Certification

EPD

Environmental Product Declarations 

We are pleased to inform you that our new Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) are now officially available for consultation.

 

What is EPD?

EPD reports are standardized, verified documents that transparently present credible information about a product’s impact on the environment. Following the ISO14025 standard (i.e., Type III Environmental Declaration), EPDs are useful for communication, comparison, and decision-making. EPDs are based on the information from a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study. The EPD report includes a summary of LCA results, environmental impact data, and other relevant information.

LCA is a systematic and comprehensive methodology used to evaluate and quantify the environmental impacts of a product over its entire life cycle, from raw material extraction and production to use, end-of-life disposal, and potentially recycling or reuse. An LCA is usually made for a specific characteristic unit (quantity) of a product and a specific set of life cycle stages.

The Regulations set out the procedures for managing Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) within the EPDItaly Program. These make it possible for the Organisation to communicate the environmental performance of its products in a comprehensible and credible way, as it is verified by an independent third party.

The Regulations and the EPDItaly Program are developed in accordance with ISO 14025.

 

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION 

The EPD is a voluntary certification scheme, born in Sweden but of international importance, which is part of the community environmental policies (ref. Integrated Product Policy – IPP) and is recognized throughout Europe and in the main non-European countries thanks to the mutual recognition agreements between the various national bodies. This means that the information contained in an EPD is reliable and internationally comparable, making it easier for consumers and companies to take informed decisions about the sustainability of products.

LEED Certification and ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION 

Among the advantages offered by the EPD there is the possibility as well of obtaining credits for sustainability protocols, such as LEED V4, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and BREEAM.

In fact, products with EPD meet LEED requirements and can, therefore, contribute to earning points based on the value established by this voluntary rating system. Particular attention is paid to the sustainability requirements of the products: in the LEED protocol, for example, the weight of materials and resources can affect up to 12% of the overall score.

It is important to point out that it is not possible to “certify” a product LEED or BREEAM, since that  only a whole building can obtain a LEED or BREEAM certification, but each single product can contribute to obtain higher scores in the final evaluation of the building.

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Click here to download the EPDITALY0706 Declaration

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Certification

 ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Our constant care to improve all the services and the assistance offered to our customers and the continuous control of the quality that has always been one of the main characteristics of our products, allowed us to achieve the ISO 9001:2015 certification.

The constant dialogue with the experts of the sector and with architects remains one of the company’s main objectives and the exclusive design of the surfaces and the inherent technical features of Ecostone® products mean that they have a wide range of uses.

Certifation

Green Tag – A Livel

Agglo Baghin, in collaboration with Melbourne distributor Signorino Tile Gallery, has achieved on year 2013 the Global Green Tag certification for our Ecostone terrazzo products (valid until end 2014).

Green Tag is one of the largest product and in some sectors the dominant sustainability certification system in Australia. GreenTag is a Certification Mark in the USA, EU and UK and is also undergoing approval as a certification Mark in many other countries including NZ, China, Singapore and Canada.

Ecostone products are GreenTag GreenRate Level A Certified under Scheme A21.

Ecostone terrazzo floor tiles are suitable for a vast range of applications where durable hard surface tiling is required.

The product has been successfully installed in many high traffic public spaces across the globe. Featuring in major shopping centres as well as airports and rail stations and private residences, Ecostone terrazzo is a true example of a practical yet beautiful flooring material.

Ecostone

Natural Stone Agglomerates

The flat back finish and perfect calibration is exclusive to Ecostone and ensures a less expensive and easier fixing system.

Ecostone tiles contain approximately 75% post-industrial waste materials from the manufacturing stream of marble, granite etc.

The production process of Ecostone does not require firing in a kiln, resulting in a substantial saving of energy.

The energy consumption, gas and liquid emissions of the product manufacturing process are measured, reviewed and reported every year, as required by Italian Regulation.