Environmental Product Declarations - Why They Matter & What You Can Do

On this episode of Tennessee Concrete Conversations, TCA Executive Director Alan Sparkman is joined by William Paddock– Co-founder & Managing Director of WAP Sustainability. As one of the largest life cycle assessment groups in the U.S., WAP Sustainability is an expert in carbon footprint measuring and all things EPD.

Together, the two discuss the history and evolution of life cycle assessments, and highlight legislations surrounding this topic that have impacted the concrete industry and concrete projects. William shares insights on how these assessments and measurements can be used to make decisions for federal projects, and how concrete plays a factor in this whole process. They express the new power that these legislative pieces have over construction, and how industry leaders can navigate this change.

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