Webinar Series | EPD Journey: Understanding the Data within an EPD

A four-part webinar series

Start Your EPD Journey with Confidence

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are becoming increasingly important as demand grows for greater transparency around the environmental impacts of construction products.

But where do you start? What data do you need? And what does the process of developing and publishing an EPD actually involve?

This four-part webinar series, delivered as part of the IGBC’s EPD Ireland Programme Operator capacity-building programme, is designed to demystify the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and EPD process and help manufacturers take the first steps towards publishing an EPD.

Featuring experts from Goodbody Clearstream and EcoReview, the series explores four construction product categories: structural steel, heat pumps, precast concrete products, and windows and door systems.

Through practical insights and real-world experience, each session will guide manufacturers through the data collection process, the role of LCA consultants, verification and publication, and how to communicate EPD results effectively to the market.

The series will also highlight grant support available for EPD projects.

Explore the Webinar Series

1. Your EPD Journey: Structural Steel

Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Time: 12:00–13:00
Presenter: Goodbody Clearstream

This opening session introduces the EPD development journey through the structural steel sector. Goodbody Clearstream’s experts will explain why EPDs matter and explore the key stages involved in developing one, from collecting the right data to LCA, verification and publication.

Learn what information you need to gather, which stakeholders should be involved, and how to prepare your organisation to begin the EPD process.

2. Your EPD Journey: Precast Concrete Products

Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Time: 12:00–13:00
Presenter: EcoReview

What does it take to develop an EPD for precast concrete products?

Led by Peter Seymour of EcoReview, this session takes a manufacturer’s perspective on the EPD process. It will explore the tasks involved, the data required to work with an LCA consultant, and the respective roles of the manufacturer and consultant throughout the process.

The session will also cover how to interpret the results presented in an EPD and communicate environmental performance effectively to the market.

3. Your EPD Journey: Heat Pumps

Date: Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Time: 12:00–13:00
Presenter: Goodbody Clearstream

Explore the EPD process through the heat pump sector with Goodbody Clearstream.

Drawing on practical experience in product sustainability and environmental assessment, the session will look at the information manufacturers need to collect, the key stages of developing an EPD, and the resources and stakeholders required to get started.

Gain a clearer understanding of how LCA and EPD development can support greater transparency around the environmental performance of heat pumps.

4. Your EPD Journey: Windows and Door Systems

Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Time: 12:00–13:00
Presenter: EcoReview

Concluding the series, this session focuses on EPD development for windows and door systems.

Peter Seymour of EcoReview will guide manufacturers through the practical steps involved in preparing an EPD, from gathering product and manufacturing data to working with an LCA consultant and understanding the results.

The session will also explore how to communicate EPD information clearly and effectively to customers, specifiers and the wider construction market.

Meet the Speakers

Dr Leigh Holloway

Goodbody Clearstream

Dr Leigh Holloway has over 30 years of experience in LCA, carbon footprinting, sustainability, resource efficiency and the circular economy. His work spans academia, business support and specialist commercial consultancy across the UK, Europe and beyond, supporting organisations from manufacturing SMEs to multinational brands. He has undertaken carbon footprinting, LCA and EPD studies across sectors including packaging, retail, electronics and food. He has also acted as an expert LCA reviewer for organisations including IFEU in Germany and The LCA Centre in the Netherlands, reviewing studies for clients such as Coca-Cola, Tetra Pak, Kraft Heinz, Mars and Lidl. Leigh holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Sustainable Product Design. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (Packaging Society) and an Associate Member of the Foodservice Packaging Association.

Bernardo Salomon

Product Sustainability Associate, Goodbody Clearstream

Bernardo is a sustainability professional specialising in responsible business development, carbon footprinting, climate strategy, product sustainability, LCA, EPDs and decarbonisation pathways. Before specialising in sustainability, he worked in Bolivia as a Quality Control Analyst and Health, Safety and Environment Supervisor in the brewing industry. He later completed an MSc in Sustainable Energy and Green Technologies at University College Dublin. Bernardo’s expertise includes life cycle assessment, circular economy principles, renewable energy systems and product environmental performance. His work involves conducting LCAs, developing EPDs, calculating carbon footprints and helping organisations identify practical decarbonisation pathways.

Peter Seymour

LCA Consultant and Founder, EcoReview

Peter Seymour established EcoReview in Ireland in 2015, extending the services of EcoReview Netherlands to the Irish market in LCA consultancy and materials sustainability. EcoReview worked with IGBC to establish the Irish EPD programme and has become a leading provider of EPDs through the programme. Its work spans construction and manufacturing products, including cement, GGBS, concrete, insulation, wood panels, asphalt, bricks, recycled aggregates, windows and doors, building membranes, plastics and aluminium profiles. Peter is a UCD Civil Engineering graduate with a master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering. He has worked in Canada and the UK on nuclear waste management projects and brings over 20 years of technical experience in Ireland’s cement and concrete industry.

Who Should Attend?

This series is designed for manufacturers of construction products who want to understand the EPD process and prepare to develop and publish an Environmental Product Declaration.

It will be particularly relevant to:

• Construction product manufacturers and suppliers.
• Sustainability and environmental managers.
• Product development and technical teams.
• LCA and EPD project coordinators.
• Manufacturers exploring environmental transparency and product sustainability.

Why Attend?

Developing an EPD can seem complex, particularly when it comes to understanding data requirements, working with consultants and navigating the different stages of the process.

This series offers practical guidance from experienced LCA and EPD professionals, helping manufacturers:

• Understand the EPD development process from start to finish.
• Identify the data and resources needed to begin.
• Understand the role of LCA consultants and other stakeholders.
• Learn from examples across different construction product categories.
• Interpret EPD results and communicate them effectively.
• Explore available grant support for EPD projects.

Whether you are just beginning to explore EPDs or preparing to develop one for your products, these sessions will help you take a more informed approach.

Organisers and partners

 

Register for individual sessions using the links above.

For more information, contact Fernanda De Souza Rocha.