FprEN 16904
(Main)Plastics piping systems - Environmental product declarations - Product Category rules complementary to EN 15804, for plastic piping systems inside buildings
Plastics piping systems - Environmental product declarations - Product Category rules complementary to EN 15804, for plastic piping systems inside buildings
This European Standard provides product category rules (PCR) for Type III environmental product declarations (EPD) as described in EN ISO 14025 and EN 15942 for "plastics piping systems" intended for hot and cold pressure, cold pressure, and soil and waste non-pressure applications inside buildings.
This PCR covers the entire life cycle from cradle to grave.
NOTE 1 The PCR will be applied to all products covered by CEN/TC 155 in this application. A list of product standards is provided in Annex C.
This European Standard specifies the rules for the product category of construction products as defined in and is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 15804.
The core PCR: (as EN 15804):
- defines the parameters to be declared and the way in which they are collated and reported;
- describes 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;
- defines rules for the development of scenarios;
- includes 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;
- includes the rules for reporting predetermined, environmental and health information, that is not covered by LCA for a product, construction process and construction service where necessary;
- defines the conditions under which construction products can be compared based on the information provided by EPD.
In addition to the common parts of EN 15804, this European Standard for European plastics piping systems inside building defines:
- the functional unit;
- the system boundaries;
- the elements and conditions of installations;
- the transport scenarios for both the raw materials and complete systems;
- the reference service life (RSL);
- end of life scenarios;
- the rules for calculating the Life Cycle Inventory and the Life Cycle Impact Assessment underlying the EPD.
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme - Umweltproduktdeklarationen - Produktkategorieregeln ergänzend zu EN 15804 für Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme innerhalb von Gebäuden
Diese Europäische Norm stellt Produktkategorieregeln (PCR, en: product category rules) für Typ-III-Umweltproduktdeklarationen (EPD), wie in EN ISO 14025 und EN 15942 beschrieben, für Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme für Druck¬anwendungen mit Warm und Kaltwasser, mit Kaltwasser sowie für drucklose Abwasseranwendungen innerhalb von Gebäuden auf.
Diese PCR decken den gesamten Lebenszyklus „von der Wiege bis zur Bahre“ ab.
ANMERKUNG 1 Die PCR werden auf alle Produkte angewendet, die durch diese Anwendung durch CEN/TC 155 abge¬deckt werden. Eine Liste der Produktnormen wird im Anhang C gegeben.
Diese Europäische Norm legt die Regeln für die Produktkategorie von Bauprodukten fest, wie in EN 15804 festgelegt, und ist für die Anwendung in Zusammenhang mit EN 15804 vorgesehen.
Die grundlegenden PCR (wie EN 15804):
- legen die zu deklarierenden Parameter und die Art fest, wie sie zusammengeführt und kommuniziert werden;
- beschreiben, welche Phasen des Lebenszyklus eines Produkts in der EPD berücksichtigt werden und welche Prozesse in die Phasen des Lebenszyklus einzubeziehen sind;
- legen die Regeln für die Entwicklung von Szenarien fest;
- umfassen die Regeln zur Berechnung der Sachbilanz und der Wirkungsabschätzung, die der EPD zu¬grunde liegen, einschließlich der Festlegung der zu verwendenden Datenqualität;
- umfassen die Regeln für die Kommunikation vorgegebener Umwelt und Gesundheitsinformationen, die für ein Produkt, einen Bauprozess oder eine Bauleistung nicht von einer Ökobilanz (LCA, en: life cycle assessment) abgedeckt sind, soweit erforderlich;
- legen die Bedingungen fest, unter denen Bauprodukte auf der Basis der Informationen aus der EPD ver¬glichen werden können.
Zusätzlich zu den allgemeinen Teilen der EN 15804 legt diese Europäische Norm zu europäischen Kunst¬stoff-Rohrleitungssystemen innerhalb von Gebäuden Folgendes fest:
- die funktionale Einheit;
- die Systemgrenzen;
- die Anlagenelemente und -bedingungen;
- die Transportszenarien sowohl für die Ausgangsstoffe als auch für die vollständigen Systeme;
- die Referenz-Nutzungsdauer (RSL, en: reference service life);
- Szenarien für das Ende der Gebrauchsdauer;
- die Regeln zur Berechnung der Sachbilanz und der Wirkungsabschätzung, die der EPD zugrunde liegen.
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique - Déclarations environnementales sur les produits - Règles de définition des Catégories de Produits (RCP) complémentaires à l'EN 15804, pour les systèmes de canalisations en plastique à l'intérieur des bâtiments
La présente Norme européenne fournit les règles régissant les catégories de produits (RCP) pour les Déclarations environnementales de produits de Type III, telles que décrites dans l’EN ISO 14025 et l’EN 15942, relatives aux « systèmes de canalisations en plastique » destinés à des applications eau chaude et froide sous pression, eau froide sous pression et des applications eaux-vannes et eaux usées sans pression à l’intérieur des bâtiments.
Ces RCP couvrent l’ensemble du cycle de vie du berceau à la tombe.
NOTE 1 Les RCP seront applicables à tous les produits couverts par le CEN/TC 155 dans cette application, l’Annexe C fournit une liste de normes de produits.
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les règles régissant les catégories de produits de construction définies dans l’EN 15804 et est destinée à être utilisée en association avec cette norme.
Ces RCP : (comme dans l’EN 15804)
- définissent les paramètres à déclarer et la manière dont ils sont regroupés et consignés ;
- décrivent les étapes du cycle de vie d’un produit prises en compte dans la DEP ainsi que les processus devant être inclus dans les étapes du cycle de vie ;
- définissent les règles relatives à l’élaboration de scénarios ;
- intègrent 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, y compris la spécification de la qualité des données à appliquer ;
- intègrent les règles de communication d’informations environnementales et sanitaires prédéterminées, qui ne sont pas couvertes par l’Analyse du Cycle de Vie, pour un produit, un processus de construction et un service de construction, si nécessaire ;
- définissent les conditions dans lesquelles les produits de construction peuvent être comparés, sur la base des informations fournies par la DEP.
En plus des parties communes avec l’EN 15804, la présente Norme européenne relative aux systèmes européens de canalisations en plastique à l’intérieur des bâtiments définit :
- l’unité fonctionnelle ;
- les frontières du système ;
- les éléments et conditions d’installation ;
- les scénarios de transport à la fois pour les matières premières et le système complet ;
- la durée de vie de référence (DVR) ;
- les scénarios de fin de vie ;
- 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.
Cevni sistemi iz polimernih materialov - Trajnostnost gradbenih objektov - Pravila za kategorije proizvodov (PCR) za cevne sisteme iz polimernih materialov v stavbah Cevni sistemi iz polimernih materialov - Okoljske deklaracije za proizvode - Pravila za kategorije proizvodov (PCR), ki dopolnjujejo EN 15804, za cevne sisteme iz polimernih materialov v stavbah
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-oktober-2015
Cevni sistemi iz polimernih materialov - Trajnostnost gradbenih objektov - Pravila
za kategorije proizvodov (PCR) za cevne sisteme iz polimernih materialov vstavbah
Plastics piping systems - Sustainability of construction works - Product Category Rules
(PCR) for plastics piping systems inside buildingsKunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme - Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken -
Produktkategorieregeln (PCR) für Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme innerhalb von
Gebäuden
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique - Développement durable des ouvrages de
construction - Règles régissant les catégories de produits (RCP) pour les systèmes de
canalisations en plastique à l'intérieur des bâtimentsTa slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16904
ICS:
23.040.20 Cevi iz polimernih materialov Plastics pipes
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 16904
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2015
ICS 23.040.20; 23.040.45
English Version
Plastics piping systems - Sustainability of construction works -
Product Category Rules (PCR) for plastics piping systems inside
buildings
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique - Développement Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme - Nachhaltigkeit von
durable des ouvrages de construction - Règles régissant les Bauwerken - Produktkategorieregeln (PCR) für Kunststoff-
catégories de produits (RCP) pour les systèmes de Rohrleitungssysteme innerhalb von Gebäuden
canalisations en plastique à l'intérieur des bâtimentsThis draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 155.
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 Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, 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.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
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Contents Page
European foreword .............................................................................................................................................4
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................5
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................6
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................7
3 Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................7
4 Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................................7
5 General aspects .....................................................................................................................................7
5.1 Objective of the PCR for plastics piping systems inside buildings .................................................7
5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered ...................................................................8
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products ............................................................................ 10
5.4 Additional information ....................................................................................................................... 10
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD ........................................................................ 10
5.6 Communication formats .................................................................................................................... 10
6 Product Category Rules for LCA ....................................................................................................... 10
6.1 Product category ................................................................................................................................ 10
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included .................................................. 10
6.2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 10
6.2.2 A1-A3, Product stage, information modules .................................................................................... 10
6.2.3 A4-A5, Construction process stage, information modules ............................................................ 10
6.2.4 B1-B5, Use stage, information modules related to the plastics piping systems ......................... 10
6.2.5 B6-B7, use stage, information modules related to the operation of the plastics piping
systems ................................................................................................................................................ 10
6.2.6 C1-C4 End-of-life stage, information modules ................................................................................ 10
6.2.7 D, Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary, information module .................................. 10
6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA ............................................................................................................ 11
6.3.1 Functional unit .................................................................................................................................... 11
6.3.2 Declared unit ....................................................................................................................................... 11
6.3.3 Reference service life (RSL) .............................................................................................................. 11
6.3.4 System boundaries ............................................................................................................................. 12
6.3.5 Criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs ............................................................................. 16
6.3.6 Selection of data ................................................................................................................................. 16
6.3.7 Data quality requirements .................................................................................................................. 16
6.3.8 Developing product level scenarios ................................................................................................. 16
6.3.9 Units ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
6.4 Inventory analysis............................................................................................................................... 16
6.4.1 Collecting data .................................................................................................................................... 16
6.4.2 Calculation procedures ...................................................................................................................... 16
6.4.3 Allocation of input flows and output emissions .............................................................................. 16
6.5 Impact assessment ............................................................................................................................. 17
7 Content of the EPD ............................................................................................................................. 17
7.1 Declaration of general information ................................................................................................... 17
7.2 Declaration of environmental parameters derived from LCA ........................................................ 17
7.2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 17
7.2.2 Rules for declaring LCA information per module ........................................................................... 17
7.2.3 Parameters describing environmental impacts ............................................................................... 17
7.2.4 Parameters describing resource use ............................................................................................... 17
7.2.5 Other environmental information describing different waste categories and output flows ....... 18
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7.3 Scenarios and additional technical information .............................................................................. 18
7.3.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 18
7.3.2 Construction process stage ............................................................................................................... 18
7.3.3 B1-B7 use stage ................................................................................................................................... 18
7.3.4 End-of-life ............................................................................................................................................. 18
7.4 Additional information on release of dangerous substances to, soil and ground water
during the use stage ........................................................................................................................... 18
7.4.1 Indoor air .............................................................................................................................................. 18
7.4.2 Soil and ground water ......................................................................................................................... 18
7.5 Aggregation of information modules ................................................................................................ 18
8 Project report ....................................................................................................................................... 19
8.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 19
8.2 LCA-related elements of the project report ...................................................................................... 19
8.3 Documentation on additional information ........................................................................................ 19
8.4 Data availability for verification ......................................................................................................... 19
9 Verification and validity of an EPD .................................................................................................... 19
Annex A (informative) Waste.......................................................................................................................... 20
A.1 End-of-waste ........................................................................................................................................ 20
A.2 Properties of hazardous waste for Table 5 ....................................................................................... 20
Annex B (informative) Formula for calculation of the different modules of the environmental
profile for Module D ............................................................................................................................. 21
B.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 21
B.2 Modules A to C .................................................................................................................................... 21
B.3 Module D............................................................................................................................................... 21
B.4 Calculation of Module D ...................................................................................................................... 22
Annex C (informative) List of standards ....................................................................................................... 24
Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................................... 26
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European foreword
This document (prEN 16904:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 155 “Plastics piping
systems and ducting systems”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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Introduction
European standard EN 15804 provides core product category 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 harmonised way.
This European Standard, based on EN 15804, specifies the Product Category Rules for Environmental
Product Declarations (EPD) of plastics piping systems inside buildings.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 standardisation process has taken place in accordance with EN ISO 14025. All common issues are
covered horizontally for all product types in order to minimise vertical (branch specific) deviations.
EPD information is expressed in information modules as defined in EN 15804, which allow easy organisation
and expression of data packages throughout the life cycle of the plastics piping systems (constructions) inside
buildings. The approach requires that the underlying data should be consistent, reproducible and comparable.
The EPD is expressed in a form that allows aggregation (addition) to provide complete information for,
constructions. 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 predetermined parameters defined in EN 15804.
Future revisions may incorporate additional predetermined parameters in line with the changes of EN 15804.
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1 Scope
This European standard provides product category rules (PCR) for Type III environmental product
declarations (EPD) for “plastics piping systems” intended for hot & cold pressure, cold pressure, and soil &
waste non-pressure applications inside buildings.This PCR covers the entire life cycle from cradle to grave.
NOTE 1 Examples of standards for which this standard could be applied are listed in Annex C.
This European Standard specifies the rules for the product category of construction products as defined in and
is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 15804.NOTE 2 The assessment of social and economic performances at product level is not covered by this standard
NOTE 3 For the purpose of this standard the word “building” used in EN 15804 is always replaced by “plastics piping
systems” or constructionsNOTE 4 If a comparison is made it must be based on the same functional unit, the same layout with same needed
minimum flow capacity of the outlets, the same installation, same assumptions and the same LCI datasets
The core PCR: (as EN 15804)— defines the parameters to be declared and the way in which they are collated and reported;
— describes 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;— defines rules for the development of scenarios;
— includes 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;
— includes the rules for reporting predetermined, environmental and health information, that is not covered
by LCA for a product, construction process and construction service where necessary;
— defines the conditions under which construction products can be compared based on the information
provided by EPD.In addition to the common parts of EN 15804 this European Standard for European plastics piping systems
inside building defines:— the Functional Unit;
— the system boundaries;
— the elements and conditions of installations;
— the transport scenarios for both the raw materials and complete systems;
— the reference service life (RSL);
— end of life scenarios;
— the rules for calculating the Life Cycle Inventory and the Life Cycle Impact Assessment underlying the
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This standard is intended to be used for cradle to grave assessment.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 15804:2012+A1:2013, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Core
rules for the product category of construction productsEN ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines
(ISO 14044:2006)3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions listed in EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 and the
following apply.3.1
plastics piping systems
plastics piping systems” for hot and cold pressure, cold pressure and soil and waste water applications inside
buildings3.2
construction
plastics piping system installed inside buildings
3.3
construction product
plastics piping system components manufactured or processed for incorporation in construction works
Note 1 to entry: modification of 3.5 of EN 15804:2012 +A1:2013.Note 2 to entry: Construction products are items supplied by a single responsible body.
Note 3 to entry: Adapted from the definition in ISO 6707-1:2014 according to the recommendation of ISO/TC 59/AHG
Terminology.4 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviations listed in EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 apply.
5 General aspects5.1 Objective of the PCR for plastics piping systems inside buildings
An EPD according to this standard provides quantified environmental information for plastics piping systems
on a harmonized and scientific basis. It also provides information on health related emissions to indoor air, soil
and ground water during the use stage of the construction. The purpose of an EPD in the construction sector
is to provide the basis for assessing buildings and other construction works, and identifying those, which
cause less stress to the environment.Thus, the objective of the PCR for plastics piping systems inside buildings is to ensure:
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— the provision of verifiable and consistent product related technical data or scenarios for the assessment
of the environmental performance of plastics piping systems;— the provision of verifiable and consistent product related technical data or scenarios potentially related to
the health of users for the assessment of the performance of plastics piping systems;
— the communication of the environmental information of plastics piping systems from business to business;
— the basis, subject to additional requirements, for the communication of the environmental information of
plastics piping systems to consumers.NOTE See definition 3.4 of EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 and ISO 14044:2006, 5.1 for more information concerning LCA
used for comparative assertion5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered
The information in an EPD based on LCA shall cover all life cycle stages and information modules from A1 to
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Figure 1 —Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered
and life cycle stages and modules for the building assessment
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5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products
As EN 15804.
5.4 Additional information
As EN 15804.
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD
As EN 15804.
5.6 Communication formats
As EN 15804.
6 Product Category Rules for LCA
6.1 Product category
The product category referred to in this standard includes all plastics piping systems for inside buildings
applications and related services of all life cycle stages.6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included
6.2.1 General
As EN 15804.
6.2.2 A1-A3, Product stage, information modules
As EN 15804.
6.2.3 A4-A5, Construction process stage, information modules
As EN 15804.
6.2.4 B1-B5, Use stage, information modules related to the plastics piping systems
Not relevant6.2.5 B6-B7, use stage, information modules related to the operation of the plastics piping systems
Not relevant6.2.6 C1-C4 End-of-life stage, information modules
As EN 15804.
6.2.7 D, Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary, information module
As EN 15804
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6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA
6.3.1 Functional unit
6.3.1.1 General
As EN 15804, except
The functional units are defined for pressure and non-pressure applications for a single apartment in such a
way that by a simple multiplication the results could be spread to the entire building under investigation. The
common parts of the piping systems (risers, down stacks, etc.) shall be taken into account properly.
For generic (industry wide) LCA/EPD the smaller building section should be applied.
The piping systems used for the functional unit may consist of— Pipes;
— Fittings;
— Sealing;
— Valves (if applicable);
— Fixing elements (brackets, etc. if applicable);
— Etc.
NOTE The design and installation details for thermoplastic pipe system can be found in EN 806 and EN 12056
6.3.1.2 Functional unit of water pressure pipe systems inside buildingsThe pressure supply and transport of hot and cold drinking water, from the entrance of a well-defined 100 m2
apartment to the tap, by means of a plastics pipe system installation supplying an apartment, incorporating a
bathroom, separate WC, kitchen and washroom according to EN 806, having a reference service lifetime of 50
years aligned with the life time until the first refurbishment of the building, calculated per year.
6.3.1.3 Functional unit of soil and waste non-pressure pipe systems inside buildings
“The gravity discharge and transport of soil and waste, from a well-defined 100 m2 apartment to the entrance
of a public sewer system, and this by means of a plastic gravity drainage pipe system installation into an
apartment, incorporating a bathroom, separate WC, kitchen and washroom according to EN 12056-2, having
a reference service lifetime of 50 years aligned with the life time until the first refurbishment of the building
calculated per year.”6.3.2 Declared unit
Not relevant.
6.3.3 Reference service life (RSL)
Plastics piping systems are regarded having 50 years RSL independent of their material.
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6.3.4 System boundaries
6.3.4.1 General
As EN 15804.
6.3.4.2 Product stage
As EN 15804 except
The product stage includes:
The product stage shall start with the definition of the composition of the material (recipe including recyclates if
appropriate) for all components of the piping system. Data of auxiliary components should be taken from their
producers or generic data bases.For sectorial LCA/EPD purposes generic databases should be used (e.g. electricity mix, etc.), for company
and project specific LCA/EPD specific data could also be used.The product stage includes modules:
— A1 Extraction and processing of raw materials (e.g. mining processes) and biomass production and
processing (e.g. agricultural or forestry operations);• Generic database
— A1 Generation of electricity, steam and heat from primary energy resources, also including their
extraction, refining and transport;• Generic database
• Determination of the electricity mix
— A1 Energy recovery and other recovery processes from secondary fuels, but not including those
processes that are part of waste processing in the previous product system;— A2 Transportation up to the factory gate and internal transport;
• Transport distances
• Modes of transportation (water, rail, etc.)
• Type and size of transport vehicle
• Vehicle loads
— A3.1. Production of ancillary materials (e.g. lubricant for installation);
• The LCA data shall be case specific if available or generic.
o Energy consumption (kWh/kg product),
o Water use (m3/kg product)
o Packaging of raw materials (kg/kg product for all packaging materials)
o Lubricant (if applicable) (kg/kg product)
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o A3.2. Manufacturing of products (pipe system components);
o Energy consumption (kWh/kg product)
o Water use (m3/kg product)
o Packaging of raw materials (kg/kg product for all packaging materials)
o Marking material (e.g. Ink, colour stripes, etc. as applicable) (kg/kg product)
o Marking stripes (if applicable) (kg/kg product)— A3.3. Manufacturing of product Packaging;
• Quantity of packaging materials used by the pipe system components’ producers (kg/kg)
• Generic data sets for production of packaging— A1-A3 Processing up to the end-of-waste state or disposal of final residues including any packaging not
leaving the factory gate with the product.• Quantity of production waste generated by the pipe system components producers
• Generic, or specific country, regional or European scenarios for processing of waste
Regardless of the geographical coverage of a product system the rules for defining the end-of-waste state of
this European standard apply.NOTE The output of waste during this life cycle stage may reach the end-of-waste state when it complies with the
conditions described in 6.3.4.5, end-of-life stage.6.3.4.3 Construction stage
The construction process stage includes the optional information modules for:
— A4; Transportation of the complete system including ancillary materials from the production gate to the
construction site;• Transport distances
• Modes of transportation (water, rail, etc.)
• Type and size of transport vehicle
• Vehicle loads
— A4-A5; Wastage of construction products (additional production processes to compensate for the loss of
wastage of products);• Shall be considered under production stages
— A4-A5 Waste processing of the waste from product packaging and product wastage during the
construction processes up to the end-of-waste state or disposal of final r...
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