EN ISO 22057:2022

Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works - Data templates for the use of environmental product declarations (EPDs) for construction products in building information modelling (BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)

This document provides the principles and requirements to enable environmental and technical data provided in EPDs for construction products and services, construction elements and integrated technical systems to be used in BIM to assist in the assessment of the environmental performance of a construction works over its life cycle.
This document gives requirements on structuring EPD information using a data template according to ISO 23386 and ISO 23387, to make EPD data machine-interpretable and to enable their integration into information-driven design, construction, use and end-of-life stages.
This document is applicable to structuring generic LCA data for use within a BIM environment, as these data are required in the absence of suitable EPD data to enable assessment of the environmental performance at the construction works level.
The assessment of environmental performance at the construction works level is not covered by this document.

Nachhaltigkeit von Gebäuden und Ingenieurbauwerken - Datenvorlagen für die Verwendung von Umweltproduktdeklarationen (EPDs) für Bauprodukte in der Bauwerksinformationsmodellierung (BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)

Dieses Dokument stellt die Grundsätze und Anforderungen für die Verwendung von in EPD für Bauprodukte und  dienstleistungen, Bauelemente und integrierte technische Systeme zur Verfügung gestellten umweltbezogenen und technischen Daten zur BIM bereit mit dem Ziel, bei der Bewertung der umweltbezogenen Qualität des betreffenden Bauwerks über dessen gesamten Lebenszyklus zu helfen.
Dieses Dokument enthält Anforderungen an die Strukturierung der EPD-Informationen mit Hilfe einer ISO 23386 und ISO 23387 entsprechenden Datenvorlage, die dazu dient, EPD-Daten maschineninterpretierbar zu machen und ihre Einbindung in informationsgesteuerte Prozesse im Entwurf, Bau, Nutzungsphase und Ende der Nutzungsphase zu ermöglichen.
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für die Strukturierung von generischen Ökobilanzdaten zur Verwendung in einer BIM-Umgebung, weil diese Daten, wenn keine geeigneten EPD-Daten vorliegen, erforderlich sind, um die Bewertung der umweltbezogenen Qualität auf der Bauwerksebene zu ermöglichen.
Die Bewertung der umweltbezogenen Qualität auf der Bauwerksebene wird von diesem Dokument nicht abgedeckt.

Développement durable dans les bâtiments et ouvrages de génie civil - Modèles de données pour l’utilisation des déclarations environnementales de produits (DEP) pour les produits de construction dans la modélisation des informations de la construction (BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)

Le présent document fournit les principes et les exigences permettant d’utiliser les données environnementales et techniques fournies dans les DEP pour les produits et services de construction, les éléments de construction et les systèmes techniques intégrés dans le cadre du BIM afin de faciliter l’évaluation de la performance environnementale d’un ouvrage de construction tout au long de son cycle de vie.
Le présent document fournit des exigences relatives à la structuration des informations de DEP au moyen d’un modèle de données conformément à l’ISO 23386 et l’ISO 23387, afin de rendre les données de DEP interprétables par machine et de permettre leur intégration dans les étapes de conception, construction, exploitation et fin de vie basées sur l’information.
Le présent document s’applique également à la structuration des données génériques de l’ACV à utiliser dans un environnement BIM, car ces données sont requises en l’absence de données de DEP spécifiques pour permettre l’évaluation de la performance environnementale au niveau de l’ouvrage de construction.
L’évaluation de la performance environnementale au niveau de l’ouvrage de construction n’est pas traitée dans le présent document.

Trajnostnost stavb in gradbenih inženirskih objektov - Podatkovne predloge za uporabo okoljskih deklaracij proizvodov (EPD) za gradbene proizvode v informacijskem modeliranju stavb (BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)

Ta dokument podaja načela in zahteve, ki omogočajo uporabo okoljskih in tehničnih podatkov, navedenih na okoljski deklaraciji o proizvodu (EPD) za gradbene proizvode in storitve ter konstrukcijske elemente in vgrajene tehnične sisteme, pri informacijskem modeliranju gradenj (BIM) za lažje ocenjevanje okoljskega učinka gradbenih objektov v njihovem življenjskem ciklu. Mehanizem, uporabljen v tem dokumentu, ki to omogoča, je podatkovna predloga, ustvarjena v skladu s standardoma ISO 23386 in ISO/FDIS 23387 ter podatkovnim listom, ki temelji na navedenih standardih.
Slednji vključuje obvezne in prostovoljno navedene podatke iz različnih vrst okoljskih deklaracij o proizvodu, kot so splošni, posebni, povprečni in reprezentativni podatki, ter druge pomembne informacije, ki so potrebne za uporabo okoljskih deklaracij o proizvodu na ravni gradbenih objektov v okolju informacijskega modeliranja gradenj.
Ta dokument podaja zahteve za strukturiranje podatkov na okoljskih deklaracijah o proizvodu z uporabo podatkovne predloge, da se omogoči strojna berljivost podatkov na okoljskih deklaracijah o proizvodu ter njihovo vključevanje v postopke načrtovanja, gradnje in obratovanja. Ta dokument bo primeren tudi za strukturiranje splošnih podatkov o oceni življenjskega cikla (LCA), namenjenih uporabi v okolju informacijskega modeliranja gradenj, saj so ti podatki potrebni za ocenjevanje okoljskega učinka na ravni gradbenih objektov, kadar ustrezni podatki iz okoljske deklaracije o proizvodu niso na voljo.
Ocena okoljskega učinka na ravni gradbenih objektov ni zajeta v tem dokumentu.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Apr-2022
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Oct-2022
• ICS: 35.240.67 - IT applications in building and construction industry
• ICS: 91.040.01 - Buildings in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 350 - Sustainability of construction works
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 350/WG 3 - Products Level
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-Apr-2022
• Due Date: 30-Jan-2023
• Completion Date: 20-Apr-2022
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 22057:2022 - Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works - Data templates for the use of environmental product declarations (EPDs) for construction products in building information modelling (BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)

Overview

EN ISO 22057:2022 (ISO 22057:2022) defines data templates and principles for making Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for construction products and services usable inside Building Information Modelling (BIM) environments. The standard specifies how environmental and technical data from EPDs - and where necessary, generic LCA data - should be structured so that EPD content becomes machine‑interpretable and integrable into information‑driven design, construction, operation and end‑of‑life workflows. Note: the assessment of environmental performance at the construction‑works level itself is outside the scope of this document.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Data templates for EPDs: requirements for structuring EPD information using templates aligned with ISO 23386 and ISO 23387 to ensure interoperability with BIM tools.
• Machine‑readable EPD content: guidance to make EPD data computer‑interpretable for automatic exchange and processing in BIM and lifecycle tools.
• Generic LCA data: rules for providing generic LCA data to be used in BIM when specific EPDs are unavailable, enabling continued lifecycle assessment at the element level.
• Data dictionary and GUIDs: creating data‑dictionary concepts (reference document, template, properties, property groups) including unique identifiers to ensure semantic alignment.
• EPD content groups: standardized groups and subsets such as product information, content declaration, programme operator, technical data, methodological framework, reference units and scenarios.
• Life‑cycle information modules: template guidance for information modules (examples include transport modules A4, C2, and modules A5, B1–B7, C1–C4, D) and scenario specification.
• Environmental indicators: representation of LCA‑derived indicators and additional environmental information for reuse in BIM and reporting.
• Informative annexes: includes lists of concepts with GUIDs, relationships to ILCD/EPD registries, UML diagrams for template structure, and notes on smart CE marking declarations.

Practical applications and intended users

• Manufacturers and EPD programme operators - to publish EPDs that integrate directly with BIM workflows.
• BIM managers, architects and engineers - to import consistent environmental product data into models for design decisions.
• LCA practitioners and sustainability consultants - to combine product EPDs and generic LCA data within BIM for material‑level assessments.
• Software developers and data managers - to implement machine‑interpretable EPD schemas and data dictionaries in BIM and lifecycle tools.
• Regulators and certification bodies - to reference uniform EPD data structures in procurement and green building verification.

Related standards and resources

• ISO 23386 and ISO 23387 (data dictionary and information container concepts used to structure EPD data).
• CEN/TC 350 collaboration and adoption as EN ISO 22057:2022 (European endorsement).

Keywords: ISO 22057:2022, EPD, environmental product declaration, BIM, building information modelling, LCA, data templates, sustainability in buildings, machine‑interpretable data.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2022
Trajnostnost stavb in gradbenih inženirskih objektov - Podatkovne predloge za
uporabo okoljskih deklaracij proizvodov (EPD) za gradbene proizvode v
informacijskem modeliranju stavb (BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)
Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works - Data templates for the use of
environmental product declarations (EPDs) for construction products in building
information modelling (BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)
Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Datenvorlagen für die Verwendung von EPDs für
Bauprodukte in BIM (ISO 22057:2022)
Développement durable dans les bâtiments et ouvrages de génie civil - Modèles de
données pour l’utilisation des déclarations environnementales de produits (DEP) pour les
produits de construction dans la modélisation des informations de la construction (BIM)
(ISO 22057:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 22057:2022
ICS:
35.240.67 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in building
gradbeništvu and construction industry
91.040.01 Stavbe na splošno Buildings in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 22057
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.040.01; 35.240.67
English Version
Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works -
Data templates for the use of environmental product
declarations (EPDs) for construction products in building
information modelling (BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)
Développement durable dans les bâtiments et Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Datenvorlagen für die
ouvrages de génie civil - Modèles de données pour Verwendung von EPDs für Bauprodukte in BIM (ISO
l'utilisation des déclarations environnementales de 22057:2022)
produits (DEP) pour les produits de construction dans
la modélisation des informations de la construction
(BIM) (ISO 22057:2022)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 March 2022.

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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 22057:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 59 "Buildings
and civil engineering works" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 350 “Sustainability of
construction works” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, 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 the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 22057:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 22057:2022 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 22057
First edition
2022-04
Sustainability in buildings and civil
engineering works — Data templates
for the use of environmental product
declarations (EPDs) for construction
products in building information
modelling (BIM)
Développement durable dans les bâtiments et ouvrages de génie
civil — Modèles de données pour l’utilisation des déclarations
environnementales de produits (DEP) pour les produits de
construction dans la modélisation des informations de la construction
(BIM)
Reference number
ISO 22057:2022(E)
ISO 22057:2022(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms relating to environmental labelling and construction products . 2
3.2 Terms relating to concepts, objects and properties . 2
3.3 Terms relating to data . 3
3.4 Other terms . 5
4 Abbreviated terms . 6
5 Purpose of data templates .7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 EPD data and generic LCA data/information use . 7
5.3 Generic LCA data . 8
6 Terminology alignment .8
7 Creating data templates .9
7.1 General . 9
7.2 Creating a data dictionary concept representing a reference document . 11
7.3 Create a data dictionary concept representing a data template . 11
7.4 Creating a data dictionary concept representing properties .12
7.5 Creating a data dictionary concept representing groups of properties .12
8 Providing EPD content in data sheets using the data template concept .12
8.1 General .12
8.2 EPD general information – group of properties . 13
8.2.1 General .13
8.2.2 Product information – sub-set of EPD general information group of
properties . 14
8.2.3 Content declaration – sub-set of EPD general information group of
properties . 14
8.2.4 EPD type – sub-set of EPD general information group of properties .15
8.2.5 Programme operator – sub-set of EPD general information group of
properties . 16
8.2.6 Technical data – sub-set of EPD general information group of properties . 17
8.3 EPD methodological framework – group of properties . 17
8.3.1 General . 17
8.3.2 EPD methodological specification– sub-set of the EPD methodological
framework group of properties . 18
8.3.3 Reference unit and RSL – sub-set of the EPD methodological framework
group of properties .20
8.3.4 Reference quantity and scaling factor – sub-set of EPD methodological
framework group of properties . 22
8.4 Scenarios . 22
8.4.1 General .22
8.4.2 Scenarios for transport for information modules A4, C2, and for transport
in other information modules (e.g. B2 to B5) – data template .23
8.4.3 Information module A5 . 25
8.4.4 Information module B1 . 27
8.4.5 Information module B2 . 27
8.4.6 Information modules B3, B4 and B5 .29
8.4.7 Information modules B6 and B7 .30
8.4.8 Information module C1 .30
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8.4.9 Information module C2 . 32
8.4.10 Information module C3 . 32
8.4.11 Information module C4 . .33
8.4.12 Module D .34
8.5 Environmental indicators derived from LCA .36
8.6 Additional environmental information . 43
Annex A (normative) List of all concepts with GUID . 44
Annex B (informative) Relationship ILCD + EPD, INIES and OpenEPD .45
Annex C (informative) Data templates structure – UML diagram .46
Annex D (informative) EPD in smart CE marking declarations .47
Bibliography .53
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 59, Buildings and civil engineering works,
Subcommittee SC 17, Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works, in collaboration with the
European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 350, Sustainability of
construction works, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN
(Vienna Agreement).
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Introduction
Environmental product declarations (EPDs) are Type III environmental declarations (see
ISO 14025) that provide quantified environmental data using predetermined parameters based on
ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 and, where relevant, additional environmental information. ISO 21930,
EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 and EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 are standardized sources of the core product
category rules (PCR) to develop EPDs for construction products to provide modular data to enable
consistent assessment of environmental impacts at the construction works level.
All types of assessment at construction works level are complex; and building information modelling
(BIM) provides a process for describing and displaying information required in the planning, design,
construction, operation and end-of-life of constructed facilities. The BIM approach is expanding to
encompass all aspects of the built environment, including civil infrastructure, utilities and public
spaces. Designers, owners and other stakeholders in the construction sector are increasingly looking to
BIM to assist them in addressing the environmental impacts of construction works.
The ISO 19650 series sets out the recommended concepts and principles for business processes to
support the management and production of information during the life cycle of constructed assets
when using BIM. To do this, standardization is of the highest importance. Machine-interpretable data
are essential to providing a reliable and sustainable exchange of information; and a data template
supports the standardized provision of data in machine-interpretable data sheet formats for use in BIM.
The data provided in EPDs, like other construction product data, are therefore needed in a machine-
interpretable format to enable their use in BIM.
Data templates enable construction project stakeholders to exchange information about construction
objects throughout the life cycle of a constructed asset, using the same data structure, terminology,
and globally unique identifiers to enable the data to be machine-interpretable and interoperable. Data
templates should be standardized and made available across the built environment sector through data
dictionaries based on ISO 12006-3.
This document provides and explains the data template structure to support the provision of both
EPD and generic life cycle assessment (LCA) data in standardized machine-interpretable data sheet
formats to assist in the assessment of the environmental performance of the construction works over
its life cycle. The mechanism used in this document to enable this is a data template created following
ISO 23386 and ISO 23387 and the resulting data sheet.
This includes both mandatory and optional data from different types of EPD, such as, average EPD (see
ISO 21930:2017, Annex B), and other relevant information necessary for use of EPDs at the construction
works level within a BIM environment. Figure 1 shows the relationship between data, data templates,
data sheets, BIM and environmental assessment at the construction works level.
Figure 1 — Relationship between data, data templates, data sheets, BIM and environmental
assessment at the construction works level
Providing the data from an EPD according to ISO 21930, EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 or
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 in machine-interpretable format means some information needs to be
standardized in ways not considered in those standards. Historically, the indicator data for gate-to-grave
information modules from a machine-interpretable EPD were often not used because the description
of the scenario information was not concurrently provided in machine-interpretable format; and/or
the data were not provided in a sufficiently flexible fashion to allow adaption for different scenarios at
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the construction works level. Responding to these needs, this document provides specifications for the
provision of gate-to-grave scenario data for an EPD in machine-interpretable formats, so the data are
more appropriate for environmental assessment at the construction works level when using BIM.
Figure 2 shows the relationship between this document and other standards for buildings and civil
engineering works related to BIM and sustainability.
Figure 2 — Relationship between BIM standards and sustainability standards
The requirements in this document are further supplemented by technical information about
construction products and services, construction elements and integrated technical systems so they
can be machine-interpretable. Technical information means requirements and conditions as stated
in standards and specifications relevant for construction products. This document recommends the
use of the same principles for structuring information (data template concepts) and the use of existing
technical information created by other domain experts. Annex D offers guidance on the delivery of
information according to the principles of this document according to the principles described in CWA
17316 and smart CE marking.
EXAMPLE In Europe, Construction Products Regulation (CPR) experts are responsible for creating and
maintaining technical information based on European harmonized standards.
This technical information in standards or technical specifications can already exist in a data dictionary;
and EPD/LCA experts can use it for the technical description of products in an EPD.
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This document is intended to help in understanding the different template concepts and their relation
to EPD information and to enable users to create new concepts according to their specific needs.
NOTE For example, experts developing sub-category PCR according to ISO 21930 or complementary PCR
(c-PCR) according to EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 can create a data template for additional specific requirements in
the sub-category PCR or c-PCR for the relevant product group.
Users of this document should be able to find the data template described in this document in existing
data dictionaries; but in case there is a data dictionary that does not support the structure, they should
be able to recreate the data template structure in their own implementations using the information
provided in Annex A.
This document also ensures the alignment between the proposed approach in it and already existing
formats like ILCD + EPD, INIES and OpenEPD (see Annex B).
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Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works —
Data templates for the use of environmental product
declarations (EPDs) for construction products in building
information modelling (BIM)
1 Scope
This document provides the principles and requirements to enable environmental and technical
data provided in EPDs for construction products and services, construction elements and integrated
technical systems to be used in BIM to assist in the assessment of the environmental performance of a
construction works over its life cycle.
This document gives requirements on structuring EPD information using a data template according to
ISO 23386 and ISO 23387, to make EPD data machine-interpretable and to enable their integration into
information-driven design, construction, use and end-of-life stages.
This document is applicable to structuring generic LCA data for use within a BIM environment, as
these data are required in the absence of suitable EPD data to enable assessment of the environmental
performance at the construction works level.
The assessment of environmental performance at the construction works level is not covered by this
document.
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.
ISO 6707-1, Buildings and civil engineering works — Vocabulary — Part 1: General terms
ISO 14040, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework
ISO 14050, Environmental management — Vocabulary
ISO 21930, Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works — Core rules for environmental product
declarations of construction products and services
ISO 23386, Building information modelling and other digital processes used in construction — Methodology
to describe, author and maintain properties in interconnected data dictionaries
EN 15804:2012+A1: 2013, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations —
Core rules for the product category of construction products
EN 15804:2012+A2: 2019, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations —
Core rules for the product category of construction products
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 6707-1, ISO 14040, ISO 14050,
ISO 21930, EN 15804:2012+A2: 2019 and the following apply.
ISO 22057:2022(E)
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1 Terms relating to environmental labelling and construction products
3.1.1
construction object
object (3.2.3) of interest in the context of a construction process
EXAMPLE 1 The construction object “wall” is a type of system.
EXAMPLE 2 The construction object “calcium silicate masonry unit” is a type of construction product.
Note 1 to entry: See ISO 21931-1:2010, 3.11 for the definition of “process” and ISO 6707-1:2020, 3.3.5.6 for the
definition of “construction.”
[SOURCE: ISO 12006-2:2015, 3.1.2, modified — EXAMPLEs 1 and 2 and note 1 to entry have been added.]
3.1.2
information module
compilation of data (3.3.1) to be used as a basis for an EPD, covering a unit process or a combination of
unit processes that are part of the life cycle (3.1.3) of a product
[SOURCE: ISO 14025:2006, 3.13, modified — Reference to "a Type III environmental declaration" has
been replaced by "an EPD".]
3.1.3
life cycle
consecutive and interlinked stages of a product (or service) system, from raw material acquisition or
generation from natural resources to final disposal
Note 1 to entry: The life cycle stages include acquisition of raw materials, design, production, transportation/
delivery, use, end-of-life treatment and final disposal.
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.3.3]
3.2 Terms relating to concepts, objects and properties
3.2.1
concept
unit of knowledge created by a unique combination of characteristics (3.2.2)
[SOURCE: ISO 1087:2019, 3.2.7, modified — Notes 1 and 2 to entry have been removed.]
3.2.2
characteristic
abstraction of a property (3.2.5)
Note 1 to entry: Characteristics are used for describing concepts (3.2.1) and construction objects (3.1.1).
[SOURCE: ISO 1087:2019, 3.2.1, modified — EXAMPLE has been removed; reference to "construction
objects" has been added to note 1 to entry.]
3.2.3
object
any part of the perceivable or conceivable world
Note 1 to entry: An object is something abstract or physical toward which thought, feeling, or action is directed.
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[SOURCE: ISO 12006-2:2015, 3.1.1]
3.2.4
domain
area of activity covering a science, a technique, a material, etc.
Note 1 to entry: A domain can be associated with a group to which the property (3.2.5) applies.
[SOURCE: ISO 23386:2020, 3.11]
3.2.5
property
inherent or acquired feature of an item or object (3.2.3)
EXAMPLE 1 Thermal efficiency, heat flow, sound reduction index, sound power level, colour.
EXAMPLE 2 ‘Being made of wood’ as a property of a given construction product.
Note 1 to entry: One or more objects can have the same property.
[SOURCE: ISO 23386:2020, 3.17, modified — A reference to "object" in the definition, EXAMPLE 2 and
note 1 to entry have been added.]
3.2.6
group of properties
collection enabling the properties (3.2.5) to be prearranged or organized
[SOURCE: ISO 23386:2020, 3.14, modified — Four notes to entry have been removed.]
3.2.7
identifier
string (3.3.12) of characters created by an organization to reference a dataset (3.3.5)
3.2.8
quantity
property (3.2.5) of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be
expressed by means of a number and a reference
EXAMPLE 1 Length, mass, electric current (ISQ base quantities).
EXAMPLE 2 Plane angle, force, power (derived quantities).
Note 1 to entry: Quantities can appear as base quantities or derived quantities.
[SOURCE: ISO 23386:2020, 3.16]
3.3 Terms relating to data
3.3.1
data
reinterpretable representation of information in a formalized manner suitable for communication,
interpretation, or processing
[SOURCE: ISO 8000-2:2020, 3.2.2]
3.3.2
data template
data (3.3.1) structure used to describe the characteristics (3.2.2) of construction objects (3.1.1)
[SOURCE: ISO 23387:2020, 3.3, modified — Two EXAMPLES and two notes to entry have been removed.]
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3.3.3
data sheet
completed data template (3.3.2) containing the relevant values (3.4.3) and other information
representing the content of the EPD
3.3.4
data dictionary
centralized repository of information about data (3.3.1) such as meaning, relationships to other data,
origin, usage and format
[SOURCE: ISO 23387:2020, 3.2, modified — The note to entry has been removed]
3.3.5
dataset
identifiable collection of data (3.3.1)
EXAMPLE Integer, Real, Boolean (3.3.15), String (3.3.12), Date, and GM_Point.
Note 1 to entry: A data type (3.3.7) is identified by a term, e.g. Integer.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 30182:2017, 2.6]
3.3.6
data quality
characteristics (3.2.2) of data (3.3.1) that relate to their ability to satisfy stated requirements
[SOURCE: ISO 14044:2006, 3.19]
3.3.7
data type
named set of values (3.4.3)
[SOURCE: ISO 10161-1:2014, 3.2.1, modified — The preferred term "type" has been removed.]
3.3.8
enumerated value
data type (3.3.7) consisting of a set of named values (3.4.3) called elements, members, enumeral, or
enumerators of the type
[SOURCE: ISO 23387:2020, 3.5, modified — The preferred term has been changed from "enumerated
type value" to "enumerated value".]
3.3.9
globally unique identifier
GUID
unique identifier (3.2.7) generated using an algorithm
[SOURCE: ISO 23386:2020, 3.13, modified — Note 1 to entry has been removed.]
3.3.10
building information modelling
BIM
use of a shared digital representation of an asset to facilitate design, construction and operation
processes to form a reliable basis for decisions
[SOURCE: ISO 23386:2020, 3.6]
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3.3.11
machine-interpretable data
data (3.3.1) that is in a specific context and format and can be read and stored in a computer system
such that action may be taken based on the content of the data
[SOURCE: ISO 10303-232:2002, 3.5.3, modified — The preferred term has been changed from "computer
interpretable data " to "machine-interpretable data"; the EXAMPLE has been removed.]
3.3.12
string
sequence of elements of the same nature, such as characters or bits, considered as a whole
Note 1 to entry: A string may be empty [null (3.3.13)] or contain only one element.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 2382:2015, 2121583, modified — Reference to "null" has been added in note 1 to
entry; two notes to entry have been removed.]
3.3.13
null
containing no elements
3.3.14
float number
data type (3.3.7) of real numbers that is used to define floating decimal points
3.3.15
boolean
data type (3.3.7) having two values: one and zero [which are equivalent to true and false]
[SOURCE: ISO 2146:2010, 4.6.1]
3.4 Other terms
3.4.1
reference document
publication that is consulted to find specific information, particularly in a technical or scientific domain
(3.2.4)
EXAMPLE See EN 771-1:2011+A1: 2015.
Note 1 to entry: A reference document can be associated with any data (3.3.1) present in a data dictionary (3.3.4).
It can include the document date and version.
[SOURCE: ISO 23387:2020, 3.12]
3.4.2
unit
real scalar quantity (3.2.8), defined and adopted by convention, with which any other quantity of the
same kind can be compared to express the ratio of the second quantity to the first one as a number
[SOURCE: ISO 23386:2020, 3.19, modified — Two admitted terms have been removed.]
3.4.3
value
number and reference together expressing magnitude of a quantity (3.2.8)
EXAMPLE 1 Length of a given rod: 5,34 m or 534 cm.
EXAMPLE 2 Mass of a given body: 0,152 kg or 152 g.
[SOURCE: ISO 23386:2020, 3.20, modified — Two admitted terms and EXAMPLES 3 to 10 have been
removed.]
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3.4.4
M
mandatory
information indicating that a data (3.3.1) element is required to be present within a specific record
[SOURCE: ISO 2146:2010, 4.4.1, modified — "shall" has been replaced by "is required to".]
3.4.5
O
optional
information indicating that a data (3.3.1) element is permitted to be present within a specific record
[SOURCE: ISO 2146:2010, 4.4.2, modified — "may" has been replaced by "is permitted to".]
3.4.6
in-use condition grade
designation representing a qualitative description of an in-use condition
Note 1 to entry: In-use condition grades are designated qualitatively in terms of not available, very high/very
mild, high/mild, normal, low/severe, very low/very severe and not applicable.
Note 2 to entry: In-use condition grades are designated numerically using numbers in the range from 0 to 5, with
3 representing a “normal” condition.
[SOURCE: ISO 15686-8:2008, 3.7, modified — Note 1 to entry has been removed.]
3.4.7
factor category
category of in-use conditions that are considered in the determination of an ESL from an RSL
EXAMPLE 1 Inherent performance level, design level, work execution level, indoor environment, outdoor
environment, usage conditions and maintenance level.
EXAMPLE 2 In-use conditions, such as temperature and moisture level, can be considered under the factor
category, outdoor environment, in determining factor E.
Note 1 to entry: Factor categories are used in the factor method to determine the factors A to G and can be
applicable in a similar way in any feasible alternative method.
4 Abbreviated terms
c-PCR complementary product category rules
CPR Construction Products Regulation
EPD environmental product declaration
ESL estimated service life
ILCD International Reference Life Cycle Data System
LCA life cycle assessment
LCI life cycle inventory analysis
LCIA life cycle impact assessment
PCR product category rules
RSL reference service life
UML unified modelling language
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5 Purpose of data templates
5.1 General
This document is relevant for EPDs defined in accordance with ISO 21930, EN 15804:2012+A1:
2013 and EN 15804:2012+A2: 2019. This document is also relevant for LCA data prepared using the
methodological requirements of ISO 21930, EN 15804:2012+A1: 2013 and EN 15804:2012+A2: 2019.
The requirements given in ISO 21930, EN 15804:2012+A1: 2013 and EN 15804:2012+A2: 2019 are
structured following the ISO 23387 data template principles (see Clause 7). The intention of data
templates is to provide a standardized data model to support the declaration of construction product
information using a common technical language. When this construction product information is
incorporated into the data templates, they become data sheets.
The properties and other terms defined here in the context of a digital EPD, and the data template,
constitutes a part of a data dictionary. By using this document, the user should adopt these definitions
and properties in their applied data dictionary, in order to facilitate communication of digital EPDs in
information exchanges, see Figure 2.
Digital EPD information may be provided by different parties. It may also be modified at the
construction works level under different circumstances and needs, which affect with whom the
responsibility resides for the quality of data provided. The manufacturer or group of manufacturers
have the responsibility for the information they provide for the digital EPD; any use, replacement or
modification of the information is outside their responsibility.
EXAMPLE 1 The manufacturer providing the EPD supplies a “cradle to grave” data sheet and none of the
parameters is changed. Thus, the manufacturer is responsible for data.
EXAMPLE 2 The manufacturer providing the EPD supplies a “cradle to grave” data sheet but a building
assessor modifies the parameters of information modules B1 to C4 and module D so the data fits into the project’s
context. Thus, the manufacturer is responsible for the data in the unchanged information modules A1 to A5, but
they are no longer responsible for the data used for information modules B1 to C4 and module D in the building
assessment. The building assessor has responsibility for these data.
EXAMPLE 3 The manufacturer providing the EPD supplies a “cradle to gate” data sheet and a building assessor
provides the data for information modules C1 to C4 and module D. Thus, the manufacturer is responsible for the
data in the unchanged information modules A1 to A3 but is not responsible for the data used for information
modules A4 and A5, information modules B1 to C4 and module D in the building assessment. The building
assessor has responsibility for these data.
EXAMPLE 4 The manufacturer provides an EPD that is digitalised by another organization. Accurate
digitalisation of EPD is the responsibility of the organization digitalising it.
5.2 EPD data and generic LCA data/information use
The purpose of providing EPD data and generic LCA data in data templates is to assist in the assessment
of the environmental performance of the construction works over its life cycle and to align this
information with any other construction product information, e.g. thermal transmittance, reaction to
fire, warranty. Such an alignment makes the following processes more effective and efficient:
a) specifying and selecting products based on technical requirements;
b) comparing alternative products;
c) predicting performance based on more accurate data about scenarios from contractors or other
parties including end-of-life, e.g. how the product has been installed previously;
d) setting out the basis for future benchmarks.
EXAMPLE Data sheets can cover panels, e.g. a wood-based panel, with and without surface protection, based
upon the same data template.
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5.3 Generic LCA data
Where EPDs are not available to describe the environmental aspects and impacts of a construction
product's life cycle in an environmental assessment at a construction works level or the scenarios are
not representative of the construction works being assessed, generic LCA data should be used to ensure
that the complete impact of scenarios at the construction works level is considered.
This document enables generic LCA data to follow the same data template structure as EPD data.
EXAMPLE 1 Generic LCA data for 1 m of pipe made of polyethylene (PE-X) produced in the EU for a potable
(domestic) water supply system.
EXAMPLE 2 Generic LCA data for a central ventilation system with heat recovery, a capacity of 5 000 m /h
used in the EU.
EXAMPLE 3 Generic LCA data for 1 m of bricks produced in a given country.
EXAMPLE 4 Generic LCA data for the consumption of 1 kWh of electricity in the Netherlands in construction
works level scenarios for A5 and B6.
Data quality information shall be provided for generic datasets based on LCA on
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