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CAPEM Compass Building Products Comparison System

CAPEM Compass Building Products Comparison System
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Life Cycle Assessment is promoted as the “be all and end all” of environmental product choice.

CAP’EM (Cycle Assessment Procedure for Eco Materials) have developed an LCA method, which is just one part of a much bigger picture.

COMPASS is a design and decision tool that allows the designer’s personal preferences, corporate obligations as well as project requirements to be embraced.

COMPASS Building Product Comparison System allows the user to choose a product to suit where in the building it is to be used and what its purpose is.

COMPASS shortlists competent appropriate environmental products and allow the user to compare LCA data between them.

Having chosen, the user adds the project postcode to receive a CAP’EM product data sheet with Cradle to site LCA.