NEW ONLINE-TOOL
Calculate EPDs quickly and easily with CONNIE
NEW ONLINE-TOOL
Calculate EPDs quickly and easily with CONNIE
Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) –
efficient and compliant with standards
EPDs for construction products and more – transparency, compliance with standards, and future-proofing
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are rapidly gaining importance—not only in the construction sector, where the provision of environmental information is already mandatory, but increasingly in many other industries as well. With the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR 2025), the provision of reliable environmental information in accordance with EN 15804 will become a key factor for market access.
The SKZ offers manufacturers two ways to create EPDs efficiently,
in compliance with standards, and at a fixed cost:
1. EPD preparation as a service provided by SKZ experts
2. Automated EPD preparation using the SKZ digital tool CONNIE
Both options provide comprehensive, verifiable, and reliable EPDs for your products –
perfect for construction products, plastic products, and other technical applications.
By the way, CONNIE can also prepare standards-compliant LCAs upon request.
Why EPDs?
EPDs provide quantified, transparent, and independent information on a product’s environmental impact throughout its entire life cycle—based on ISO 14025 and EN 15804.
They enable:
- Transparency for customers, planners, auditors, and certification systems
- Compliance with legal requirements (e.g., CPR 2024, Digital Product Passport)
- Easier identification of hotspots in production and the supply chain
- A basis for ecological product optimization
- Comparability of variants within a product portfolio
The demand for EPDs has been rising for years.
CONNIE – The Online Tool for Creating EPDs
Unsere Services zur EPD-Erstellung
The benefits of CONNIE at a glance
✓ Automated EPD generation saves time and resources
✓ Recognized database (Ecoinvent) for high credibility
✓ Tabular and graphical presentation of results
✓ High comparability thanks to consistent framework conditions
✓ Future-proof – potential integration of results
into a Digital Product Passport (DPP)
✓ Suitable for individual manufacturers or entire associations
✓ Ideal for companies that require multiple EPDs annually
✓ In addition to EPDs, CONNIE can also be used for LCAs (life cycle assessments)
CONNIE: the digital tool for automated, fast, and verifiable EPDs
With CONNIE, the SKZ has developed a powerful, flexible, and future-proof software tool that significantly accelerates and standardizes the creation of EPDs. CONNIE accesses production-related material and energy flows and automatically calculates all environmental impacts in accordance with EN 15804—including tables, graphs, and complete sets of results. The database is based on Ecoinvent, one of the most recognized life cycle assessment databases worldwide.
At the same time, CONNIE can be flexibly adapted to company requirements and internal structures, making it efficient for company-specific analyses. Depending on customer needs, LCAs can also be generated in accordance with ISO 14040/44.
By the way, CONNIE stands for “Consideration of environmental impacts.”
Entering individual products into the CONNIE database
Management of relevant data
Personal homepage accessible via login
Overview of various products
Detailed recording of relevant factors
Display of all EPD results in graphical and tabular formats
Clear presentation
A closer look at individual products
Overview of key hotspots
Broken down by product life cycle phase, down to individual manufacturing processes
Comparison of different products in terms of their environmental impact
Data comparison at a glance
Identification of key influencing factors
Comparison of the environmental impacts of up to three products simultaneously
Identification of quick wins in production
Graphical representation of the overall products
Ready for the Future with SKZ
The combination of in-depth SKZ expertise, years of experience in life cycle assessment, and the digital tool CONNIE enables companies to implement their EPD strategy in a modern, efficient, and standards-compliant manner.
Together, we ensure full transparency regarding environmental impacts—both today and in the future.
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