openEPD for Developers
openEPD is an open data format for exchanging digital third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) among Program Operators, EPD Databases, Life Cycle Analysis tools, design tools, reporting, and procurement.
Unlike existing formats such as ILCD+EPD, it enforces a key set of guarantees for interoperable data processing, including uniqueness of organizations/plants, precise PCR references, and dated version control.
Unlike print or PDF EPDs, openEPD provides a shared and precise format to express and refer to EPDs in ways that modern databases can use. openEPD can be used alongside a printable document, or can generate printable EPDs.
The openEPD format is extensible by individual Program Operators and PCR Committees. A large number of sector-specific extensions have been developed with BuildingTransparency as part of the EC3 tool.
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Specification Docs
Endpoints, Fields, and Schemas.
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Quick Start for Developers
Quickstart guide using BuildingTransparency openEPD server instance
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About openEPD
Core Principles, Development process, and how you can participate.
REST API Reference
openEPD API allows you to access the openEPD database and functionality. The API is organized around REST.
Get started with openEPD REST APIs →
Read data in openEPD format → Find EPD by ID or by material properties
Submit your digital EPD → Create openEPD object and submit it to the server