EN 15804:2012

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Trajnostnost gradbenih objektov - Okoljske deklaracije na proizvodih - Osnovna pravila za kategorije proizvodov za gradbene proizvodeNachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Umweltdeklarationen für Produkte - Grundregeln für die Produktkategorie BauprodukteContribution des ouvrages de construction au développement durable - Déclarations environnementales sur les produits - Règles régissant les catégories de produits de constructionSustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Core rules for the product category of construction products91.040.01Stavbe na splošnoBuildings in general13.020.99Drugi standardi v zvezi z varstvom okoljaOther standards related to environmental protectionICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15804:2012SIST EN 15804:2012en,fr,de01-marec-2012SIST EN 15804:2012SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 15804
January 2012 ICS 91.010.99 English Version
Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Core rules for the product category of construction products
Contribution des ouvrages de construction au développement durable - Déclarations environnementales sur les produits - Règles régissant les catégories de produits de construction
Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Umweltproduktdeklarationen - Grundregeln für die Produktkategorie Bauprodukte This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 November 2011.
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Requirements and guidance on the reference service life . 45Annex B (informative)
Waste . 48B.1End-of-waste . 48B.2Properties of hazardous waste for Table 5 . 48Bibliography . 49 SIST EN 15804:2012

An EPD communicates verifiable, accurate, non-misleading environmental information for products and their applications, thereby supporting scientifically based, fair choices and stimulating the potential for market-driven continuous environmental improvement. The standardisation process has taken place in accordance with EN ISO 14025. All common issues are covered horizontally for all product types in order to minimise vertical (branch specific) deviations. EPD information is expressed in information modules, which allow easy organisation and expression of data packages throughout the life cycle of the product. The approach requires that the underlying data should be consistent, reproducible and comparable. The EPD is expressed in a form that allows aggregation (addition) to provide complete information for buildings. This standard does not deal with aggregation at the building level nor does this standard describe the rules for applying EPD in a building assessment.
The standard deals with a limited number of quantifiable predetermined parameters. Future revisions may incorporate additional predetermined parameters. This European Standard provides the means for developing a Type III environmental declaration of construction products and is part of a suite of standards that are intended to assess the sustainability of construction works.
This suite of standards includes:
 EN 15643-1, Sustainability of construction works —Sustainability assessment of buildings — Part 1: General framework;  EN 15643-2, Sustainability of construction works — Assessment of buildings — Part 2: Framework for the assessment of environmental performance;  EN 15978, Sustainability of construction works — Assessment of environmental performance of buildings — Calculation method;  CEN/TR 15941, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations — Methodology for selection and use of generic data;  EN 15942, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations — Communication formats: business to business. SIST EN 15804:2012

 includes the rules for calculating the Life Cycle Inventory and the Life Cycle Impact Assessment underlying the EPD, including the specification of the data quality to be applied,  includes the rules for reporting predetermined, environmental and health information, that is not covered by LCA for a product, construction process and construction service where necessary,  defines the conditions under which construction products can be compared based on the information provided by EPD.
For the EPD of construction services the same rules and requirements apply as for the EPD of construction products. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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. CEN/TR 15941, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations — Methodology for selection and use of generic data EN 15942, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations — Communication formats: business to business EN 15978, Sustainability of construction works — Assessment of environmental performance of buildings — Calculation method EN ISO 14025:2010, Environmental labels and declarations — Type III environmental declarations — Principles and procedures (ISO 14025:2006) EN ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines (ISO 14044:2006) ISO 15686-1, Buildings and constructed assets — Service life planning — Part 1: General principles and framework ISO 15686-2, Buildings and constructed assets — Service life planning — Part 2: Service life prediction procedures SIST EN 15804:2012

3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 additional technical information information that forms part of the EPD by providing a basis for the development of scenarios 3.2 ancillary material input material or product that is used by the unit process producing the product, but which does not constitute part of the product [EN ISO 14040:2006] 3.3 average data data representative of a product, product group or construction service, provided by more than one supplier
NOTE The product group or construction service can contain similar products or construction services. 3.4 comparative assertion environmental claim regarding the superiority or equivalence of one product versus a competing product that performs the same function [EN ISO 14044:2006] 3.5 construction product item manufactured or processed for incorporation in construction works NOTE 1 Construction products are items supplied by a single responsible body. NOTE 2 Adapted from the definition in ISO 6707-1:2004 according to the recommendation of ISO/TC 59/AHG Terminology. [EN 15643-1:2010] 3.6 construction service activity that supports the construction process or subsequent maintenance
3.7 co-product any of two or more marketable materials, products or fuels from the same unit process, but which is not the object of the assessment
EXAMPLE Mass (kg), volume (m³). NOTE Adapted from the definition in ISO 21930-1:2007. 3.9 construction element part of a construction containing a defined combination of products 3.10 environmental performance
performance related to environmental impacts and environmental aspects
[ISO 15392:2008] [ISO 21931-1:2010] 3.11 functional equivalent quantified functional requirements and/or technical requirements for a building or an assembled system (part of works) for use as a basis for comparison NOTE Adapted from the definition in ISO 21931-1:2010. 3.12 functional unit quantified performance of a product system for use as a reference unit [EN ISO 14040:2006] 3.13 information module compilation of data to be used as a basis for a Type III environmental declaration covering a unit process or a combination of unit processes that are part of the life cycle of a product
[EN ISO 14025:2010] 3.14 life cycle assessment
LCA compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its life cycle [EN ISO 14044:2006] 3.15 life cycle inventory analysis
LCI phase of life cycle assessment involving the compilation and quantification of inputs and outputs for a product throughout its life cycle SIST EN 15804:2012

NOTE Adapted from the definition in ISO 6707-1:2004 according to the draft recommendation of ISO/TC 59 Terminology. 3.19 product category group of construction products that can fulfil equivalent functions NOTE Adapted from EN ISO 14025:2010. 3.20 product category rules
PCR set of specific rules, requirements and guidelines for developing Type III environmental declarations for one or more product categories
[EN ISO 14025:2010] 3.21 product system
collection of unit processes with elementary and product flows, performing one or more defined functions, and which models the life cycle of a product [EN ISO 14040:2006] 3.22 programme operator body or bodies that conduct a Type III environmental declaration programme NOTE A program operator can be a company or a group of companies, industrial sector or trade association, public authorities or agencies, or an independent scientific body or other organization. 3.23 renewable energy energy from renewable non-fossil sources EXAMPLES Wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases. NOTE Adapted from the definition in Directive 2009/28/EC. SIST EN 15804:2012

NOTE 1 Secondary material is measured at the point where the secondary material enters the system from another system. NOTE 2 Materials recovered from previous use or from waste from one product system and used as an input in another product system are secondary materials. NOTE 3 Examples for secondary materials (to be measured at the system boundary) are recycled scrap metal, crushed concrete, glass cullet, recycled wood chips, recycled plastic. SIST EN 15804:2012

Life cycle assessment LCI
Life cycle inventory analysis LCIA Life cycle impact assessment RSL
Reference service life ESL
Estimated service life EPBD Energy performance of buildings directive SIST EN 15804:2012

Thus, the objective of the core PCR is to ensure:  the provision of verifiable and consistent data for an EPD, based on LCA;  the provision of verifiable and consistent product related technical data or scenarios for the assessment of the environmental performance of buildings;  the provision of verifiable and consistent product related technical data or scenarios potentially related to the health of users for the assessment of the performance of buildings;  that comparisons between construction products are carried out in the context of their application in the building;  the communication of the environmental information of construction products from business to business;  the basis, subject to additional requirements, for the communication of the environmental information of construction products to consumers. Declarations based on this standard are not comparative assertions. NOTE See definition 3.4 and ISO14044:2006, clause 5.1 for more information concerning LCA used for comparative assertion. 5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered The LCA based information in an EPD may cover (see Figure 1):  The product stage only. Such an EPD covers raw material supply, transport, manufacturing and associated processes; this EPD is said to be “cradle to gate” and becomes an EPD based on information modules A1 to A3;  The product stage and selected further life cycle stages. Such an EPD is said to be “cradle to gate with options” and becomes an EPD based on information modules A1 to A3 plus other selected optional modules, e.g. end-of-life information modules C1 to C4. Information module D may be included in this EPD;  The life cycle of a product according to the system boundary (see 6.3.4). In this case the EPD covers the product stage, installation into the building, use and maintenance, replacements, demolition, waste processing for re-use, recovery, recycling and disposal, and disposal and is said to be 'cradle to grave' and becomes an EPD of construction products based on a LCA, i.e. covering all information modules A1 to C4. In this EPD the information module D may be included. NOTE 1 Information modules can supply information for processes for which there is no EPD available, e.g. a cleaning process.
NOTE 2 An information module may contain: the values of the pre-determined parameters and the technical information underlying their quantification, relevant technical information for further calculation of the environmental performance, scenarios for further calculation of the environmental performance. SIST EN 15804:2012

Figure 1 —Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered
and life cycle stages and modules for the building assessment SIST EN 15804:2012

 the influence of the product systems on the operational aspects and impacts of the building are taken into account. The information provided for such comparison shall be transparent to allow the purchaser or user to understand the limitations of comparability. A justification shall be given for any excluded aspects. NOTE 4 The difference between two products may be insignificant in the building context. Where an EPD does not cover all life cycle stages relevant for the comparison or if the assumptions underlying the scenario of a declared information module are not applicable in the building context, then investigations will be required to determine the environmental aspects and impacts of specific scenarios for the calculation of modules beyond the cradle to gate modules. These calculations shall be based on scenarios and conditions that are appropriate for the building as the object of assessment. 5.4 Additional information In this core PCR the following two categories of information which are not derived from LCA are addressed:  Additional technical information, describing technical conditions underlying scenarios and characterising the product’s technical and functional performance during the optional life cycle stages "construction, use and the end of life" for any scenario based calculations of the LCA based parameters. See 7.3;  Additional information on emissions to indoor air, soil and water during the use stage, describing release of dangerous substances into indoor air, soil and water which are not covered by LCIA. This additional information is required. See 7.4. NOTE Information concerning health related emissions to indoor air, soil and water supports the social performance of buildings which is addressed in prEN 15643-3, Sustainability of Construction Works —- Assessment of Buildings — Part 3: Framework for the assessment of social performance. SIST EN 15804:2012

5.6 Communication formats
The communication format of the EPD shall be in accordance with EN 15942, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations — Communication formats: business to business. 6 Product Category Rules for LCA
6.1 Product category
The product category referred to in this standard includes all construction products and construction services for buildings and other construction works.
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included 6.2.1 General
The environmental information of an EPD covering all life cycle stages (“cradle to grave”) shall be subdivided into the information module groups A1-A3, A4-A5, B1-B5, B6-B7, C1-C4 and module D. Only the declaration of the product stage modules, A1-A3, is required for compliance with this standard. The declaration of the modules of the other life cycle stages is optional. Information modules within any of the life cycle stages are communicated depending on the types of EPD as specified in 5.2. They include impacts and aspects related to losses in the module in which the losses occur (i.e. production, transport, and waste processing and disposal of the lost waste products and materials). 6.2.2 A1-A3, Product stage, information modules The product stage includes:  A1, raw material extraction and processing, processing of secondary material input (e.g. recycling processes),
 A2, transport to the manufacturer,
 A3, manufacturing,
including provision of all materials, products and energy, as well as waste processing up to the end-of waste state (Clause 6.3.4.5 and Annex B) or disposal of final residues during the product stage.
Module A1, A2 and A3 may be declared as one aggregated module A1-3. 6.2.3 A4-A5, Construction process stage, information modules
The construction process stage includes:  A4, transport to the building site;
 A5, installation into the building; including provision of all materials, products and energy, as well as waste processing up to the end-of-waste state or disposal of final residues during the construction process stage. These information modules also SIST EN 15804:2012

The use stage, related to the building fabric includes:  B1, use or application of the installed product;  B2, maintenance;
 B3, repair;
 B4, replacement;
 B5, refurbishment; including provision and transport of all materials, products and related energy and water use, as well as waste processing up to the end-of-waste state or disposal of final residues during this part of the use stage. These information modules also include all impacts and aspects related to the losses during this part of the use stage (i.e. production, transport, and waste processing and disposal of the lost products and materials). 6.2.5 B6-B7, use stage, information modules related to the operation of the building The use stage related to the operation of the building includes:  B6, operational energy use (e.g. operation of heating system and other building related installed services);  B7, operational water use; These information modules include provision and transport of all materials, products, as well as energy and water provisions, waste processing up to the end-of-waste state or disposal of final residues during this part of the use stage. 6.2.6 C1-C4 End-of-life stage, information modules The end-of-life stage includes:  C1, de-construction, demolition:  C2, transport to waste processing;  C3, waste processing for reuse, recovery and/or recycling;  C4, disposal; including provision and all transport, provision of all materials, products and related energy and water use. 6.2.7 D, Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary, information module Module D includes:  D, reuse, recovery and/or recycling potentials, expressed as net impacts and benefits. SIST EN 15804:2012

 the product’s Reference Service Life (RSL) (see 6.3.3) or required service life of the building (see EN 15978) under defined in-use conditions. NOTE 2 Guidance on the development of a functional unit is given in EN ISO 14040:2006, 5.2.2. NOTE 3 Guidance on describing in-use conditions is given in Product Standards and ISO 15686-1,-2, -7, -8. NOTE 4 In this standard “addition” also means the calculation of environmental impacts of a building (EN 15978) by summation of the quantified impacts per indicator and per module of the construction products constituting the building (e.g. adding kg CO2 equivalents for bricks + mortar + wall insulation+ concrete block + gypsum plaster +…, etc.). Limitations of the addition of indicator results across life cycle stages and their modules are described in 7.5. 6.3.2 Declared unit The declared unit is used instead of the functional unit when the precise function of the product or scenarios at the building level is not stated or is unknown. The declared unit shall be applied when an EPD covers one or more life cycle stages as information modules, i.e. in the case of a "cradle to gate" EPD and "cradle to gate with options" EPD and when the EPD is not based on a full “cradle to grave” LCA. The declared unit provides a reference by means of which the material flows of the information module of a construction product are normalised (in a mathematical sense) to produce data, expressed on a common basis. It provides the reference for combining material flows attributed to the construction product and for combining environmental impacts for the selected stages of the construction product’s incomplete life cycle (see Figure 1 and clause 7.5). The declared unit shall relate to the typical applications of products. The declared unit in the EPD shall be one of the unit types listed below. A different unit may be declared for reasons that shall be explained and in such cases information shall be provided on how to convert this unit to one or more of the required unit types.  An item, an assemblage of items, e.g. 1 brick, 1 window (dimensions to be specified);  Mass (kg), e.g. 1 kg of cement;  Length (m), e.g. 1 metre of pipe, 1 metre of a beam (dimensions shall be specified);  Area (m2), e.g. 1 square metre of wall elements, 1 square metre of roof elements (dimensions shall be specified);  Volume (m3), e.g. 1 cubic metre of timber, 1 cubic metre of ready-mixed concrete. SIST EN 15804:2012

This clause specifies the boundary of the product system under study and in particular the boundary with any previous or subsequent product systems in the life of a building. It also specifies the processes that are to be included in each of the life cycle stages listed in 6.2 (according to Figure 1). The modular set up of the LCA underlying an EPD (see Figure 1) allows easy organisation and expression of data packages throughout the life cycle of the product. This approach requires that the system boundaries for the life cycle stages and the information modules included are transparent,
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