Environmental
Policy

We care about the environment and are doing our part to preserve this planet for the next generation.

Environmentally friendly

BRUCHA’s environmental policy

Taking responsibility for the environment and our fellow humans

As a family-run business with local roots, we place great importance on sustainability and active preservation of resources and the environment. This is why we enshrined these values in our company philosophy and code of conduct, in the form of our environmental management system according to ISO 14001 in force since 2013.

With regular reviews and audits, we are able to ensure the highest-quality implementation, documentation and maintenance of environmental management across our organisation. This ensures that we honour our obligations under the ISO 14001 certification in the long-term, adhere to an ongoing improvement process and comply with statutory regulations and environmental legislation and guidelines.

Since we must all do our bit to protect the environment, all our employees and contractors are made aware of this company-wide code of conduct, which they can consult at any time. And being environmentally aware does not in any way affect company profits – if anything, it boosts them.

With a view to a smart “eco-design”, we analyse the origin of materials and how they have been processed as early as during the development and planning stage.

All of our certifications and statements are availble upon request.

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Energy and environmental management

Waste management concept

BRUCHA’s waste management concept was drawn up by an independent environmental civil engineer and is regularly re-certified. The measures taken are refined in line with requirements and can be inspected upon request.

ISO 9001

ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification

External auditors from Lloyd’s Register – LRQA Austria regularly check that our environmental management system complies with ISO 9001 & ISO 14001.
Ask us about our ISO certifications. We are happy to provided them to you upon request.

Environmental Product Declarations

Environmental Product Declaration under ISO 14025 and EN 15804

BRUCHA has received EPD Environmental Product Declarations for the BRUCHAPaneel PU and Fire-protection roof, wall and cladding panels. The life cycle assessment (LCA) for the production was calculated in line with the Product Category Rules (PCR), which specify the requirements and are used for ECO-design product development. All EPD certifications are available upon request.

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BREEAM certification

These fact sheets provide specific product information on building certification guidelines under BREEAM (Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method) and on how BRUCHAPaneel complies with these requirements.

This information is based on the BREEAM technical manual (2014) and available to you upon request.

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LEED certification

These fact sheets provide project teams with detailed product information on building certification guidelines under LEED v4 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and on how BRUCHAPaneel complies with these requirements.

The information is based on LEED v4 credit library (2014-07) and accessible to you upon request.

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Cradle to Cradle certification

When a manufacturer is awarded the C2C quality seal, they commit to maintaining an ongoing improvement process in the areas of:

  • Material Health
  • Material Reutilization
  • Renewable Energy/Carbon Management
  • Water Stewardship
  • Social Fairness

As the leading manufacturer of sandwich panels, BRUCHA focuses on certified quality and service enhancements by gradually reducing harmful substances, recycling, and working towards superior material recovery innovations. We are proud to show you this certification upon request.