December 13, 2016 — The green building industry’s first and leading consortium of program operators announced today the addition of two new affiliate members: NRMCA (National Ready Mixed Concrete Association), a leading concrete advocate organization and Sustainable Solutions Corporation, an environmental consulting firm. This announcement and other progress to date… read more →
The Program Operator Consortium welcomes Canadian standards developer CSA Group and global software and LCA services provider thinkstep Los Angeles, October 5, 2016 — The green building industry’s first and leading consortium of program operators announced today at Greenbuild the addition of two new members and an enhanced technical advisory… read more →
To date, there has not been one place to find all the PCRs created for products made in North America. As such, we set out to create the North American PCR Catalog for 2 reasons: With the increasing demand for product transparency largely in the building products industry, there is… read more →
09/21/2016 – On Wednesday, September 21 the Program Operator Consortium presented a simpler and standardized 2-part PCR program. Learn about what’s in the Framework and how it’s maintained. POC members are working to align around a common foundation of LCA calculation rules and report requirements and follow a structured PCR… read more →
09/14/2016 – On Wednesday, September 14 representatives from the Program Operator Consortium, including our newest member, SCS Global Services, introduced the POC Affiliate Member Program for: Industry membership associations Government agencies Standards developers Consultants & data providers Membership is free. Benefits include access to expertise from a like-minded community, education,… read more →
SCS Brings In-Depth LCA Expertise to Program Operator Consortium EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sep 8, 2016 — SCS Global Services (SCS), a leading third-party certifier of environmental, social, and quality performance claims, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Program Operator Consortium (POC). The Consortium is comprised of standards developers and certifiers… read more →
Today, a first-of-its-kind consortium in the green-building industry convened 15 manufacturers and industry representatives from around the world to hear their needs for enhancing product transparency and stewardship through effective product category rules (PCRs), life cycle assessment reports (LCAs), environmental product declarations (EPDs), and next generation product transparency solutions including… read more →
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — On Wednesday, four key green-building stakeholder organizations (ASTM International, ICC Evaluation Service, NSF International and Sustainable Minds) will launch the first Program Operator Consortium in the industry. The signing will take place at Greenbuild 2015 at the ASTM International booth (#3313) at 10:30 a.m.… read more →