CAPA ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS - EPD
GREEN HOUSE GAS EMMISIONS - GHG RESOURCES

Expanding the use of Green Asphalt Green Asphalt in Colorado

CAPA & The National Asphalt Pavement Association Partnership 

 

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) ECO Label Video - June 2021

NAPA’s Verified EPD Tool  Emerald Eco-Label, NAPA’s verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) tool, makes it easy to quantify the environmental impact of an asphalt mix. Created by industry professionals and stakeholders and evaluated by sustainability experts, the Emerald Eco-Label EPD tool was developed in conformance with ISO 14025 and EN 15804, which establish principles and procedures for developing a Type III environmental declaration program and describes the potential environmental impacts of a product. ACCESS THE EPD TOOL HERE

 Developing EPDs in Colorado, EPD Summary

NAPA Environmental Page of Information

COLORADO Environmental Product Declaration Program:

CDOT Update on HB21-1303 "Buy Clean Colorado Act"

Construction Bulletin 2025-7 – “Revisions to the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Specification”, dated July 23, 2025  New Construction Bulletin 2025-7

House Bill 21-1303 Global Warming Potential of Construction Materials Used for Public Projects (Link to Bill)

FHWA Position on EPD Implementation in Colorado (from Tony Frye, Associate Administrator, Highway Policy & External Affairs, 8-12-2025)     After discussions within FHWA to better understand the requirements of the Buy Clean Colorado Act, I was informed that since we met, CDOT has finalized its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) specification, which establishes the maximum acceptable Global Warming Potential (GWP) limit for certain construction materials (see link below).  In Section 106.14(g), CDOT establishes the process for a contractor to supply an eligible material without an EPD. As such, this exception seems to ensure that a contractor’s inability to identify materials with an EPD or materials meeting the GWP limits will not prevent them from bidding on Federal-aid projects.  Thus, the GWP limit requirement is not expected to have a significant impact in costs, as neither competition nor material availability would be limited by this requirement.

CDOT EPD Program Contact:

Craig Wieden, P.E.
State Materials Engineer/Materials & Geotechnical Services Manager
Office: 303.398.6501  Cell: 720.660.2076 
4670 Holly Street, Denver, CO  80216
[email protected]  |  www.codot.gov |  www.cotrip.org

Office of the State Architect (OSA)

Bailey Vigil, EIT II
Buildings GHG Emissions Analyst
P 303-866-5877  |  C 719-429-6645
1525 Sherman St. Ste 112, Denver, CO 80203
[email protected] | www.colorado.gov/osa

 

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BLACK is the new GREEN!

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has introduced two new publications, a sustainability report and a companion brochure. In announcing the new publications, NAPA President Mike Acott commented, "For decades, the asphalt pavement industry has been proactive in reducing the impact of its operations on the environment. The new report discusses some of the products we have developed – warm-mix asphalt, reuse/recycling, porous asphalt, and Perpetual Pavements – and shows how an accelerated deployment program could lead to even greater achievements." Click here to visit the National Asphalt Pavement Association website.