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Eugene requires EPDs for city concrete mixes as officials track recycled‑content gains
Summary
City of Eugene staff told a committee the project team has adopted Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for concrete on capital projects, alongside requirements for 35% recycled asphalt content and a 30% minimum for SCMs in concrete; staff said EPD reporting became required in 2025 and suppliers are complying.
City of Eugene project staff said the city now requires Environmental Product Declarations for concrete mixes used on its capital projects and described concurrent requirements aimed at lowering embodied carbon.
Rachel Vicunas, one of three principal civil engineers in the City of Eugene Public Works Engineering capital project team, told the committee the team has moved multiple material‑policy changes into standard specifications. "We're getting these EPDs are now a requirement for all of our concrete mixes on our capital projects," Vicunas said, describing EPDs as third‑party, lifecycle‑based documents that report greenhouse‑gas impacts from raw materials through disposal.
Vicunas and Katie Marwitz, another principal civil engineer who oversees transportation projects, said the city previously adopted warm‑mix asphalt — which staff estimate reduced project CO2 emissions by about 20–35% — and requires…
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