Assigning standards and building rating tools in regulations. The presentation aims to explain how environmental performance requirements to works (buildings), that most likely will result into new additional product information, can be linked to building rating tools and to Environmental Product Declarations. The interpretation of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR , 305/2011) is not that easy to understand to everyone, but the Regulation contains all the procedural elements that provide maximum freedom to Member States to set their own performance requirements to works (buildings) that might however require new and different declarations on a construction product's environmental performance when giving national interpretations to the Basic Requirement nr. 7 : "the sustainable use of natural resources". However the assignment of the appropriate European Standards, designed to assure a uniform and harmonised measurement and declaration of performances, are the ready to use "key". The presentation shows how to use regulations, building rating tools, standards for quantifying building performances and standards for measuring product performances that provide the necessary input to the quantification of the (environmental) building performance.

1. standards - rating tools - regulations
Chris Hamans
1

2. Delivering Sustainability
how standardised methodologies, building rating tools and
building regulations should be interlinked
2
DGNB

3. positioning
3

4. Sustainability has
• many dimensions
• many aspects
• all interlinked
4

5. 5
SOC
ENV
ECON
BUILDING-WORKS
• we want to quantify the
sustaibaility of
buildings or works
• not:
• we want to quantify
the contribution of
construction products
to sustainability

6. 6
SOC
ENV
ECON
CEN TC 350 standards
BUILDING-WORKS

7. principles
7

8. ECO SOC ECON
CEN TC350 Standards
for works
CEN TC350
Standards only quantify
aspects and impacts
8
Sustainability
No qualification,
No benchmarks,
No rating
Sustainability is built on 3 Dimensions
(equivalent to People , Planet, Profit)

9. Funktional Design
9
Sustainability
prerequisite #1 to
SUSTAINABILITY is:
Sustainability
• Without meeting the functional needs there is no sustainability

10. Technical Design
Funktional Design
10
Sustainability
Sustainability
the prerequisite #2 to
SUSTAINABILITY is:
• Without meeting the functional needs there is no sustainability
• Without meeting the technical needs there is no sustainability

11. Technical Design
Funktional Design
11
Sustainability
BUILDING-WORKS

12. CEN TC350 standardisation
Technical Design
Funktional Design
CPR
305/2011
EuroCodes
12
Sustainability
A prerequisite for sustainability are the Basic Requirements for Construction Works
• Without meeting the functional needs there is no sustainability
• Without meeting the technical needs there is no sustainability
Here the sustainability assessment starts

13. Technical Design
Funktional Design
EuroCodes
13
A prerequisite for sustainability are the 6 Basic Requirements for Construction Works
• Without meeting the functional needs there is no sustainability
• Without meeting the technical needs there is no sustainability
1 - 6
7th. Basic Requirement to Construction Works:
SUSTAINABLE USE of NATURAL RESOURCES
CPR
305/2011
Design and Use acc.
BRCW#1-6
result into consequences
for BRCW#7
3rd. Basic Requirement to Construction Works:
HYGIENE, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

14. CEN TC350 standardisation
ECO SOC ECON
Technical Design
Funktional Design
CPR
305/2011
EuroCodes
CEN TC350 Standards
for works
CEN TC350
Standards only quantify
aspects and impacts
14
Sustainability
A prerequisite for sustainability are the 6 Basic Requirements for Construction Works
• Without meeting the functional needs there is no sustainability
• Without meeting the technical needs there is no sustainability

15. overview CEN TC350 standards
15

16. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
STATUS 03-2014
CEN TC350 Standards
16
a logical and practical structure of standards

17. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
17
Framework level

18. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
18
Building level
Framework level

19. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
19
Building level
Product level
Framework level

20. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
20
Building level
Product level
Information flow
Modular information,
allowing the use of
product data in all
building assessments

21. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General FrameworkFramework Standards
EN 15643 - 1
EN 15643 - 2
EN 15643 - 3
EN 15643 - 4
21

22. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
EN15978
EN15804
EN15942
TR15941
22
BUILDING
ENVIRON.
PRODUCT

23. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
EN16309
23
BUILDING
SOCIAL

24. Environmental
Performance
Social
Performance
Economic
Performance
Technical
Performance
Functional
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental Performance
EN 15643 - 3
Framework for
Social Performance
EN 15643 - 4
Framework for
Economic Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
Building level
EN15978
Assessment of
Environmental Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16309
Assessment of
Social Performance
- Calculation Method -
FprEN16627
Assessment of
Economic Performance
- Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
- Communication format -
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
Product level
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
of the EPD
Concept level
Integrated Building Performance
Framework level
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
FprEN16627
24
BUILDING
LCC

25. standards, tools and regulations
25

26. standardisation

27. standardisation
CEN , ISO, DIN,
BS, NEN, NF, .....

28. standardisation
28
CEN TC350
standards

29. standardisation programs
29
or “tools”

30. standardisation programs regulators
30
“public”

31. standardisation programs regulators
clients
31
“public”
”private”

32. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
32
CEN TC350
standards
Building info – quantified !
Building assessment

33. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
standardisation programs regulators
clients
33
Product info - EPD
Product assessment
Building info – quantified !
Building assessment

34. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
34
Product info - EPD
Product assessment

35. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
35
building
assessment :
DGNB
BREEAM
HQE
........
........
etc.

36. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
36
QUANTIFICATION
SCENARIOS
PRODUCTS
PROCESS
building
assessment :
DGNB
BREEAM
HQE
........
........
etc.

37. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
37
QUANTIFICATION
SCENARIOS
PRODUCTS
PROCESS

38. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
38
QUANTIFICATION

39. PRODUCTS
PROCESS
SCENARIOS
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
building
assessment :
DGNB
BREEAM
HQE
39
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Product info - EPD
Product assessment

40. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
40
building
assessment :
DGNB
BREEAM
HQE
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Building info – quantified !
Building assessment

41. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
41
Programs (“tools”)
include
weighting, benchmarking, rating
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating

42. Programs can define the
values and factors,
the parameters for
benchmarking, and
the rating parameters.
Programs can profile with
different preferences in
policies.
Programs can adapt
weighting factors to policies
of regulators / clients
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
standardisation programs regulators
clients
42
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating

43. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
benchmarking
?
?
Standardised methodologies would make the
weighting / benchmarking / rating transparent
and their principles and methodology uniform
43

44. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
benchmarking
?
?
back to the program tools
and
assigning them in regulations
44

45. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
benchmarking
?
?
45
back to the program tools
and
assigning them in regulations
NO ASSIGNMENT OF
COMMERCIAL TOOLS
IN REGULATIONS !?
to be clarified
building
assessment :
DGNB
BREEAM
HQE
........
........
etc.

46. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
benchmarking
?
?
46
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating

47. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
benchmarking
?
?
47
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating
setting
performance
requirements

48. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
benchmarking
?
?
48
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating
setting
performance
requirements

49. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
benchmarking
?
?
49
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating
decide – select
methodology
setting
performance
requirements

50. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
benchmarking
?
?
50
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating
decide – select
methodology
setting
performance
requirements
1

51. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
decide – select
methodology
benchmarking
?
?
51
1
setting
performance
requirements
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating
2

52. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
decide – select
methodology
benchmarking
?
?
52
1
setting
performance
requirements
Another
methodology ?
3
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating
2

53. rating
weighting
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
CEN TC350
CEN TC350
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standardsCEN TC350
?
standardisation programs regulators
clients
decide – select
methodology
benchmarking
?
?
53
1
setting
performance
requirements
Another
methodology ?
3
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating
2
NO development of new methods!
There are well working systems operational based
on CEN TC350 standards

54. actual discussion 2014:
what environmental indicators are suitable to answer BWRC#7 ?
what mandatory declarations for construction products would result from it?
54

55. 55
EXTRACT
from
SEE MORE
on linking BWR7 to environmental indicators:
http://www.slideshare.net/chrishamans-esc/brcw-7using-cen-tc350-for-implementation-brcw-nr-7

56. BWR #7
The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in
such a way that the use of natural resources is sustainable and
ensure the following:
• (a) recyclability of the construction works, their materials and
parts after demolition;
• (b) durability of the construction works;
• (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary
materials in the construction works.
56

57. Most DIRECT related environmental indicators to BRCW#7
57

58. Linked to BWR #7a
The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in
such a way that the use of natural resources is sustainable and
ensure the following:
• (a) recyclability of the construction works, their materials and
parts after demolition;
• (b) durability of the construction works;
• (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary
materials in the construction works.
58
Output flows
EN15804
Components for re-use (kg)
Materials for recycling (kg)
Materials for energy recovery
(not being waste incineration)
(kg)
Exported energy for each energy
carrier (MJ)

59. Linked to BWR #7b
The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in
such a way that the use of natural resources is sustainable and
ensure the following:
• (a) recyclability of the construction works, their materials and
parts after demolition;
• (b) durability of the construction works;
• (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary
materials in the construction works.
59
Resulting from CPR for products:
AVCP (Attestation, Verification of the Constancy of Performance)
of the essential characteristics of construction products
&
In the EPD acc. Standard EN15804 for products:
RSL – Reference Service Life in EPD
In the Building Assessment (acc. EN15978):
ESL (Estimated Service Life) specified in the building scenario
(Functional Equivalent)

60. linked to BWR #7c
The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in
such a way that the use of natural resources is sustainable and
ensure the following:
• (a) recyclability of the construction works, their materials and
parts after demolition;
• (b) durability of the construction works;
• (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary
materials in the construction works.
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Resource use
EN 15804
Use of renewable primary energy excluding energy
resources used as raw material (MJ)
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as
raw material(MJ)
Total renewable (MJ)
Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding
primary energy resources used as raw material (MJ)
Use of non-renewable primary energy resources used
as raw material(MJ)
Total non renewable (MJ)
Use of secondary material (kg)
Use of renewable secondary fuels (MJ)
Use of non-renewable secondary fuels (MJ)
Net use of fresh water (m3)
Environmental impact from LCA-
EN 15804
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
Ozon Depletion Potential (ODP)
Acidification (AP)
Eutrofication (NP)
Summer smog (POCP)
Depletion of resources
– non fossil (ADP)
– fossil (MJ)

61. INDIRECT related environmental indicators to BRCW#7
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62. BWR #7c
The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in
such a way that the use of natural resources is sustainable and
ensure the following:
• (a) recyclability of the construction works, their materials and
parts after demolition;
• (b) durability of the construction works;
• (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary
materials in the construction works.
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“environmentally compatible” allows a rather wide interpetation:
• no adverse effects on other environmental goals

63. BWR #7c
The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in such a way
that the use of natural resources is sustainable and ensure the following:
• (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary materials in the
construction works.
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“environmentally compatible” allows a rather wide interpetation:
• no adverse effects on other environmental goals
this could imply the necessity
to list the performance on all environmental indicators

64. BWR #7
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Components for re-use (kg)
Materials for recycling (kg)
Materials for energy recovery
(not being waste incineration) (kg)
Exported energy for each energy carrier (MJ)
Depletion of resources
– non fossil (ADP)
– fossil (MJ)
Use of renewable primary energy excluding energy
resources used as raw material (MJ)
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw
material(MJ)
Total renewable (MJ)
Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding primary
energy resources used as raw material (MJ)
Use of non-renewable primary energy resources used as
raw material(MJ)
Total non renewable (MJ)
Use of secondary material (kg)
Use of renewable secondary fuels (MJ)
Use of non-renewable secondary fuels (MJ)
Net use of fresh water (m3)
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
Ozon Depletion Potential (ODP)
Acidification (AP)
Eutrofication (NP)
Summer smog (POCP)
Indirect related indicators to
BWR#7 (environtally compatible):
Direct related indicators to BWR#7

65. BWR #7
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Components for re-use (kg)
Materials for recycling (kg)
Materials for energy recovery
(not being waste incineration) (kg)
Exported energy for each energy carrier (MJ)
Depletion of resources
– non fossil (ADP)
– fossil (MJ)
Use of renewable primary energy excluding energy
resources used as raw material (MJ)
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw
material(MJ)
Total renewable (MJ)
Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding primary
energy resources used as raw material (MJ)
Use of non-renewable primary energy resources used as
raw material(MJ)
Total non renewable (MJ)
Use of secondary material (kg)
Use of renewable secondary fuels (MJ)
Use of non-renewable secondary fuels (MJ)
Net use of fresh water (m3)
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
Ozon Depletion Potential (ODP)
Acidification (AP)
Eutrofication (NP)
Summer smog (POCP)
However:
European and/or National regulatory
demands will select and specify what
indicators are to be assigned as
Essential Product Characteristics

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• uniform standards for quantication are ready to be used: EN15804 – EN15978
• the European Commission is about to mandate the inclusion of
environmental product characteristics in the harmonised product standards

67. • specify a harmonised information demand for construction products
• assign the methodologies and standards to quantify the performance
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EU-wide
• uniform standards for quantication are ready to be used: EN15804 – EN15978
• the European Commission is about to mandate the inclusion of
environmental product characteristics in the harmonised product standards

68. • specify a harmonised information demand for construction products
• assign the methodologies and standards to quantify the performance
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EU-wide
• uniform standards for quantication are ready to be used: EN15804 – EN15978
• the European Commission is about to mandate the inclusion of
environmental product characteristics in the harmonised product standards
• Member States / Regions :
• assign the rating tool to be used
• assign weighting, benchmarks, rating factors
• set performance levels

69. BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standards
standardisation programs regulators
decide – select
methodology
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setting
performance
requirements
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
weighting
benchmarking
rating
2
1

70. standardisation programs regulators
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BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
rating
weighting
benchmarking
Product info - EPD
Product assessment
Building info – quantified !
Building assessment
BUILDING:
calculation
aggregation –
EN15978
EN16309
EN16627
PRODUCT:
EN15804
Other supporting
standards

71. We have standards for implementing BRCW 7
The construction works must be designed, built and
demolished in such a way that the use of natural resources
is sustainable and ensure the following:
• (a) recyclability of the construction works, their materials
and parts after demolition;
• (b) durability of the construction works;
• (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary
materials in the construction works.
hEN
EN15978
EN15978
assessment environmental performance of buildings

72. We have standards for implementing BRCW 7
The construction works must be designed, built and
demolished in such a way that the use of natural resources
is sustainable and ensure the following:
• (a) recyclability of the construction works, their materials
and parts after demolition;
• (b) durability of the construction works;
• (c) use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary
materials in the construction works.
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Product TC’s select
the product
characteristics
relevant for the ER.
Product TC’s select
the
test- / calculation
method per
characteristic
Product TC’s select
the communication
format per
characteristic
EN
test
method
hEN
Product
Standards
CEN
TC350
Standards
EN15804
Indicators
methodology
communication

73. We have standards for implementing BRCW 7
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Product TC’s select
the product
characteristics
relevant for the ER.
Product TC’s select
the
test- / calculation
method per
characteristic
Product TC’s select
the communication
format per
characteristic
EN
test
method
hEN
Product
Standards
CEN
TC350
Standards
EN15804
Indicators
methodology
communication
EN15804
EPD - environmental product declaration

74. • No need for further development of methodologies
• CEN TC350 standards
– provide the methodologies for quantifying environmental performances
– offer a “basket” of environmental indicators
• If regulators want demonstration of compliance with BRCW 7,
– then define performance demands for buildings
– specify the resulting information demand for construction products
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BRCW 7 : SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
however, notify and harmonise the demand
for the information on EU-level !

75. summarising
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76. summarising - sustainability standards
• CEN TC350 standards provide
– a uniform methodology for quantifying the environmental, social
and economic sustainability performance.
– harmonised indicators for quantifying the sustainability performance
– for construction products and for buildings (and civil engineering works)
and .......
– the standards do not qualify the results, no ranking nor benchmarking
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77. summarising – rating tools
• rating tools
– more and more the rating tools implement and apply the standard
EN15978 for quantifying the environmental performance of buildings
– are supplied with environmental product declarations
(EPD) acc. EN15804
• EN15804 and EN15978 are consistent and fully aligned and provide
non-aggregated information in information modules
– this, as sustainability it self is not uniform, allows
• applying different (national customised) weighting factors and ratings per indicator
• enables providing full transparency in 14 information modules over the lifecyle
stages
• enables tracing back on impacts of products and processes.
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78. summarising - regulators
• regulators
– specify the performance demands for works
(buildings and civil engineering works)
– base this performance demands for works on the 7 Basic
Requirements for Costruction Works (BRCW) as defined in the
EC’s Construction Products Regulation – CPR 305/2011
– notify a consequent demand for (environmental) declarations on
construction products on EU-level  define the
essential environmental product characteristic(s)
– assign a methodology for quantifying, rating or benchmarking the
(environmental) building performance
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Thank you !
Chris Hamans
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