GCCA EPD Tool Version 6 is now live
The Global Cement and Concrete Association has launched Version 6 of the GCCA EPD Tool, a major step forward in helping the cement and concrete industry produce credible and consistent Environmental Product Declarations.
Version 6 is now available to GCCA EPD Tool clients. Existing users can access the updated platform with their current login details, and organisations interested in learning more can request a demonstration with the GCCA team.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) provide transparent information about the environmental impacts of products, based on life cycle assessment. As demand for reliable environmental product data grows, manufacturers need efficient and credible ways to prepare EPDs that meet customer, procurement and regulatory requirements.
The GCCA EPD Tool has been developed specifically for the cement and concrete sector. It supports EPDs for aggregates, clinker, cement, concrete and precast products, provides a consistent sector methodology, and helps users reduce the time, effort and cost of EPD development. The platform generates a draft EPD self-declaration and a detailed background report to support independent verification.
A new technical foundation
Version 6 introduces openLCA as the tool's new calculation engine, giving a stronger and more scalable foundation for future development and digital integration.
The release includes the latest North American Product Category Rules for cement, updated GCCA GNR 2023 data, and a dedicated Australian market configuration with regional electricity mixes and locally relevant default datasets, strengthening the tool's use across different markets.
Version 6 also includes:
- More detailed material properties and updated background data
- Enhanced modelling of low-, medium- and high-voltage electricity
- Electricity inputs for mixing trucks
- Regionalised electricity data for construction activities
- Refinements to concrete recarbonation calculations (see how recarbonation is modelled)
- An updated technical architecture to support future system connections and digital workflows
Together, these improvements give users an updated platform for preparing environmental product information across the cement and concrete value chain.
Supporting credible and efficient EPD development
The GCCA EPD Tool offers an intuitive online process: users enter product and manufacturing data, calculate life cycle assessment results and generate reports in an EPD format.
Its pre-verified calculation approach can streamline third-party verification by providing a documented and consistent methodology. The tool also supports digital export in the ILCD+EPD format, helping environmental product information connect with digital EPD platforms and wider construction data systems.
By providing a common methodology and background data, the tool supports greater consistency and comparability across the sector. It helps producers respond to growing demand for credible environmental information while keeping EPD development practical and efficient.
What existing users need to know
Existing users can access Version 6 on the new platform with their current username and password. Login details have not changed.
The previous and new versions of the tool will run in parallel for six months. This gives users time to get familiar with Version 6 and move their EPD work to the new platform.
Looking ahead
Version 6 is the foundation for the next phase of the GCCA EPD Tool's development. GCCA will continue to expand its regional relevance, strengthen engagement with EPD programme operators and verifiers, and improve connections between the tool and the systems cement and concrete producers use.
Future development will explore integration with company ERP and quality-control systems, connections with third-party EPD solutions through the tool's API, and stronger pathways for EPD verification and publication. GCCA's ambition is to develop the platform from an EPD calculation tool into trusted environmental product data infrastructure for the global cement and concrete sector.
Request a demonstration
If your organisation is preparing its first EPD, or wants to make EPD production more efficient across many products and plants, Version 6 provides an updated, sector-specific platform to support your work.
To see Version 6 in action, request a demonstration with a member of the GCCA team. Once you submit the form, we will contact you to arrange a demonstration tailored to your organisation's needs.
