Your Customers Demand Environmental Transparency — We Make It Simple and Credible

The building products industry is entering a new era of carbon transparency and performance expectations. SSC equips manufacturers with the data, tools, and strategies they need to meet rising regulatory demands, win specifications, and accelerate product leadership through verified environmental performance.

Market Drivers

LEED v5 and Buy Clean Policies Are Driving a New Era of Mandatory Carbon Transparency

LEED v5 and expanding procurement-based carbon policies are accelerating demand for verified environmental data, making LCAs, EPDs, and product carbon footprints essential for building-product manufacturers.

At the same time, regulatory, market, and supply-chain pressures are converging as producers invest in low-carbon and circular materials, further driving the need for transparency and comprehensive sustainability planning.

Services

SSC delivers a suite of services designed to turn sustainability into your most profitable competitive advantage.

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

Sustainability Action Plans: A customized roadmap that identifies opportunities across energy, carbon, water, and waste to reduce impacts and increase profits.

Product Optimization

Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs): A method for evaluating a product’s environmental impacts across its entire life cycle.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs): A verified report that summarizes LCA results.
Product Carbon Footprints: A method for evaluating a product’s greenhouse gas emissions across its entire life cycle.

Training & Education

Scope 3 Training Academy for Sourcing and Procurement Teams: A tailored program that trains sourcing and procurement teams to reduce Scope 3 emissions through supplier engagement and sustainable procurement practices.

Scope 3 Training Academy for Suppliers: A comprehensive program that trains suppliers to measure, report, and reduce their emissions, enabling them to provide accurate data and support your company’s Scope 3 goals.

Client Testimonial

"I am very impressed with SSC’s professionalism, attention to detail, and, most of all, the level of cost savings identified through this project. Not only did they provide a roadmap of how to implement improvements at my facility, they quantified and emphasized recommendations that could be accomplished immediately with minimal upfront costs and quick paybacks." - Heidi Marquardt, Continuous Improvement and Sustainability Manager, ASSA ABLOY

Case Studies

Global Building Products Company Achieves $1.83M in Potential
Annual Savings

Through targeted assessments and a facility site visit, SSC uncovered high-value opportunities to reduce energy, water, materials, and waste.

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Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association Sets Industry Standard With LCA, Driving Continuous Improvement and Product Optimization

SSC conducted an industry-wide LCA with Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association, establishing benchmarks, achieving a 6% impact reduction, and highlighting PVC pipe’s durability, recyclability, and long-term sustainability benefits.

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Blog Posts

With rising regulatory pressure and consumer expectations, LCAs and EPDs have emerged as two of the most critical tools for assessing and clearly communicating sustainability efforts.

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Selecting the right type of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is crucial. The goal and scope of your project will ultimately determine which LCA approach best supports your sustainability journey.

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With nearly 25 years of experience completing LCAs for a wide range of industries, we gathered the most common questions we hear and added our expert insights to help guide you forward with confidence.

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Podcast Episodes

Webinars

2025 Industry Events

SSC participated in key data infrastructure events throughout 2025, engaging with industry leaders and advancing the conversation around sustainable data centers.