Data Sources

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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

Data sources for Product database
Frequency of Update
Number of products / assemblies

On demand

≈ 360

Weekly

≈ 4'500

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

chevron-right* A note on PEPshashtag

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

Source Name
Number of Items
Region / Country
Year

2050 Materials Database (Statistical calculations updated yearly, see methodology docs)

1000

European & Global

2023

2050 Materials Quantity Surveyor Dataset - 2024

470

UK Focused

2024

2050 Materials Structural Systems (Embodied Carbon per m2 GIA)

104

European & Global

2024

2050 Materials Landscape Architecture Averages

9

UK

2024

2050 Materials Services Equipment (Global Averages)

172

Global

2025

OKOBAUDAT - Germanyarrow-up-right (Provided by BMWSB/BBSR.)

1900

Germany

2024

430

USA & Canada

2025

Future Homes Hub UKarrow-up-right - Assemblies & Materials

55

UK

2024

831

New Zealand

2022

874

New Zealand

2024

876

New Zealand

2025

2050 Materials Research (Structural Materials)

49

Europe

2024

Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors (July 2023)arrow-up-right (DCCEEW 2024, Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra, August. , Licensed under CC BY 4.0.)

183

Australia

2023

24

USA

2019

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