--- title: EPD blog | GCCA --- [Skip to content](https://gccaepd.org/blog/author/gcca#main-content) [![GCCA](https://gccaepd.org/hubfs/GCCA%20logos/GCCA_RGB_blue.svg)](https://gccaepd.org/) [Home](https://gccaepd.org/) [EPD Tool](https://gccaepd.org/tool) [Version 6](https://gccaepd.org/version-6) [Verification](https://gccaepd.org/verification) [Pricing](https://gccaepd.org/pricing) [Learn](https://gccaepd.org/learn) [Get a demo](https://gccaepd.org/get-a-demo) EPD blog # News and insights Product updates, release notes and briefings on EPDs, low carbon ratings and whole-life carbon. Search the blog - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [All posts](https://gccaepd.org/blog) [Tool updates](https://gccaepd.org/blog/tag/tool-updates) [Recarbonation](https://gccaepd.org/blog/tag/recarbonation) [Standards and PCRs](https://gccaepd.org/blog/tag/standards-and-pcrs) [Verification and publishing](https://gccaepd.org/blog/tag/verification-and-publishing) [Low carbon cement and concrete](https://gccaepd.org/blog/tag/low-carbon-cement-and-concrete) [Whole-life carbon](https://gccaepd.org/blog/tag/whole-life-carbon) [![Construction worker guiding a concrete pump hose on site](https://images.pexels.com/photos/585419/pexels-photo-585419.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/a5-and-b1-for-ready-mixed-concrete-what-to-do-when-you-don-t-know-the-final-use) Featured Standards and PCRs · Recarbonation ## [A5 and B1 for Ready-Mixed Concrete: What to Do When You Don't Know the Final Use](https://gccaepd.org/blog/a5-and-b1-for-ready-mixed-concrete-what-to-do-when-you-don-t-know-the-final-use) How the GCCA EPD Tool handles construction (A5) and carbonation in use (B1) for ready-mixed concrete when site data and final use are unknown. September 18, 2026 [Read the article →](https://gccaepd.org/blog/a5-and-b1-for-ready-mixed-concrete-what-to-do-when-you-don-t-know-the-final-use) ## Latest articles [![Two engineers in hard hats reviewing documents](https://images.pexels.com/photos/1216589/pexels-photo-1216589.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/getting-your-epd-verified-with-the-gcca-epd-tool) Verification and publishing ### [Getting Your EPD Verified with the GCCA EPD Tool](https://gccaepd.org/blog/getting-your-epd-verified-with-the-gcca-epd-tool) How pre-verification and the simplified verification report work for EPDs made with the GCCA EPD Tool, and what your verifier still checks. September 18, 2026 [![](https://images.pexels.com/photos/35437519/pexels-photo-35437519.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/recarbonation-at-project-level-using-bim-for-concrete-s-co-uptake) Recarbonation · Whole-life carbon ### [Recarbonation at Project Level: Using BIM for Concrete's CO₂ Uptake](https://gccaepd.org/blog/recarbonation-at-project-level-using-bim-for-concrete-s-co-uptake) Why concrete recarbonation should move from generic EPD defaults to project-level calculation in BIM, and what designers, producers and PCR bodies can do. September 16, 2026 [![](https://images.pexels.com/photos/7977087/pexels-photo-7977087.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/resilient-built-environment-design-and-construction) Whole-life carbon ### [Resilient Built Environment: Design and Construction](https://gccaepd.org/blog/resilient-built-environment-design-and-construction) How buildings, cities and infrastructure can be designed to withstand extreme weather without increasing their lifecycle environmental impact. September 16, 2026 [![](https://images.pexels.com/photos/5504388/pexels-photo-5504388.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/procurement-to-accelerate-sustainable-buildings-and-construction) Whole-life carbon ### [Procurement to Accelerate Sustainable Buildings and Construction](https://gccaepd.org/blog/procurement-to-accelerate-sustainable-buildings-and-construction) How whole-life procurement, at project and product level, can drive demand for low-carbon, resilient buildings and construction materials. September 16, 2026 [![](https://images.pexels.com/photos/23414804/pexels-photo-23414804.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/circularity-concrete-and-construction) Whole-life carbon ### [Circularity, Concrete and Construction](https://gccaepd.org/blog/circularity-concrete-and-construction) How closing, slowing and narrowing material loops across the concrete lifecycle can reduce material demand in the built environment. September 16, 2026 [![](https://gccaepd.org/hubfs/photo%20competition/CBD88-Ratih%20Retna%20Maya-Indonesia.jpg)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/gcca-epd-tool-version-6-is-now-live) Tool updates ### [GCCA EPD Tool Version 6 is now live](https://gccaepd.org/blog/gcca-epd-tool-version-6-is-now-live) Discover Version 6 of the GCCA EPD Tool, featuring a new openLCA engine, updated industry data, regional configurations and new EPD modelling capabilities. September 2, 2026 [![Close-up of a weathered concrete wall](https://images.pexels.com/photos/13901428/pexels-photo-13901428.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/recarbonation-of-concrete-from-epds-to-whole-life-carbon-accounting) Recarbonation · Whole-life carbon ### [Recarbonation of Concrete: From EPDs to Whole-Life Carbon Accounting](https://gccaepd.org/blog/recarbonation-of-concrete-from-epds-to-whole-life-carbon-accounting) How concrete recarbonation is accounted for in EPDs under EN 15804 and EN 16757, how the GCCA EPD Tool Version 6 models it, and the case for BIM. January 22, 2026 [![](https://gccaepd.org/hubfs/new%20pic%20lcr-1.png)](https://gccaepd.org/blog/lcr) Low carbon cement and concrete ### [GCCA Global Low Carbon Ratings for Concrete and Cement](https://gccaepd.org/blog/lcr) The GCCA Global Low Carbon Ratings rate cement and concrete from AA to F by embodied carbon, supporting transparent reporting and low-carbon procurement. 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