"Environmental performance & European standardization" by Goncalo Ascensao Presentation made at the Construction conference organised by Cerame-Unie on 26 November as part of the Ceramic Days 2013.

1. Environmental performance
& European Standardization
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2. The European Standardization
Organizations (ESOs)
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CEN................................
(European Committee for Standardization)
CENELEC ........................
(European Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardization)
ETSI ...............................
(European Telecommunications Standards
Institute)
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3. Sectors
 Chemistry
 Material
 Food
 Energy
 Services
 Transport
 Metrology
 Healthcare
 Construction
 Environment
 Security and
defence
European Committee
for Electrotechnical
Standardization
European Telecommunications
Standards Institute
 Electricity – Electrotechnical
 Electronic Communications
 Information
society
 Mechanical
engineering
 HVAC
European Committee
for Standardization
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4. CEN & CENELEC World
CEN & CENELEC
 33 Members
(NSB-NC of 27 EU Members +
3 EFTA countries +
Croatia and Turkey, FYROM)
 Affiliates (17 CEN, 13 CLC)
 Associate Members (8 CEN)
 Co-operating Partners (49 CLC)
 ~ 400 Technical Committees (TC)
 ~ 20.000 of published document
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5. Product
level
Building
level
Framework
level
FprEN 16309
Assessment of
Social
Performance
EN 15643-2
Framework for
Environmental
Performance
EN 15643-4
Framework for
Economic
Performance
CEN TR Guidance
EN 15978
Assessment of
Environmental
Performance
Assessment of
Economic
Performance
Technical
Characteristics
Functionality
EN 15643-3
Framework for
Social
Performance
EN 15804
Environmental
Product
Declarations
EN 15643-1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
(see Note below) (see Note below)
EN 15942 Comm.
Form. B-to-B
Life Cycle Costing
(ISO 15686-5)
Framework for
Assessment of
Environmental
Performance
(ISO 21931-1)
EPD of Build. Products
(ISO 21930)
CEN Standards
on Energy
Performance of
Buildings
Directive (EPBD)
Service Life
Prediction
(ISO 15686-2 ),
Feedback from
Practice
(ISO 15686-7),
Reference
Service Life
(ISO 15686-8 )
Service Life
Planning –
General
Principles
(ISO 15686-1 )
Note: At present, technical information
related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included
under the provisions of EN 15804 to
form part of EPD
CEN TC 350 ’Sustainability of construction works’
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6. EN 15804 ‘Environmental product declarations
Core rules for the product category of
construction products’
 Core product category rules (PCR) for Type III
environmental declarations for any construction
product and construction service
 Can be directly referred in product standards
Allow the possibility to create specific scenarios
applicable to each specific product
If the principles of EN 15804 are followed
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7. Implementation of EN 15804
Several TCs started product specific PCRs
- CEN/TC 175 ‘Round and Sawn Timber’
FprEN 16485: Product category rules for
wood and wood-based products for use in
construction
 Other TCs started the work (e.g.)
- CEN/TC 104 ‘Concrete and related products’
- CEN/TC 229 ‘Precast concrete products’
- CEN/TC 155 ‘Plastics piping systems and
ducting system
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8. TCs dealing with ceramic products
CEN/TC 67 ‘Ceramic Tiles’
 CEN/TC 128 ‘Roof covering products for
discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding
 CEN/TC 163 ‘Sanitary Appliances’
 CEN/TC 165 ‘Wastewater engineering’
CEN/TC 178 ‘Paving Units and Kerbs’
 And others
Full list of Technical Committees of CEN
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9. Europe CEN - CENELEC
EC
EFTA
Associates/Coop.
Partners
NSB NC
NSB NC NSB
NC NSB
NCNSB
NC
National
Affiliates
Standardization system:
main interactions
Certification
Bodies
Consumer
Bodies
Standards Users
Government
Departments
Enforcement
Bodies
Educational
Bodies
Professional
institutions
Research
Organizations
Trades Unions
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10. National mirror
committee
Technical commitee
Working
Group
Delegate
Expert
NSB/NC
ISO/IEC
CEN
CENELEC
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11. How to introduce PCRs in ENs
Everyone can propose a new work proposal
 Existing technical committees
 European Commission
 CEN-CENELEC Members
 Partners (European organisations)
 European and National Stakeholders
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12. Future challenges
EC developments on Product Environmental
Footprint – need for communication
Alignment of PCR within different TCs (same
materials)
Requests to include new indicators
Ensure the consistency with EN 15804
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13. Sources of information I
 CEN/TC 350 website
 CEN Construction sector website
 CEN website, CENELEC website and CEN-
CENELEC website
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14. Sources of information II
 Websites of the National Members of CEN and of
CENELEC
 CEN/BOSS
• Internal Regulations
Latest publications in CEN and in CENELEC
Search Standards in CEN and in CENELEC
 CEN-CENELEC Newsletter “Connect”
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15. Thank you very much
for your attention
gascensao@cencenelec.eu
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