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Environmental performance
& European Standardization
Gonçalo Ascensão, Ceramic Days Construction Conference, 26 November 2013
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Europe CEN - CENELEC
EC
EFTA Associates/Coop.
Partners
NSB NC NSB NC NSB
NC NSB NC NSB
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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National mirror
committee
Technical commitee
Working
Group
Delegate
Expert
NSB/NC ISO/IEC
CEN
CENELEC
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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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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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Sources of information I
CEN/TC 350 website
CEN Construction sector website
CEN website, CENELEC website and CEN-CENELEC website
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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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Thank you very much for your attention
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