The change overview provides insight into all implemented and planned changes to the basic documents and procedures managed by Stichting NMD. Important NMD updates and new releases to the NMD process database, the input and verification module and the calculation tools will also be announced on this page.
2021
January
1 January 2021:
- Current: Environmental Performance Assessment Method for Construction Works 1.0 (July 2020) (with the exception of chapter 3)
- Current: Amendment sheet dated October 2020 (with the exception of the planned amendments to Chapter 3)
- Current: NMD Verification Protocol version 1.0 (July 2020)
- Publication of new version: Rates 2021
21 January 2021:
- Publication of new version: Procedure for making process database available to LCA practitioners – version January 2021
- Publication of new version: Application form for LCA practitioners to subscribe to the process database – version January 2021
- Publication of new version: Application form for NMD recognition of LCA experts – version January 2021
- Publication of new version: Conditions for NMD recognition of LCA experts – version January 2021
February
1 February 2021:
- Current: Amendment sheet Amendment 2 (February 2021) for the Environmental Performance Assessment Method for Construction Works 1.0 (with the exception of the planned amendments to Chapter 3)
- Current: Amendment sheet Amendment 1 (February 2021) NMD Verification Protocol – version 1.0
March
March 2021
- NMD process database 3.3 delivered to subscribers
18 March 2021
- Publication of Research Report ‘Specific Building Service Life Directive December 2020’
19 March 2021:
- Publication 1st version LCA reports category 3 data, to be found on National Environmental Database page
May
18 May 2021:
20 May 2021:
- Publication 2nd version of several specific LCA reports category 3 data, to be found on National Environmental Database page
June
10 June 2021:
- Publication: As-built Environmental Performance Assessment Method for Construction Works Verification Protocol (NL)
July
1 July 21:
- Use of Ecoinvent 3.6 is mandatory for Category 1 and 2 data as from 1 July 2021. LCA files based on Ecoinvent version 3.5 will no longer be accepted.
- Amendment to 2012 Building Decree: Energy Performance of Buildings (EPD) moves from 1.0 to 0.8
- Publication: End-of-Life scenarios’ update
29 July 21:
- Publication of Manual Category 3 data entry in the new style input module – V1.0
- Publication of Manual Using the library function for product components in the Cat 3. input module – V1.0
- Publication of Manual Use of the conversion factor – V1.0
- Publication of Manual Application of the scaling formulas in the NMD3.0 – V1.0
October
October 2021:
- Publication Amendment sheet Amendment 3 (October 2021) for the Environmental Performance Assessment Method for Construction Works version 1.0
2022
January
21 January 2022:
24 January 2022
- Update reports on category 3 dates
February
1 February ’22:
- Update of the list of LCA experts approved by the NMD Foundation as reviewers for the review of category 1 and 2 data for inclusion in the National Environment Database
- Update End-of-Life Processing Scenarios
- Update of functional descriptions
