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Environmental performance

& European Standardization

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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

[email protected]

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