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TerraBase

The construction industry's environmental product reference database.

54,000+ EPDs from verified program operators, web-scraped sources, and modelled industry averages — normalised to a common schema and searchable by product category, manufacturer, region, and environmental indicator.

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54,000+

EPDs indexed

4,900+

North American EPDs

3

Data quality tiers

Verified

EPDs published through accredited program operators (EPD International, Smart EPD, EPD Hub, NRMCA, Carbon Leadership Forum). Third-party reviewed, methodology documented. Highest confidence tier.

Scraped

EPDs extracted from manufacturer websites, programme registries, and product documentation. Preserved with source URL and retrieval date. Values are as-published — no modification.

Modelled

Industry-average EPDs constructed from published LCA studies, material-level ecoinvent datasets, and sector benchmarks. Suitable for scoping and design-phase analysis. Not for published EPDs.

What TerraBase is used for

Benchmarking and GWP comparison

Compare your product's GWP against the market range for similar products and categories. Identify where you stand relative to competitors and where optimisation has the most impact.

Whole-building LCA background data

Architects and specifiers reference TerraBase EPDs in whole-building assessments when manufacturer-specific EPDs aren't available. Values are clearly tiered by quality.

Supply chain benchmarking

Procurement teams use TerraBase to set category-level GWP targets before supplier data arrives. Supports Buy Clean, LEED v5, and BREEAM material specification criteria.

Research and market intelligence

Researchers, consultants, and programme operators access TerraBase via API for sector-level carbon analysis, trend tracking, and EPD coverage mapping.

API access

TerraBase is accessible via the Terrave API. Search by product name, manufacturer, category, region, or declared unit. Filter by data quality tier, GWP range, or standard.

All records return a consistent schema: GWP-A1A3, declared unit, data quality tier, source reference, and retrieval metadata. openEPD-format responses available for verified records.

Example request

GET /api/v1/search?q=PVC+pipe&region=EU&tier=verified

{
  "data": [{
    "id": "tb_0x1a2b3c",
    "name": "PVC DWV Pipe DN100",
    "manufacturer": "...",
    "gwp_a1a3": 2.34,
    "declared_unit_unit": "m",
    "data_quality_tier": "verified",
    "source_url": "https://..."
  }],
  "meta": { "total": 847, "page": 1 }
}

Access TerraBase

TerraBase is included in all Terrave plans. API access available on Platform and Connect tiers.

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