Introduction

The European Standard EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 provides core rules for all construction products and services.

It provides a structure to ensure that all Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) of construction products, construction services and construction processes are derived, verified and presented in a harmonized way.

This European Standard provides additional rules for Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) specifically for concrete and concrete elements. It complements the core rules for all construction products and services as established in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019.

An EPD communicates verifiable, accurate, non-misleading environmental information for products and their applications, thereby supporting scientifically based, fair choices and stimulating the potential for market-driven continuous environmental improvement.

The standardization process has taken place in accordance with ISO 14025. All common issues are covered horizontally for all product types in order to minimize vertical (branch specific) deviations. All common issues are covered horizontally for all concrete and concrete elements in order to minimize intra-sectorial deviations.

EPD information is expressed in information modules as defined in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, which allow easy organization and expression of data packages throughout the life cycle of concrete and concrete elements. The approach requires that the underlying data should be consistent, reproducible and comparable.

In line with EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 the EPD is expressed in a form that allows aggregation (addition) to provide complete information for buildings. This standard does not deal with aggregation at the building level nor does this standard describe the rules for applying EPD in a building assessment.

The standard deals with a limited number of quantifiable parameters as predefined in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019. Future revisions of EN 15804 may lead to the incorporation in this standard of additional predetermined parameters. This European Standard provides the means for developing a Type III environmental declaration of concrete and concrete elements in the context of the suite of standards that are intended to assess the sustainability of construction works.

This suite of standards includes:

— EN 15643 , Sustainability of construction works — Framework for assessment of buildings and civil engineering works
— EN 15978 , Sustainability of construction works — Assessment of environmental performance of buildings — Calculation methods
— EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 , Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declaration — Core rules for the product category of construction products
— CEN/TR 15941 , Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations — Methodology for selection and use of generic data
— EN 15942 , Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations — Communication format — Business to business
— CEN/TR 16970:2016 , Sustainability of construction works — Guidance for the implementation ofEN 15804

BS EN 16757:2022

Sustainability of construction works. Environmental product declarations. Product Category Rules for concrete and concrete elements

Current

Published:

31 Oct 2022