prEN 17074

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2025
Trajnost gradbenih del - Okoljske deklaracije za proizvode - Pravila za kategorije
proizvodov iz ravnega in profiliranega stekla
Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Product
Category Rules for flat glass and channel shaped glass products
Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Umweltproduktdeklarationen - Produktkategorieregeln
für Flachglas und rinnenförmige Glasprodukte
Verre dans la construction - Déclarations environnementales de produits - Règles de
catégories de produits complémentaires à la norme EN 15804 pour les produits en verre
plat et en verre profilé
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17074
ICS:
13.020.50 Označevanje z ekološko Ecolabelling
nalepko
81.040.20 Steklo v gradbeništvu Glass in building
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2025
ICS 13.020.50; 81.040.20 Will supersede EN 17074:2019
English Version
Sustainability of construction works - Environmental
product declarations - Product Category Rules for flat glass
and channel shaped glass products
Verre dans la construction - Déclarations Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken -
environnementales de produits - Règles de catégories Umweltproduktdeklarationen -
de produits complémentaires à la norme EN 15804 Produktkategorieregeln für Flachglas und
pour les produits en verre plat et en verre profilé rinnenförmige Glasprodukte
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 129.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Abbreviations . 7
5 General aspects . 8
5.1 Objective of the Core PCR . 8
5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered . 8
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products . 8
5.4 Additional environmental information . 8
5.4.1 General. 8
5.4.2 Additional impact indicators . 8
5.4.3 Additional information on carbon offset, carbon storage and delayed emission . 8
5.4.4 Additional information not derived from LCA . 8
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD. 8
5.6 Communication formats . 8
6 Product Category Rules for LCA . 9
6.1 Product category . 9
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included . 10
6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA . 10
6.3.1 Functional or declared unit . 10
6.3.2 Functional unit . 10
6.3.3 Declared unit . 10
6.3.4 Reference service life (RSL) . 11
6.3.5 System boundaries . 11
6.3.6 Criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs . 17
6.3.7 Selection of data . 17
6.3.8 Data quality . 17
6.3.9 Developing product level scenarios . 17
6.3.10 Units . 17
6.4 Inventory analysis . 18
6.4.1 Collecting data . 18
6.4.2 Calculation procedures . 18
6.4.3 Allocation of input flows and output emissions . 18
6.4.4 Information on biogenic carbon content . 19
6.5 Impact assessment . 19
7 Content of the EPD . 19
7.1 Declaration of general information. 19
7.2 Declaration of environmental indicators derived from LCA . 19
7.3 Scenarios and additional technical information . 19
7.4 Additional information on release of dangerous substances to indoor air, soil and water
during the use stage . 20
8 Project report . 20
9 Verification and validity of an EPD. 20
Annex A (normative) Requirements and guidance on the reference service life . 21
Annex B (informative) Waste . 22
Annex C (normative) Impact categories and related indicators, methodologies and
characterization factors (CF) . 23
Annex D (informative) End of life formulae . 24
Annex E (informative) Schemes to be applied for data quality assessment of generic and specific
data . 25
Annex F (informative) Manufacturing process of basic glass products . 26
F.1 Manufacturing process of float glass . 26
F.2 Manufacturing process of rolled glass . 27
Annex G (normative) Application rules for cullet . 28
G.1 Reminder of the allocation procedures according to EN 15804 . 28
G.2 Rules applicable to different cullet types in EPD . 28
G.2.1 Furnace process cullet . 28
G.2.2 Pre-consumer cullet . 29
G.2.3 Post-consumer cullet . 31
Annex H (informative) Glass product specifications . 32
Bibliography . 34

European foreword
This document (prEN 17074:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 129 “Glass in
building”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 17074:2019.
significant technical changes with respect to EN 17074:2019:
— clearer definitions of different cullet types and modification of their names;
— removal of product stages A’1, A’2 and A’3;
— introduction of declared unit;
— inclusion of the reference to EN 17416:2021;
— clearer guideline for module D;
— clearer application rules for different cullet types;
— introduction of allocation rules (co-product allocation and allocation procedure for reuse, recycling
and recovery);
— clarification of the product information in the EPD;
— exclusion of glass blocks from the scope of this version of the standard.

1 Scope
This document provides complementary product category rules (c-PCR) for Type III environmental
product declarations (EPD) for flat glass and channel shaped glass products for use in buildings and
construction works. It describes stages of product’s life cycle considered in the EPD and the processes
included in life cycle stages.
For glass products covered by a European standard, the description, physical properties and useful
technical details that can be relevant for EPD are described in Annex H.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 572-1, Glass in building — Basic soda lime silicate glass products — Part 1: Definitions and general
physical and mechanical properties
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019+AC:2021, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product
declarations — Core rules for the product category of construction products
EN 17416:2021, Glass in building — Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Determination of
emissions into indoor air from glass products
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019+AC:2021
and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
end-of-waste-status
status of a product that is no longer a waste
Note 1 to entry: Conditions of end-of-waste status are described in the Article 6 of the consolidated version of
Directive 2008/98/EC from 18.02.2024.
3.2
furnace process cullet
cullet generated by a glass melting furnace for quality rejects or other reason (edge rejects, geometrical
losses, etc.) during production period or during non-production period (culleting, colour transition,
furnace draining), through any furnace exit (forming exit, furnace drain-out during production or at
furnace emptying), capable of being re-introduced in a glass melting furnace on the same or another
manufacturing site with no other treatment than crushing and/or standard magnetic/metallic separation
Note 1 to entry: The term “furnace process cullet” is used here in context of a “cullet produced by the glass furnace
process”, therefore glass furnace producing the cullet and glass furnace receiving the cullet for melting may belong
to two different manufacturing sites.
Note 2 to entry: Limits between different cullet types are specified in Table 1.
Note 3 to entry: This excludes other furnaces e.g. tempering and bending furnaces.
Note 4 to entry: In EN 17074:2019, the furnace process cullet was called internal cullet.
3.3
pre-consumer cullet
co-product resulting from industrial operations starting with stacking of glass after their exit from glass
melting furnace and ending at the stage where product achieves finished-product status
Note 1 to entry: An example of pre-consumer cullet is the glass cullet constituted by off cuts of glass processing
(manufacturing of mirror, coated glass, insulating glass unit, laminated glass, etc.).
Note 2 to entry: Cullet collected from glass processing on the same manufacturing site as the glass melting furnace
is pre-consumer cullet.
Note 3 to entry: Pre-consumer cullet is considered as co-product and not as secondary material in the context of
Life Cycle Assessment according to EN 15804 (see Annex G).
Note 4 to entry: Limits between different cullet types are specified in Table 1.
Note 5 to entry: In EN 17074:2019, the pre-consumer cullet was called external pre-consumer cullet.
Note 6 to entry: Cullet coming from online cutting of cut-size glass after cutting of the ribbon may be considered as
pre-consumer cullet provided that the calculation of the quantity takes into account cutting yield and quality losses.
3.4
post-consumer cullet
glass waste originated from finished products before, during or after their use at the consumer market
Note 1 to entry: This includes returns or breakages of finished products from transport or distribution chain
(adapted from EN ISO 14021:2016).
Note 2 to entry: Post-consumer cullet is considered as secondary material in the context of Life Cycle Assessment
according to EN 15804 (see Annex G).
Note 3 to entry: Limits between different cullet types are specified in Table 1.
Note 4 to entry: In EN 17074:2019, the poste-consumer cullet was called external post-consumer cullet.
3.5
secondary material
as in EN 15804
Note 1 to entry: Only post-consumer cullet is considered as secondary material in the context of Life Cycle
Assessment according to EN 15804. Pre-consumer cullet is considered as co-product and furnace process cullet is
an internal flow (see Annex G).
3.6
basic glass product
basic glass
monolithic, transparent, translucent, clear or tinted glass, wired or not, supplied in rectangular flat panes
or channel shaped, in stock sizes, for either final use in buildings or further processing
Note 1 to entry: Basic glass products can be of the following types:
— basic soda lime silicate glass products (EN 572-1, EN 572-2, EN 572-3, EN 572-4, EN 572-5, EN 572-6
and EN 572-7);
— special basic products - borosilicate glasses (EN 1748-1-1);
— special basic products - glass ceramics (EN 1748-2-1);
— basic alkaline earth silicate glass products (EN 14178-1);
— basic alumino silicate glass products (EN 15681-1);
— online coated glass (EN 1096-1).
3.7
intermediate glass product
product that has left a manufacturing line other than the glass melting furnace to be further processed in
one or more other manufacturing line(s) in order to become finished product
Note 1 to entry: Examples of intermediate glass product are offline coated glass, laminated glass, acid-etched glass,
painted glass, mirrors, etc.
3.8
finished glass product
product that is ready to be installed in a building or construction work
3.9
processed glass product
processed glass
one or more basic glass products further processed into an intermediate or a finished glass product
Note 1 to entry: Processed glass products can be of the following types:
— prestressed glass including enamelled glass;
— curved monolithic glass;
— laminated glass: laminated (safety) glass, building integrated laminated photovoltaic glass (BIPV) and
curved laminated glass;
— glass with modified surface e.g. offline coated glass, acid etched glass, mirrors;
— insulating glass: insulating glass unit (IGU) vacuum insulating glass (VIG) and curved IGU.
3.10
glass product
glass
any glass product according to 3.6 or 3.9
4 Abbreviations
As in EN 15804.
5 General aspects
5.1 Objective of the Core PCR
As in EN 15804.
5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered
Shall be according to EN 15804.
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
Only glass products of the same type should be compared.
NOTE Comparison of two distinct products e.g. single glass units with triple glass units or annealed float with
a pre-stressed float could generate misleading conclusions.
5.4 Additional environmental information
5.4.1 General
Shall be according to EN 15804.
5.4.2 Additional impact indicators
Shall be according to EN 15804.
5.4.3 Additional information on carbon offset, carbon storage and delayed emission
Shall be according to EN 15804.
5.4.4 Additional information not derived from LCA
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
Two following categories shall be addressed for glass products:
— Technical and functional performance data generally listed in Declaration of Performance, EU
Declaration of Conformity or a technical datasheet applicable to the product;
— In case of painted glass, filmed glass, mirrors, as well as other glass products containing organic
components, the emissions to indoor air according to EN 17416:2021.
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019+AC:2021 does not include any assessment of potential environmental benefits
from the product’s use in the building, (e.g. from energy savings due to a better insulation or solar gains
in the building when glass products are in use).
Therefore, they shall not be included in the calculations of the results presented in the EPD. However,
environment benefits from energy savings and losses in the use stage may be presented as ‘additional
information’ in the EPD. When calculating the environmental benefits during the use phase of glass
products, the methodology applied shall be documented (see Annex G).
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD
Shall be according to EN 15804.
5.6 Communication formats
Shall be according to EN 15804.
6 Product Category Rules for LCA
6.1 Product category
Glass products are used in a variety of construction applications generally to provide a transparent,
impermeable barrier, which may have additional insulating, solar control, security, noise reduction or
decorative properties.
These c-PCR are applicable to the production of glass products for use in buildings such as:
— Float glass according to EN 572-2;
— Polished wired glass according to EN 572-3;
— Drawn sheet glass according to EN 572-4;
— Patterned glass according to EN 572-5;
— Wired patterned glass according to EN 572-6;
— Wired or unwired channel-shaped according to EN 572-7;
— Borosilicate glass according to EN 1748-1-1;
— Glass ceramics according to EN 1748-2-1;
— Alkaline earth silicate glass according to EN 14178-1;
— Alumina silicate according to EN 15681-1;
— Heat strengthened soda lime silicate glass according to EN 1863-1;
— Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass according to EN 12150-1;
— Heat soaked thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass according to EN 14179-1;
— Chemically strengthened soda lime silicate glass according to EN 12337-1;
— Thermally toughened borosilicate safety glass according to EN 13024-1;
— Thermally toughened alkaline earth silicate safety glass according to EN 14321-1;
— Heat soaked thermally toughened alkaline earth silicate safety glass according to EN 15682-1;
— Thermally toughened soda lime silicate channel shaped safety glass according to EN 15683-1;
— Laminated glass and laminated safety glass according to EN ISO 12543-1, EN ISO 12543-2 and
EN ISO 12543-3;
— Insulating glass unit according to EN 1279-1;
— Coated glass according to EN 1096-1;
— Mirror form silvered coated glass for interior use according to EN 1036-1;
— Painted glass according to EN 16477-1;
— Adhesive back polymeric filmed glass according to EN 15755-1;
— Surface worked glass (e.g. sand blasted, acid etched);
— Any combination of the above.
NOTE 1 The above list of products is not exhaustive. The c-PCR can also apply to other glass products not listed
above.
NOTE 2 These c-PCR are applicable to the whole glass product including all components, not only the glass
element. For example, they would include the sealant in an insulating glass unit.
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included
Shall be according to EN 15804.
6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA
6.3.1 Functional or declared unit
Shall be according to EN 15804.
6.3.2 Functional unit
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
For each glass product listed in 6.1, the functional unit shall be one square metre (1 m ).
The reference flow shall be defined as regards the thickness and further configuration of the glass
products. Nominal thickness shall be used in calculations.
For transport and disposal, it may be convenient to convert thickness and square metres into mass.
Unless justified with manufacturer's technical product sheets, following material densities shall be used:
— Glass: 2 500 kg/m , according to EN 572-1;
— Interlayer in laminated glass, according to EN 17940:
— PVB: 1070 kg/m ;
— EVA: 950 kg/m ;
— Ionomer: 970 kg/m .
For other materials, e.g. butyl, polysulfide, polyurethan, silicone, spacers, desiccant, inserts, the data
provided by producers may be used.
6.3.3 Declared unit
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
For each glass product listed in 6.1, the declared unit shall be one square metre (1 m ).
The reference flow shall be defined as regards the thickness and further configuration of the glass
products. Nominal thickness shall be used in calculations.
For transport and disposal, it may be convenient to convert thickness and square metres into mass.
Unless justified with manufacturer's technical product sheets, following material densities shall be used:
— Glass: 2 500 kg/m , according to EN 572-1;
— Interlayer in laminated glass, according to EN 17940:
— PVB: 1 070 kg/m ;
— EVA: 950 kg/m ;
— Ionomer: 970 kg/m .
For other materials, e.g. butyl, polysulfide, polyurethan, silicone, spacers, desiccant, inserts, the data
provided by producers may be used.
6.3.4 Reference service life (RSL)
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
As a reference, a reference service life of 30 years (see Annex A) shall be used, unless otherwise indicated
in product standard or specified by the manufacturer for specific conditions of use.
6.3.5 System boundaries
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
— In case of EPD of basic glass, module A1 includes the extraction and processing of mineral raw
materials and module A3 contains the glass manufacturing process.
— In case of EPD of processed glass, module A1 comprises the production of incoming materials,
including basic glass or intermediate glass product used as input to manufacture the processed glass,
and module A3 comprises the glass processing (IGU production, for example).
Flows related to human activities such as lighting, heating, cleaning of workshops, administration and
employee transport are excluded from the system boundaries.
Production facilities and their construction, machines and transportation systems inside the factories are
also excluded since the related flows are assumed to be negligible, compared to the production of glass
products when the comparison is done at the timescale of the reference service life of plants, machines
or transportation systems inside the factory.
6.3.5.1 General
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
Where the object of the study is the average production of glass in a region, the number of sites,
companies and the representativeness of the regional production shall be specified in the project
(background) report. The primary data (i.e. gate-to-gate manufacturer’s average or specific data) shall be
provided in aggregate form.
6.3.5.2 Product stage
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
A non-exhaustive list of the main raw materials used in the manufacture of glass products is shown below.
They shall be taken into account in the LCA studies:
— sand (silicon dioxide);
— soda ash (sodium carbonate);
— dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate);
— limestone (calcium carbonate);
— salt cake (sodium sulphate);
— feldspar/nepheline;
— slag;
— carbon (anthracite, coal);
— scrubber reaction by-products (collected by electrostatic precipitator or bag-house);
— gypsum (calcium sulphate);
— cullet (pre-consumer cullet, post-consumer cullet and net flow of furnace process cullet).
The principal gases and energy resources used in the production process are shown below and shall be
included in the LCA:
— electricity;
— hydrogen;
— nitrogen;
— natural gas;
— fuel oil;
— oxygen;
— argon, krypton and other gas types used for filling the cavity of insulated glass units.
For any other auxiliary or additional raw materials (e.g. raw materials for glass colouring) or energy
resources representing less than 1 % of the total energy and mass flow and for which the information are
not accessible, cut-off rules apply (see cut-off rules in 6.3.6).
All incoming materials used for glass processing shall follow the same rules as raw materials and energy
supply for glass manufacturing.
— In case of EPD of basic glass, transport of raw material to the glass furnace shall be declared in the
module A2.
— In case of EPD of processed glass, transport of basic glass to the processor(s) shall be declared in the
module A2. However, in such case, the transport of raw material to the glass furnace, as well as the
glass furnace process, shall be declared in the module A1.
Different transport modes can be applied: road, rail, sea or river. Use of weighted average transportation
distances is recommended.
In case of road transport, the default scenario is ‘return of empty lorries’. Other transport conditions may
be considered if they are justified.
6.3.5.2.1 Glass cullet
Cullet may originate from the glass manufacturing process (furnace process cullet), from the use of glass
in the downstream production process (pre-consumer cullet) and as the result of recycling at the end of
the service life of the final product (post-consumer cullet). A clear distinction shall be made between
these different cullet types.
Limits between the different cullet types are specified in Table 1.
Table 1 — Cullet types delimitation
Furnace
Pre-consumer cullet Post-consumer cullet
process cullet
Storage -
Transport Transport
Production of intermediate
Storage
glass product when
Distribution network
relevant
Transport Transport
Basic glass
production
Storage
Installation
Distribution network
Transport Use
Production of finished
Deconstruction
glass product
c
Storage End-of-life
a
The cullet delimitation follows criteria for pre-consumer cullet given in EN ISO 14021:2016. Glass that has
been stacked after the furnace before initial quality rejection is furnace process cullet.
b
The cullet delimitation follows criteria for pre-consumer and post-consumer cullet given in
EN ISO 14021:2016 and EN 45557:2020.
c
To avoid the additional cost of a separate stock and recycling treatment of the cullet coming from
overstock, obsolete inventories and finished products that have not been placed on the market, this cullet is
sometimes put together with the cullet collected from used glass products. In such a situation, there is
generally no possibility to distinguish the flows and this cullet may be counted as post-consumer cullet for
practical reasons.
d
Cut-to-size glass product is not always a finished product. Some manufacturers produce cut-to-size glass
that is further processed by other manufacturer(s). When it is not a finished product as defined in 3.8, it is to
be considered an intermediate product (see 3.7) and its overstock, obsolete inventories and breakages would
represent a pre-consumer cullet.

6.3.5.2.2 Furnace process cullet
Furnace process cullet (see 3.2) circulates in closed loop during the manufacturing of glass. In case the
amount entering and leaving the product system is not balanced, the net flow of furnace process cullet
shall be considered as pre-consumer cullet for the purpose of Life Cycle Assessment (see Annex G).
6.3.5.2.3 Pre-consumer cullet
Pre-consumer cullet (see 3.3) shall be considered as co-product for the purpose of Life Cycle Assessment
(see Annex G).
6.3.5.2.4 Post-consumer cullet
Post-consumer cullet (see 3.4) shall be considered as secondary material for the purpose of Life Cycle
Assessment (see Annex G).
Limit between furnace process cullet and
pre-consumer cullet:
a b
Stacking of the basic glass
Limit between pre-consumer cullet and
post-consumer cullet:
b c d
Finished product
6.3.5.2.5 Basic glass manufacturing (A3)
Basic glass is mainly produced via the float process (float glass). It can also be produced via the rolled
process (channel shaped glass, patterned and wired glass).
The raw materials are fed into the furnace and are melted, resulting in molten glass, which is fed via a
distribution canal onto the surface of an enclosed bath of molten tin (float glass) or leaves the furnace
between rollers which may be used to give a printed relief to its surface (rolled or patterned glass).
During the basic glass manufacturing, direct CO emissions occur due to the chemical reaction of
carbonated materials (soda ash, dolomite, limestone…) and carbon-containing energy sources (natural
gas).
See Annex F.
6.3.5.2.6 Waste from basic glass manufacturing
Any waste material requiring off-site processing up to the end-of-waste status (see 3.1) or disposed in
landfill shall be included in the waste listing for the process.
Transport to waste processing plant where end-of-waste status is reached shall be declared in the module
A3.
6.3.5.2.7 Water for basic glass manufacturing
Water is used to cool parts of the furnace and equipment used in the furnace during the production of
glass. The amount of water used in the glass production process shall be considered.
6.3.5.2.8 Glass delivery
Different transport modes can be applied: road, rail, sea or river. Use of weighted average transportation
distances is recommended.
Finished glass products are delivered in the final size, configuration and ‘ready to install’. No waste other
than packaging waste is generated.
The impacts of packing glass products for onward distribution either to the final customer or to the next
production process (glass processing) shall be included, taking account of the cut-off criterion if it is
justified (see cut-off rules in 6.3.6).
NOTE In Europe, flat glass can be dispatched on returnable steel racks (stillages) using float liner vehicles,
which require no additional packaging or can be dispatched in plastic wrapped on stillages or packed in wooden
cases.
6.3.5.2.9 Glass processing
Basic glass products are usually further transformed into processed glass products. The latter can take
place in the same site (with no transportation required) or in a different site.
Different technologies and materials are applied and are specific to each of the glass products listed in
6.1. Additional processing (coating, laminating, prestressing, etc.) imparts specific and critical properties
to the glass products.
All the losses included in the glass processing steps shall be taken into account in the calculation (e.g.
cutting losses, breakage, quality defects).
6.3.5.2.10 Waste from glass processing
Any waste material requiring off-site processing up to the end-of-waste status (see 3.1) or disposed in
landfill shall be included in the waste listing for the process.
Transport to waste processing plant where end-of-waste status is reached shall be declared in the module
A3.
6.3.5.2.11 Water for glass processing
The amount of water used in the glass processing processes shall be considered.
6.3.5.3 Construction stage
As in EN 15804. In addition:
Transport to building site directly or through distribution circuit should be declared in the module A4.
In module A5 the ancillary elements to install the glass product in the building are not taken into account,
because there are many different considerations related to the installation in the building (depending on
the type of building, frame materials, etc.). Thus, the ancillary elements will be considered in the scenarios
established under the EPD of the window/ façade systems.
Storage of glass products does not generate any environmental impact.
6.3.5.4 Use stage
6.3.5.4.1 General
Shall be according to EN 15804.
6.3.5.4.2 B1-B5 Use stage information modules related to the building fabric
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
The use of glass products installed in the building generates no environmental impacts and therefore
module B1 may be neglected.
Generally, the only maintenance operation for glass products is cleaning. As a reference, it can be
considered the use of 0,2 l of cleaning solution (0,2 l of water with 0,01 l of detergent) per square metre
of glass per year. This stage shall include the production of the detergent, water consumption and the
treatment of the wastewater generated by this phase.
The process, material, transport, waste and end-of-life processes of any waste shall be taken into account.
When installed in the building, glass products do not require repair, replacement or refurbishment
activities during their reference service lifetime (30 years, see 6.3.4) to maintain and/or recover the
required functional or technical performance.
6.3.5.4.3 B6-B7 use stage information modules related to the operation of buildings
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
Except for specific glass products requiring energy for their activation ex. switchable glass, heatable glass,
operational energy use is not applicable. Operational water use is not applicable, since glass products do
not consume water for their usage.
6.3.5.5 End-of-life stage
Shall be according to EN 15804. In addition:
End-of-life stage starts at the point when the glass product is replaced, dismantled or deconstructed from
the building.
Alternative scenarios can be foreseen at the end-of-life stage of building products depending on whether
or not glass can be recovered.
Depending on the scenario, the glass can follow different routes.
In ideal case, glass products are separated and treated to be reused, remanufactured, recycled in closed-
loop recycling (i.e. in flat glass or channel shaped glass furnaces) or recycled in open-loop recycling
(downcycling in other glass furnaces, e.g. for container glass or glass wool).
Otherwise, it will be crushed together with other building materials for backfilling operations or it will
be landfilled.
End-of-life scenarios and routes can vary according to national and regional legislation, deconstruction
schemes and requirements, collection and sorting schemes in place and end-of-life treatments available.
End-of-life route and scenarios shall be described in the studies.
To establish end-of-life scenarios, the best is to use national statistics for given glass type. In case of non-
availability of reliable data for relevant product type and relevant location, management pathways
specified in the Table 2 shall be the default option for end of waste operations [7].
Table 2 — Management pathways for end-of-waste operations
Management pathway Fraction [%]
Preparing for reuse (REU) 0
Recycling in closed loop or
downcycling in open loop (REC)
Recovery / Backfilling (RBB) 24
Landfilling (LAN) 70
NOTE 1 Some glass products cannot be recycled.
NOTE 2 Some glass cullet need separate collection and preparation for recycling.
Transportation of end-of-life glass products from the building site to the ‘end-of-life destination’ (e.g.
glass recycling company site in case glass is recycled), according to the end-of-life scenario applicable
(C2) shall be taken into account. All the process steps necessary for the product to reach the end-of-waste
status shall be taken into account in module C. For cullet, the end-of-waste status are defined in the
Annex G.
For transportation modes and distances, as well as for environmental impacts from transport, see 6.3.5.2.
6.3.5.6 Benefits and loads beyond the product system boundary in module D
Module D declares the potential benefits and loads beyond the system boundary resulting from
secondary materials leaving or entering the product system.
In the context of glass products, benefits and loads resulting from the provision or consumption of post-
consumer cullet are the main specificities to be assessed. The net flow of post-consumer cullet to be
considered in module D corresponds to the quantity leaving the system minus the quantity entering the
system over the product life cycle.
Pre-consumer cullet and furnace process cullet are not taken into account in the assessment of module D
as they are respectively allocated as co-product and internal flow of the product system.
The environmental benefits and loads resulting from post-consumer cullet crossing the system boundary
shall include three different components:
— the virgin raw materials saving: This saving depends on the production under study. As an example,
the use of 1 kg of cullet replaces approximately 1,2 kg of virgin raw materials [2];
— the CO direct emissions avoided thanks to the use of cullet instead of carbonated raw materials:
These avoided emissions shall be calculated according to the amount of virgin raw materials saved;
— the energy saving: This saving shall be calculated based on the fact that the use of cullet allows to
reduce the energy consumptions of the furnace. As an example, each 10 % increase in cullet usage
results in an energy saving of 2 % to 3 % in the melting process [2].
In the case of reuse of glass product, Module D shall be calculated considering the impact of the average
standard glass production decreased by the impact of the recovery process after end-of-waste status
including e.g. cleaning, sorting, cutting and reassessing of the reused glass, if relevant.
The end-of-waste status of a reused glass product may occur after the potential disassembly of this glass
pane, e.g. from an IGU.
NOTE The reuse of glass products is technically feasible although not very common.
6.3.6 Criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs
Shall be according to EN 15804. In a
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