ISO 17889-1:2021

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17889-1
First edition
2021-06
Ceramic tiling systems —
Sustainability for ceramic tiles and
installation materials —
Part 1:
Specification for ceramic tiles
Reference number
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ISO 2021
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Sustainability . 2
3.2 Environment . 2
3.3 Materials input . 3
3.4 Sustainability management . 3
3.5 Products and production . . 4
3.6 Waste materials . 5
3.7 Health and safety . 5
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 6
4.1 Symbols . 6
4.2 Abbreviated terms . 7
5 Principle criteria for sustainable products . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Environmental criteria . 8
5.3 Economic and functional criteria . 8
5.4 Social criteria . 8
6 Assessment . 9
6.1 General . 9
6.2 Environmental criteria . 9
6.2.1 General. 9
6.2.2 Raw materials . 9
6.2.3 Manufacture .11
6.2.4 Distribution and installation .18
6.2.5 Use .19
6.2.6 End of life .20
6.2.7 Product environmental mark/labelling .20
6.3 Economic and functional criteria .21
6.3.1 General.21
6.3.2 Product quality, performance level, fitness for use .21
6.4 Social criteria .22
6.4.1 General.22
6.4.2 Occupational health and safety in manufacture .22
6.4.3 Health and safety prior and during installation .24
6.4.4 Health and safety in use .25
6.4.5 Labour agreement .25
7 Classification and designation .26
7.1 Approach .26
7.2 Final rating calculation .27
7.3 Classification .27
7.4 Final report .28
Annex A (normative) Criteria for sustainable products .29
Bibliography .40
Foreword
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Introduction
This document outlines the requirements for sustainable tiles and installation materials including
environmental, economic and social criteria, in order to:
— promote the development and use of sustainable ceramic tiles and installation materials;
— guide all stakeholders in environmental responsibility throughout the supply chain for tiles and
installation materials;
— provide a verifiable resource for tile product specification and for design professionals, contractors
and consumers to identify sustainable tiles and installation materials;
— increase the value of sustainable tiles and installation materials throughout the supply chain by
creating greater market awareness and demand.
This document provides a system for sustainability assessment of products throughout their life
cycle using qualitative and quantitative indicators for environmental performance and for social and
economic responsibility pertaining to the design, manufacture, installation, and use of ceramic tiling
systems. This document is focused on ceramic tiles, as part of the tiling system.
This document can be used to assess the sustainability performance of the product of interest.
Evaluation schemes, taking into account the materials mentioned in the product standards, to enable
comparability of the results of assessment, are part of this document.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 17889-1:2021(E)
Ceramic tiling systems — Sustainability for ceramic tiles
and installation materials —
Part 1:
Specification for ceramic tiles
1 Scope
This document specifies sustainability requirements together with assessment methods and evaluation
schemes for ceramic tiles.
This document includes relevant criteria across product life cycle from raw material through
manufacturing, use and end-of-life management.
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.
ISO 13006, Ceramic tiles — Definitions, classification, characteristics and marking
ISO 14024, Environmental labels and declarations — Type I environmental labelling — Principles and
procedures
ISO 14025, Environmenta
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