The 'Export sustainability report' simplifies the documentation of sustainability data, and enables the download of EPD certificates for the building products and materials that you specify.
The 'Export sustainability data' report retrieves the 'Sustainability data' for the Source products in your specification. It also includes entries for building products and materials that you have specified in plain text, or categorized as 'Contractor actions'.
This article explains how the 'Export sustainability report' feature works and the information it contains.
A screenshot of the 'Export sustainability report' showing 'Sustainability data' for products added from Source.
How to 'Export sustainability report'
To run the 'Export sustainability report' follow these steps:
- Open the 'Project' or 'Master folder'.
- Click on the three-dot menu for the chosen specification. Alternatively, open the specification and click on the 'Actions' button.
- Click 'Export sustainability report'.
- Your 'Export sustainability report' will download.
What the 'Export sustainability report' contains
The report features columns of information from the specification alongside the 'Sustainability data' for products added from Source. It includes a row for each clause.
Plain text
The report includes rows for clauses where the 'Manufacturer', 'Supplier', 'Supplied by' and/or 'Product reference' clause row values have been specified in plain text (i.e. it has not been added from Source).
Contractors actions
Additionally, the report includes rows for clauses that contain the 'Contractors actions' for 'Contractor's choice and 'Submit proposals'.
A screenshot of the 'Export sustainability report' showing products specified with 'Contractors actions' and plain text entries.
Please see the related article, Adding Contractor’s choice and Submit proposals.
The report columns are:
| Export sustainability report columns | Comes from | Notes |
| Code | Your specification | |
| Prefix | Your specification | |
| Clause title | Your specification | |
| Suffix | Your specification | |
| Part of | Your specification | This is the parent section or system in the specification. |
| Primary classification | Source product listing | This is the product's 'Primary classification' on Source. |
| Product | Your specification | A hyperlink to the product listing in Source. Please note: Product listings will change over time. This link will take you to the version of the product that was specified at the time. |
| Variant | Source product listing | The product variant name specified. This is plain text. |
| Manufacturer | Your specification | A hyperlink to the manufacturer listing in Source. |
| Verified by manufacturer | Source product listing | The date the product was last verified by the manufacturer. |
| Summary | Source product listing | |
| EPD | Source product listing | A hyperlink to download the sustainability certificate(s). |
| Redlist materials | Source product listing | |
| Country of material origin | Source product listing | |
| Country of product manufacture | Source product listing | |
| Embodied carbon | Source product listing | |
| EC units | Source product listing | |
| Embodied carbon - normalised | Source product listing | |
| Thickness | Source product listing | |
| Density | Source product listing | |
| Density unit | Source product listing | |
| Recyclability | Source product listing | |
| Recycled content (%) | Source product listing | |
| Material | Source product listing | |
| Plant location | Source product listing |
Background to 'Sustainability data' from Source
Source is the product information platform. It is a free resource for specifiers to research, compare, and select construction products to specify.
- Each Source product page contains a section for 'Sustainability data'.
- The Source search makes it easy to find sustainable products using the 'Has sustainability data' filter. When this is checked, Source will return products with at least four declared sustainability properties and/or EPD available.
- Specifiers can download a ' Sustainability ' report using the Source 'Compare product', and 'Collections' features. The report captures each product's Sustainability data and includes links to download sustainability certificates.
- Related article: Source Sustainability Reports.
- The 'Export sustainability' report is the same as the 'Sustainability' report from Source. It provides the 'Sustainability data' from Source for the products specified in the specification.
An important difference between the Lattira Spec/ NBS Chorus and Source reports
You can create a 'Sustainability Report' from Source using the 'Compare Product' and 'Collections' features. It's important to note the difference between the sustainability reports generated by the specification platform and Source.
- The sustainability data in the specification platform 'Export Sustainability Report' reflects the version of the products specified at that time.
- In contrast, the Source 'Sustainability Report' includes the sustainability data for the latest version of the products.