GHG Verification - Construction Materials (Brick, Steel, Cement, Concrete)
As a large user of energy, the construction and building products sector has been involved with emissions regulations and the active pursual of CO2 reduction for many years. CICS has a long history in the construction materials sector, largely due to early involvement in the Climate Change Agreements from 2001 onwards. Since that time, CICS has developed verification protocols which are ideally suited to these sectors.
The industries that form part of the construction materials sector can be complex both in terms of number of sites and in the type of emissions produced (e.g. complex fuels, process emissions, large sites, large emissions totals). Thanks to their in-depth knowledge of these industries, our verifiers can minimise the impact on your time when visiting sites and in subsequent data verification.
For those industries involved in the regulated market - such as with The Climate Registry, EU ETS or CCA - CICS works with the relevant agencies and accreditation bodies to keep our clients ahead of the game on verification issues. CICS is now working with these same industries to determine the carbon footprint of products to be used on product packaging labels, etc.
We offer the following services:
- EU ETS Verification
If your business falls under the EU ETS Scheme, we can independently verify your GHG emissions data quickly and efficiently. We offer baseline emissions verification, new entrant reserve (NER) verification, annual and split verification, across single or multi sites. - CSR
We have recently seen a rise in the number of construction product manufacturers who are proud of their green credentials and are seeking to have them verified by a third party to add credibility and weight to their reporting. CICS uses the same rigorous standards applied to the regulated markets to verify for the voluntary market. - CCA
CICS provides independent verification of your GHG emissions – a necessity for those construction and building products manufacturers who wish to trade surplus CCA credits. - Carbon Footprinting
Having independent verification ensures that your carbon footprint is accurate, consistent and transparent, vital for input into energy reduction plans. - PAS 2050
CICS is only one of four verification bodies in the UK that is accredited to verify against the PAS 2050 Standard (for the carbon footprinting of goods and services across the full lifecycle) and the associated Code of Good Practice by UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service).
