Apresentação realizada no congresso Portugal SB10

1. SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION business Eng. Bruno Duarte – SOPSEC S.A. Prof. Hipólito de Sousa – FEUP - Gequaltec

2. Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 2

3. Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business PARADIGM Need Objective measures, with expression; Action regarding the materials/components; Integrated approach according to the context ; Clarify and solidify concepts; Require the adoption of sustainability measures in the business; Sustainable construction in the spotlight; Measures to be taken by the CI; Difficulty in the formulation of the problems and strategic options; Relatively new and extensive subject; Demagogy; Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 3

4. 1. Towards sustainable consumption Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Human activity: 4 Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10

6. Social;

7. Economic ;Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 5

8. 3. Buildings: Energy, materials and components Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Energy use in buildings Biggest share related to operational energy; Embodied energy’s relevance is growing as buildings are becoming more energy efficient . Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 6

9. 3. Buildings: Energy, materials and components Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Be Aware Costs; Embodied energy; Amount of pollution; Resource consumption; … Durability; Maintenance cycles; Amount of materials; Environmental impacts; … Multidimensional Problem Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 7

10. 3. Buildings: Energy, materials and components Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Buildings’ Life Cycle Materials’ Life Cycle Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 8

11. 4. The Impacts of materials in their life cycle Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Life cycle assessment - LCA Methodology to evaluate the environmental impact of a product, process or activity through its life cycle; Material selection based on environmental profile: ISO 14000: ISO 14040;ISO 14044 Results are communicated in Environmental Product Declarations – EPD’s: ISO 14025 Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 9

12. 4. The Impacts of materials in their life cycle LCA EPD Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Environmental Product Declaration- EPD Standardized and voluntary tool for communication of environmental performance of a product; Type III EPD’s – Apply to construction products; – Uses LCA methodology; – Aggregate the environmental impact of a product; Comparability – Product category rules. 10 Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10

13. 4. The Impacts of materials in their life cycle Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Problems of current EPD practice Presentation format differs; Different methodologies used for products in the same category; Marketing merged with technical information; Standardization of the documents’ structure; Separation between technical information and marketing; Presentation of information in a standardized way; Comparability of information 11 Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10

14. 5. Material sustainability in buildings Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Goal Evaluation of the sustainability regarding embodied materials; Material evaluation based on EPD information; Simple, cost effective, Sustainable! Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 12

15. 13 5. Material sustainability in buildings Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Context Every material is destined for a specific function; Designer makes choices; Choices based on comparable and easily understandable information; Selecting Materials Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10

16. 5. Material sustainability in buildings Grade/ Impact EPD Designer Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Selecting Materials Emissions; Resource consumption; Performance; Standardized criteria; Contextualized criteria; Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 14

17. 5. Sustentabilidade dos Edifícios ao Nível dos Materiais Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 15

18. 6. Integrating material sustainability Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Descriptive memory document regarding sustainability; Adoption of materials taking environmental information into account; Most representative; impact/scale. Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 16

19. 6. Integrating material sustainability Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 17

20. 6. Integrating material sustainability Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 18

21. 7. Final remarks Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Methods havelimitations; ISO and CEN standards under discussion: Calculation methods, product category rules, etc; Fabricants present EPD’s in different formats; Problem defining impact/grade for products: standards’ role; Awareness of the building industry agents regarding sustainability issues; Economically liable accessibility to sustainability tools; Simple and accurate communication; Bruno Duarte , Hipólito de Sousa Portugal SB10 19

22. Sustainability requirements of construction materials in the technical documentation of the construction business Thank you! brunomanuelduarte@gmail.com http://pt.linkedin.com/in/brunomanuelduarte hipolito@fe.up.pt 20