Field guidance: Selecting Subtype for ILCD+EPD

Created by Danielle Crowter Elfving, Modified on Tue, 25 Feb at 1:48 PM by Danielle Crowter Elfving

Guidance on EPD registration, field Subtype for ILCD+EPD in

Standard EPD format: Information for machine-readable EPDs
EPD Compiler format: Step 1 > EPD Definition

The field defines the data set's representativeness based on the definitions of the ILCD+EPD format.

Note: The ILCD+EPD format uses some different definitions for the EPD types compared to the EPD types defined by The International EPD system in the GPI v. 5.0.0.

Below is a table explaining the EPD types according to the ILCD+EPD format and their corresponding EPD types in the International EPD System. Please use the below table as guidance on which option to select in this field.

EPD type ILCD+EPD format	EPD types The International EPD system
Specific (single product)	EPD of a single product from a single manufacturer/service provider
Average (multiple products)	EPD of multiple product from a company based on the average results of the product group EPD of multiple products from a company based on a representative product of the product group EPD of multiple products from a company, based on the worst-case results of the product group
Representative (Sector EPD)	Sector EPD of multiple products from an industry association or any other group of companies, based on the average results of the product group
Template (product not yet on the market)	EPD of product not yet on the market