When considering and comparing the performance of data produced by a life cycle analysis.

A Life Cycle Analysis should take into account the following modules of a declared Environmental Product Declaration, and adopt a ‘cradle to cradle’ approach in order to encourage the use of recyclable products and ensure materials are returned into the manufacturing process as a circular economy.

Steel faced cladding systems have a design life dependant on a number of factors including the building use, location, weather conditions and the specification of the pre-finished steel product. 

BREEAM is an environmental assessment method for establishing the theoretical credentials of a building or development, measured by a series of criteria.

“Net Zero” is the current buzz word throughout the construction industry, and as such the ‘embodied carbon’ or ‘recycled content’ within new construction materials and products is under scrutiny, with the perception that components manufactured with lower embodied carbon, or greater quantities of recycled content are more sustainable. Yet a better understanding of the picture is essential when choosing products.

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