Climate Challenge

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are effectively environmental nutrition labels for materials. While EPDs are a much-needed step towards quantification of environmental impacts of materials, in most cases, they are not currently suitable for direct comparison between materials or between products. This project will evaluate the components of EPDs practical and important for Missouri, assess the current state of EPD availability in Missouri as compared to national trends, and provide a practical roadmap for moving forward. In addition to assessing currently available EPDs, the project will identify materials, processes, and other areas where EPD information may be lacking and provide recommendations on the required critical mass of EPDs needed for decision making.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $390,000
• Contract Numbers:

  TR202324

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  1617 Missouri Boulevard
  P.O. Box 270
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102
• Project Managers:

  Harper, Jennifer

• Performing Organizations:

  Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation

  Lafferre Hall
  416 S 6th St.
  Columbia, Missouri  United States  65201
• Principal Investigators:

  Kevern, John

• Start Date: 20230310
• Expected Completion Date: 20250228
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Environmental impacts; Materials
• Geographic Terms: Missouri
• Subject Areas: Environment; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01892502
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Missouri Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: TR202324
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 7 2023 9:39AM