FprEN 16757

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

This document complements the core rules for the product category of construction products as defined in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and is intended to be used as a c-PCR in conjunction with that standard.
This c-PCR applies to products within the scope of CEN/TC 104 and CEN/TC 229, but it may be applicable to other concrete products until they have product specific c-PCRs.
This document applies to concrete and concrete elements for building and civil engineering, to the exclusion of autoclaved aerated concrete and resin bound concrete. Apart from Annex G, it may be used as guidance for glass fibre reinforced concrete.
This document defines the parameters to be reported, what EPD types (and life cycle stages) to be covered, what rules to be followed in order to generate Life Cycle Inventories (LCI) and conduct Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) and the data quality to be used in the development of EPDs.
In addition to the common parts of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, this document for concrete and concrete elements:
-   defines the system boundaries;
-   defines the modelling and assessment of material-specific characteristics;
-   defines allocation procedures for multi-output processes along the production chain;
-   defines allocation procedures for reuse and recycling;
-   includes the rules for calculating the LCI and the LCIA underlying the EPD;
-   provides guidance/specific rules for the determination of the reference service life (RSL);
-   gives guidance on the establishment of default scenarios;
-   gives guidance on default functional units for concrete elements.
This document is intended to be used either for cradle to gate with options or cradle to grave assessment, provided the intentions are properly stated in the system boundary description.
Within the construction works context, a cradle to grave declaration delivers a more comprehensive understanding of the environmental impact associated with concrete and concrete elements.

Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Umweltproduktdeklarationen - Produktkategorieregeln für Beton und Betonelemente

Dieses Dokument vervollständigt die Grundregeln für die Produktkategorie von Bauprodukten, wie in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 festgelegt, und ist für die Anwendung als grundlegende Produktkategorieregel (c PCR, en: core product category rule) in Verbindung mit dieser Norm vorgesehen.
Diese c PCR gilt für Produkte, die im Anwendungsbereich von CEN/TC 104 und CEN/TC 229 liegen, darf aber auch für weitere Betonprodukte anwendbar sein, sofern diese über produktspezifische c PCRs verfügen.
Dieses Dokument gilt für Beton und Betonelemente für Gebäude und Ingenieurbauwerke, mit Ausnahme von Porenbeton und Kunstharzbeton. Abgesehen von Anhang G darf es als Leitlinie für glasfaserverstärkten Beton verwendet werden.
Dieses Dokument legt die anzugebenden Parameter und darüber hinaus fest, welche EPD Typen (und Phasen des Lebenszyklus) zu behandeln und welche Regeln zu befolgen sind, um Sachbilanzen (LCI) zu generieren und Wirkungsabschätzungen (LCIA) durchzuführen, und welche Qualität die bei der Erstellung von EPDs verwendeten Daten haben müssen.
Zusätzlich zu den allgemeinen Abschnitten von EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 hat dieses Dokument für Beton und Betonelemente folgende Ziele: Es
-   legt die Systemgrenzen fest,
-   legt die Modellierung und Beurteilung der materialspezifischen Eigenschaften fest,
-   legt die Allokationsverfahren für Multi Output Prozesse entlang der Produktionskette fest,
-   legt die Allokationsverfahren für die Wiederverwendung und das Recycling fest,
-   enthält die Regeln für die Berechnung der Sachbilanz und der Wirkungsabschätzung, die der EPD zugrun¬de liegen,
-   liefert eine Anleitung/spezielle Regeln für die Ermittlung der Referenz Nutzungsdauer (RSL, en: reference service life),
-   gibt eine Anleitung zur Festlegung von Standardszenarien, und
-   gibt eine Anleitung für übliche funktionale Einheiten für Betonelemente.
Dieses Dokument ist für die Anwendung bei der Beurteilung der Herstellungsphase sowie weiterer Phasen (von der Wiege bis zum Werkstor mit Optionen) oder der Beurteilung des gesamten Lebenszyklus (von der Wiege bis zur Bahre) vorgesehen; Voraussetzung dafür ist, dass die Ziele in der Beschreibung der System-grenzen vorschriftsmäßig angegeben sind.
Auf Bauwerksebene liefert eine umfassende Deklaration (von der Wiege bis zur Bahre) ein besseres Gesamtverständnis der Umweltfolgen, die sich aus Beton und Betonelementen ergeben.

Contribution des ouvrages de construction au développement durable - Déclarations environnementales sur les produits - Règles régissant la catégorie de produits pour le béton et les éléments en béton

Le présent document complète les règles de base des catégories de produits applicables aux produits de construction, telles que définies dans la norme EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 avec laquelle elle est destinée à être utilisée conjointement en tant que RCP c.
Le présent RCP-c s’applique aux produits inclus dans le domaine du CEN/TC 104 et du CEN/TC 229, mais il peut être appliqué à d’autres produits en béton jusqu’à ce qu’ils disposent de RCP-c spécifiques.
Le présent document s’applique au béton et aux éléments en béton destinés à être utilisés dans la construction de bâtiments et d’ouvrages de génie civil, à l’exclusion du béton cellulaire autoclavé et du béton de résine. En dehors de l’Annexe G, il peut être utilisé comme guide pour les composites ciment-verre.
Le présent document définit les paramètres à consigner, les types de DEP (et les étapes du cycle de vie) à couvrir, les règles à suivre pour calculer l’inventaire du cycle de vie (ICV) et procéder à l’évaluation de l’impact du cycle de vie (EICV), ainsi que la qualité des données à utiliser pour l’élaboration des DEP.
En plus des parties communes de l’EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, le présent document relatif au béton et aux éléments en béton :
-   définit les frontières du système ;
-   définit la modélisation et l’évaluation des caractéristiques spécifiques du matériau ;
-   définit les procédures d’affectation pour les processus à extrants multiples tout au long de la chaîne de production ;
-   définit les procédures d’affectation relatives à la réutilisation et au recyclage ;
-   intègre les règles de calcul de l’inventaire du cycle de vie et de l’évaluation de l’impact du cycle de vie servant de base à la DEP ;
-   fournit des recommandations/règles spécifiques relatives à la durée de vie de référence (DVR) ;
-   fournit des recommandations pour déterminer les scénarios par défaut ;
-   fournit des recommandations sur les unités fonctionnelles par défaut pour les éléments en béton.
Le présent document est destiné à être utilisé pour une évaluation « du berceau à la sortie de l’usine avec option » ou « du berceau à la tombe », à condition que les intentions soient correctement formulées dans la description des frontières du système.
Dans le cadre des ouvrages de construction, une déclaration « du berceau à la tombe » donne une meilleure compréhension de l’impact environnemental associé au béton et aux éléments en béton.

Trajnostnost gradbenih objektov - Okoljske deklaracije za proizvode - Pravila za kategorije proizvodov za beton in betonske elemente

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 91.100.30 - Concrete and concrete products
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 229 - Precast concrete products
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 229/WG 5 - Sustainability of concrete products and structural concrete cast in situ
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN 16757:2022 - Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Product Category Rules for concrete and concrete elements

RELATIONS

• Revised: EN 16757:2017 - Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Product Category Rules for concrete and concrete elements
• Effective Date: 11-Dec-2019

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 16757:2021
01-december-2021
Trajnostnost gradbenih objektov - Okoljske deklaracije za proizvode - Pravila za
kategorije proizvodov za beton in betonske elemente

Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Product

Category Rules for concrete and concrete elements

Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Umweltproduktdeklarationen - Produktkategorieregeln

für Beton und Betonelemente

Contribution des ouvrages de construction au développement durable - Déclarations

environnementales sur les produits - Règles régissant la catégorie de produits pour le

béton et les éléments en béton
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16757
ICS:
13.020.20 Okoljska ekonomija. Environmental economics.
Trajnostnost Sustainability
91.100.30 Beton in betonski izdelki Concrete and concrete
products
oSIST prEN 16757:2021 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 16757
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2021
ICS 91.100.30 Will supersede EN 16757:2017
English Version
Sustainability of construction works - Environmental
product declarations - Product Category Rules for concrete
and concrete elements
Contribution des ouvrages de construction au Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken -
développement durable - Déclarations Umweltproduktdeklarationen -

environnementales sur les produits - Règles régissant Produktkategorieregeln für Beton und Betonelemente

la catégorie de produits pour le béton et les éléments
en béton

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 229.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

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Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

5.1 Objective of this PCR ................................................................................................................................... 10

5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered ................................................................... 11

5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products ............................................................................. 11

5.4 Additional information .............................................................................................................................. 12

5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD ........................................................................ 12

5.6 Communication formats ............................................................................................................................ 12

6.1 Product category .......................................................................................................................................... 12

6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included ................................................ 12

6.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 12

6.2.2 A1-A3, Product stage, information modules ...................................................................................... 12

6.2.3 A4-A5, Construction process stage, information modules ............................................................ 13

6.2.4 B1-B5, Use stage, information modules related to the building fabric ..................................... 13

6.2.5 B6-B7, use stage, information modules related to the operation of the building ................. 13

6.2.6 C1-C4 End-of-life stage, information modules ................................................................................... 13

6.2.7 D, Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary, information module ............................. 14

6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA .................................................................................................................... 14

6.3.1 Functional or declared unit ...................................................................................................................... 14

6.3.2 Functional unit .............................................................................................................................................. 14

6.3.3 Declared unit ................................................................................................................................................. 14

6.3.4 Reference service life (RSL)...................................................................................................................... 14

6.3.5 System boundaries ...................................................................................................................................... 15

6.3.6 Criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs ............................................................................... 22

6.3.7 Selection of data ............................................................................................................................................ 22

6.3.8 Data quality requirements........................................................................................................................ 22

6.3.9 Developing product level scenarios ...................................................................................................... 22

6.3.10 Units .................................................................................................................................................................. 30

6.4 Inventory analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 30

6.4.1 Collecting data ............................................................................................................................................... 30

6.4.2 Calculation procedures .............................................................................................................................. 30

6.4.3 Allocation of input flows and output emissions ................................................................................ 30

6.5 Impact assessment ....................................................................................................................................... 31

7.1 Declaration of general information ....................................................................................................... 32

7.2 Declaration of environmental indicators derived from LCA ........................................................ 32

7.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 32

7.2.2 Rules for declaring LCA information per module ............................................................................. 32

7.2.3 Indicators describing environmental impacts based on Life Cycle Impact Assessment .... 32

7.2.4 Indicators describing resource use and environmental information based on Life

Cycle Inventory (LCI) .................................................................................................................................. 32

7.2.5 “Information on biogenic carbon content” ......................................................................................... 32

7.3 Scenarios and additional technical information............................................................................... 33

7.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 33

7.3.2 Construction process stage ....................................................................................................................... 33

7.3.3 B1-B7 use stage ............................................................................................................................................. 34

7.3.4 End-of-life........................................................................................................................................................ 34

7.4 Additional information on release of dangerous substances to indoor air, soil and

water during the use stage ........................................................................................................................ 35

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7.5 Aggregation of information modules .................................................................................................... 35

Annex A (normative) Requirements and guidance on the reference service life ................................ 36

Annex B (informative) Waste .................................................................................................................................. 37

Annex C (informative) Characterization factors for GWP, ODP, AP, EP, POCP and ADP ..................... 38

Annex D (informative) End of life formulae ....................................................................................................... 39

Annex E (informative) Schemes to be applied for data quality assessment of generic and

specific data .................................................................................................................................................... 40

Annex F (informative) Scenarios ............................................................................................................................ 41

Annex G (informative) CO uptake by carbonation — Guidance on calculation .................................. 47

G.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 47

G.2 Potential CO uptake for totally carbonated concrete ................................................................... 49

G.3 Use stage, (module B) method of calculation of CO uptake ........................................................ 50

G.3.1 Standard method .......................................................................................................................................... 50

G.3.2 Simplified method ........................................................................................................................................ 54

G.4 End of life, module C .................................................................................................................................... 55

G.4.1 Standard method .......................................................................................................................................... 55

G.4.2 Simplified method ........................................................................................................................................ 55

G.5 Beyond the system boundary, module D .............................................................................................. 56

G.6 Additional information ............................................................................................................................... 56

G.7 Regional, national or product specific calculation ........................................................................... 56

G.8 References ....................................................................................................................................................... 56

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 57

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European foreword

This document (prEN 16757:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 229 “Precast

Concrete Products”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document will supersede EN 16757:2017.
The main changes are:
— implementation of changes brought by the publication of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019;

— change of the numbering of Annexes AA and BB into Annexes F and G respectively.

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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 of

EN 15804
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1 Scope

This document complements the core rules for the product category of construction products as defined

in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and is intended to be used as a c-PCR in conjunction with that standard.

This document applies to concrete and concrete elements for building and civil engineering, excluded

autoclaved aerated concrete.

This document defines the parameters to be reported, what EPD types (and life cycle stages) to be

covered, what rules to be followed in order to generate Life Cycle Inventories (LCI) and conduct Life Cycle

Impact Assessment (LCIA) and the data quality to be used in the development of EPDs.

In addition to the common parts of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, this document for concrete and concrete

elements:
— defines the system boundaries;
— defines the modelling and assessment of material-specific characteristics;

— defines allocation procedures for multi-output processes along the production chain;

— defines allocation procedures for reuse and recycling;
— includes the rules for calculating the LCI and the LCIA underlying the EPD;

— provides guidance/specific rules for the determination of the reference service life (RSL);

— gives guidance on the establishment of default scenarios;
— gives guidance on default functional units for concrete elements.

This document is intended to be used either for cradle to gate with options or cradle to grave assessment,

provided the intentions are properly stated in the system boundary description.

Within the construction works context, a cradle to grave declaration delivers a more comprehensive

understanding of the environmental impact associated with concrete and concrete elements.

2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 206:2013+A2:2021, Concrete — Specification, performance, production and conformity

EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations —

Core rules for the product category of construction products
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3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and the

following apply.
3.101
environmental product declaration
EPD
fr: déclaration environnementale de produit
de: Umweltdeklaration

environmental declaration providing quantified environmental data using predetermined parameters

and, where relevant, additional environmental information
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2007]
3.102
concrete
fr: béton
de: Beton

material formed by mixing cement, coarse and fine aggregate and water, with or without the

incorporation of admixtures, additions or fibres, which develops its properties by hydration of cement

and hydraulic additions as defined in EN 206, as appropriate
[SOURCE: EN 206:2013+A2:2021]
3.103
concrete element
fr: élément en béton
de: Betonelement

part of a construction work made of concrete, either precast or cast on site or a combination of both

3.104
precast (concrete) element
fr: élément préfabriqué (en béton)
de: vorgefertigtes Betonerzeugnis

concrete element cast and cured in a place other than the final location of use (factory produced or site

manufactured)
[SOURCE: EN 206:2013+A2:2021]
3.105
precast (concrete) product
fr: produit préfabriqué (en béton)
de: Fertigteil (aus Beton)

product made of concrete and manufactured in accordance with EN 13369 or a specific product standard

in a place different from the final destination of use, protected from adverse weather conditions during

production

Note 1 to entry: The product is the result of an industrial process under a factory production control system and

with the possibility of sorting before delivery.
[SOURCE: EN 13369:2013]
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3.106
ready-mixed concrete
fr: béton prêt à l’emploi
de: Transportbeton

— concrete delivered in a fresh state by a person or body who is not the user; or

— concrete produced off site by the user; or
— concrete produced on site, but not by the user
[SOURCE: EN 206:2013+A2:2021]
3.107
site-mixed concrete
fr: béton de chantier
de: Baustellenbeton

concrete produced on the construction site by the user of the concrete for his own use

[SOURCE: EN 206:2013+A2:2021]
3.108
addition
fr: addition
de: Betonzusatzstoff

finely-divided-inorganic constituent used in concrete in order to improve certain properties or to achieve

special properties

Note 1 to entry: The addition could be nearly inert (type I), pozzolanic or latent hydraulic addition (type II).

[SOURCE: EN 206:2013+A2:2021]
3.109
admixture
fr: adjuvant
de: Betonzusatzmittel

constituent added during the mixing process in small quantities related to the mass of cement to modify

the properties of fresh or hardened concrete
[SOURCE: EN 206:2013+A2:2021]
3.110
aggregate
fr: granulat
de: Gesteinskörnung

granular material of natural, manufactured, or recycled origin used in construction

[SOURCE: EN 12620:2002+A1:2008]
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3.111
cement
fr: ciment
de: Zement

finely ground inorganic material which, when mixed with water, forms a paste that sets and hardens by

means of hydration reactions and processes and which, after hardening, retains its strength and stability

even under water
[SOURCE: EN 197-1:2011]
3.112
binder
combination of cement and reactive (type II) additions
3.113
clinker

main constituent of most cement, made by heating at high temperature a homogeneous mixture of raw

materials (mostly limestone and clay)
3.114
polymer fibre
fr: fibres polymères
de: Polymerfasern

straight or deformed piece of extruded, orientated and cut material, which are suitable to be

homogenously mixed into concrete
[SOURCE: EN 14889-2:2006]
3.115
steel fibre
fr: fibres d’acier
de: Stahlfasern

straight or deformed piece of cold-drawn steel wire, straight or deformed cut sheet fibres, melt extracted

fibres, shaved cold drawn wire fibres or fibres milled from steel blocks, which are suitable to be

homogeneously mixed into concrete
[SOURCE: EN 14889-1:2006]
3.116
reinforcement steel

steel (wire, strand or bars) subjected to pre- or post-tensioning, and steel (bars, wire, strand, welded

mesh fabrics, lattice girder) not subjected to pre- or post-tensioning
3.117
cubic metre of concrete
fr: mètre cube de béton
de: Kubikmeter Beton

quantity of fresh concrete which, when compacted in accordance with the procedure given in EN 12350-

6, occupies a volume of one cubic metre
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3.118
truck mixer
fr: camion malaxeur
de: Fahrmischer

concrete mixer mounted on a self-propelled chassis capable of mixing and delivering a homogeneous

concrete
[SOURCE: EN 206:2013+A2:2021]
3.119
falsework
fr: étayement
de: Lehrgerüst

temporary support for a part of a structure while it is not self-supporting and for associated service load

3.120
formwork
fr: coffrage
de: Schalung

structure, permanent or temporary, for containing poured concrete, moulding it to the required

dimensions and supporting it until it is able to support itself
3.121
carbonation
fr: carbonatation
de: Carbonatisierung

chemical reaction, a natural process by which carbon dioxide in the ambient air penetrates and reacts

with hydration products
3.122
estimated service life
fr: durée de vie estimée
de: voraussichtliche Nutzungsdauer

service life that a building or an assembled system (part of works) would be expected to have in a set of

specific in-use conditions, determined from reference service life data after taking into account any

differences from the reference in use conditions
[SOURCE: EN 15978]
4 Abbreviations

For the purposes of this document, the abbreviations given in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and the following

apply.
GGBS Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag
PFA Pulverized Fuel Ash”
5 General aspects
5.1 Objective of this PCR

The objective of this PCR is to provide common rules specific for concrete and concrete elements for the

application of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, for building and civil engineering works.
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In addition to the objectives of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 this document aims to:

— define the parameters to be declared and the way in which they are collated and reported;

— describe which stages of a product’s life cycle are considered in the EPD and which processes are to

be included in the life cycle stages;

— define rules for the development of scenarios, including the rules for calculating the Life Cycle

Inventory and the Life Cycle Impact Assessment underlying the EPD, including the specification of

the data quality to be applied;

— communicate EPDs and environmental information about concrete and concrete elements;

— ensure that comparisons between construction products are carried out in the context of their use in

the building on the basis of the functional unit.
5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 shall apply.

Figure 1 — Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered and life cycle stages and

modules for the building assessment
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 shall apply.
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5.4 Additional information
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 shall apply.
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 shall apply.
5.6 Communication formats
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 shall apply.
6 Product Category Rules for LCA
6.1 Product category

The product category referred to in this standard includes concrete and concrete elements for building

and civil engineering works.
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included
6.2.1 General
In addition to the text of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019:

As all life cycle stages (from A1 to C4 and D) shall be included when assessing a construction work

(building or civil engineering), it is recommended that EPDs prepared cover the same life cycle, i.e. cradle

to grave and module D.
A general description of the life cycle stages is given in Figure 1.
6.2.2 A1-A3, Product stage, information modules
In addition to the text of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019:

NOTE Concrete and concrete elements may contain the following constituents or products (not exhaustive

list):
— aggregates;
— cement;
— water;
— admixtures;
— additions;
— fibres;
— reinforcing steel (for precast concrete elements).

When the full LCI of constituents is not available, impact indicators and aspects from the EPDs complying

to EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 for the constituents or for ready-mixed concrete, covering modules A1 to A3,

can be used for the assessment of module A1 of the concrete or concrete element. If transport is included,

then the impacts and aspects covering modules A1 to A4 can be used for the assessment of modules A1

and A2 (see Figure 2).
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Figure 2 — EPD for constituents (top) and for concrete and concrete elements (bottom)

As an example, for the use of aggregate in concrete, when the EPD of aggregate is used, modules A1 to A3

of the aggregate EPD becomes part of modules A1 of concrete EPD and module A4 of aggregate EPD

becomes part of modules A2 of concrete EPD.
6.2.3 A4
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