About us
EPEA GmbH, founded in 1987 in Hamburg by Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart, is an international innovation partner for environmentally friendly industrial products and buildings. We are establishing Cradle to Cradle® as a method for the circular economy in all industrial sectors as well as in the construction and real estate industries. In doing so, we support companies and the public sector: from the molecular to the modular level, from the chemical to the city.
“For over 35 years, we've been thinking in cycles —
so that products and buildings are not only less bad
but get really good. ”
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EPEA as an innovation partner and Cradle to Cradle pioneer
We're the original. We have been working with the Cradle to Cradle® Design Framework for over 35 years and have optimized numerous products and buildings. We are the world's largest assessment body for Cradle to Cradle® Certified and a pioneer in circular engineering. Since then, we have been helping customers transform their industrial products and buildings towards true recyclability.
In doing so, we rely on the Cradle to Cradle® design principle (C2C). The aim is to make industrial products and buildings better and not just less bad. C2C offers the opportunity to achieve circular and healthy industrial products and buildings — and to be ahead of compliance requirements in terms of sustainability.
We develop solutions together
Behind our solutions is an interdisciplinary team with diverse competencies and a passion for circular thinking. This is just a glimpse, there are many bright minds behind every project.
Jan von der Lancken
Geschäftsführer
Cradle to Cradle ist das richtige Konzept, weil wir fragen: Wie kann ich "mehr gut" und nicht nur "weniger schlecht" sein?
Marcel Özer
Geschäftsführer
Ich engagiere mich bei EPEA für praxisnahe, zirkuläre Lösungen in der Bau- und Immobilienbranche.
Annette Winterl
Leading Consultant
C2C zeigt: Chemie ist der Schlüssel. Als Chemikerin berate ich zur Entwicklung kreislauffähiger & gesunder Produkte.
Matthias Heinrich
Leading Consultant
Urban Mining heißt für mich: Ressourcen neu denken, Gebäude als Rohstofflager sehen und die Bauwirtschaft zirkulär gestalten.
Cedric Wintraecken
Leading Environmental Specialist
Mehr ausgeben, während Grundbedürfnisse teurer werden und Gifte steigen? Nicht mit mir.
Pascal Keppler
Leading Consultant
Ich unterstütze nachhaltiges Bauen mit digitalen Lösungen – von Ökobilanzierung bis zur smarten Zertifizierung.
Lena Bahlmann
Marketing Managerin
Jemand muss ja erzählen, wie zirkuläres Denken die Welt verändern kann – genau mein Job.
Jakub Mües
Consultant
Mit digitalen Tools mache ich Zirkularität im Bauwesen sichtbar und sorge dafür, dass Kreisläufe geschlossen werden.
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