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ISv2.1

InfraBuild, the ISC & the ISv2.1 Ratings Tools

 

InfraBuild has been a dedicated member of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) for over a decade, working closely to promote sustainability in infrastructure projects across Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand.

This partnership focuses on promoting positive sustainability outcomes, establishing standards and compliance measures, providing technical education and design support, and advocating for supply chain transparency and traceability.

 

How do InfraBuild products support the ISC ‘ISv2.1’ ratings tool?

 

Rso-6     Material Life Cycle Impact Measurement and Management

The use of InfraBuild’s SENSE 600® reinforcing bar range, with its lower GWP compared to our standard 500N reinforcing bar range, can assist with reductions in life cycle impacts.

The SENSE 600® EPD is available to support this.

 

Rso-7     Sustainability Labelled Products and Supply Chains

Select InfraBuild reinforcing products have GECA Certification, which is an ISC Approved Environmental Type I Label.

This includes all of our SENSE 600® reinforcing bar range.

GECA Certification provides a Sustainability Factor (SF) of 1.00, which is the highest Sustainability Factor possible.  This can support a project target of having up to 100% of all materials with ISC Approved Environmental Labels.

Our GECA Certificate shows which InfraBuild products have GECA Certification.

 

Rso-7     Sustainability Labelled Products and Supply Chains

In May 2025, the ISv2.1 ‘Rulings Register’ recognised that businesses that are Certified to Level 2A, 2B or 3 of the Steel Sustainability Australia Program now meet the criteria of an ISC Approved Environmental Type I Label.

This recognition provides for projects that are supplied through an SSA with the highest possible Sustainability factor (SF) of 1.00, which can support the target of up to 100% use of ISC approved sustainability labelled products.

 

Inn-1     “World”, “Country” or “State/Territory” firsts for use of SENSE 600®

As SENSE 600® is still relatively new to the infrastructure market, projects may seek to have its use recognised as a “World”, “National” or “State” first in the Inn-1 Innovation credit in the ISv2.1 rating tool.

 

ISupply

By being included in the ISC’s ISupply product directory, InfraBuild helps those undertaking an IS Rating to connect with sustainable suppliers who can support projects achieve sustainability outcomes awarded under the IS Rating Scheme.

InfraBuild has been part of the ISupply product directory since its inception.

Using three recognised ISupply companies can support a project to achieve up to 0.75 IS Credits.

 

Material Circularity Indicators (MCI)

The ISv2.1 Ratings tool recognised and rewards projects that use products with Material Circularity Indicators.

All InfraBuild EPDs provide MCI metrics for the products listed in that EPD.

SENSE 600® has an MCI of 0.898, or 0.915 when the full 16.7% mass saving is realised in the substitution of SENSE 600® for InfraBuild’s standard 500N reinforcing bar products.