global
2024
2050 Materials Landscape Architecture Averages
UK
2024
2050 Materials Services Equipment (Global Averages)
Global
2025
Switzerland
2023
2050 Materials Research (Structural Materials)
Europe
2024
Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors (July 2023) (DCCEEW 2024, Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra, August. , Licensed under CC BY 4.0.)
Australia
2023
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