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
Data sources for Product database | Frequency of Update | Number of products |
---|---|---|
Bi-weekly | >120'000 | |
Bi-weekly | >10'000 | |
Bi-weekly | β 2'000 | |
On demand | β 150 | |
EPDs from Manufacturer Websites | Ad-hoc | β 800 |
Self-declared LCAs by Manufacturers | Ad-hoc | < 50 |
TM65 (Embodied carbon assessments for MEP products) | Ad-hoc | < 50 |
AFRDI | Monthly | < 50 |
Application Guides (as provided by manufacturers) | Ad-hoc | β 200 |
BIFMA | Ad-hoc | β 100 |
Product Brochures (as provided by manufacturers) | Ad-hoc | β 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 | β 3'000 |
EU Ecolabel | Ad-hoc | < 50 |
FSC | Ad-hoc | < 1'000 |
Green Guard | Ad-hoc | < 50 |
HPD | Ad-hoc | β 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 |
Generic Material Data
Source Name | Number of Items | Region / Country | Year |
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2050 Materials Database (Statistical calculations updated yearly, see methodology docs) | 624 | 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 |
508 | UK | 2019 | |
34 | UK | 2021 | |
41 | UK | 2023 | |
285 | Ireland | 2022 | |
1567 | Germany | 2023 | |
361 | Switzerland | 2023 | |
63 | Switzerland | 2023 | |
2907 | New Zealand | 2023 | |
409 | Australia | 2024 | |
65 | USA & Canada | 2023 | |
10 | UK | 2024 | |
26 | UK | 2024 | |
Future Homes Hub UK - Assemblies & Materials | 55 | UK | 2024 |
GLA LPG - Whole Life-Cycle Carbon Assessments 2022 (MEP Values) | 3 | UK | 2022 |
831 | New Zealand | 2022 | |
2188 | UK | 2024 | |
39 | UK | 2023 | |
2050 Materials Research (Structural Materials) | 49 | Europe | 2024 |
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