oSIST prEN 17472:2020

Sustainability of construction works - Sustainability assessment civil engineering works - Calculation methods

The document provides the specific methods and requirements for the assessment of environmental, economic and social performances of a civil engineering works while taking into account the civil engineering work’s functionality and technical characteristics. The primary objective of this document is to help in the decision making for a project by providing a standardized method for enabling comparability of scheme options. The document has not been designed to be used for the development of sustainability labels however, this use is not precluded.
The assessment of environmental and economic performances of a civil engineering works is based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Whole-Life Cost (WLC) and other quantified environmental and economic information. The approach to the assessment covers all stages of the civil engineering works life cycle and includes all civil engineering works related construction products, processes and services, used over its life cycle. The document is applicable to new and existing civil engineering works and refurbishment projects. The environmental performance is based on data obtained from Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and additional indicators.
The assessment of social performance differs from the assessment of economic and environmental aspects because it requires both quantitative and descriptive approaches.
The document provides requirements for:
-   the description of the object of assessment;
-   the system boundary that applies at the civil engineering works level;
-   the procedure to be used for the analysis;
-   definition of the indicators to be declared, information to be provided and the way in which they are collated and reported,
-   presentation of the results in reporting and communication;
-   the data necessary for the application of the standard and calculation.
Whenever the asset includes building(s) as part of the civil engineering works the building(s) will be assessed using EN 15978 for environmental performance, EN 16309 for social performance and EN 16627 for economic performance.

Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Bewertung der Nachhaltigkeit von Ingenieurbauwerken - Rechenverfahren

Das Dokument stellt die speziellen Verfahren und Anforderungen für die Bewertung der umweltbezogenen, ökonomischen und sozialen Qualität eines Ingenieurbauwerkes unter Berücksichtigung der Funktionalität und technischen Eigenschaften des Ingenieurbauwerks bereit. Das Hauptziel dieses Dokumentes besteht darin, zur Entscheidungsfindung bei einem Projekt beizutragen, indem ein genormtes Verfahren bereitgestellt wird, das die Vergleichbarkeit von Programmoptionen ermöglicht. Das Dokument wurde nicht dafür ausgelegt, um für die Entwicklung von Nachhaltigkeitslabels verwendet zu werden, wobei diese Verwendung jedoch nicht ausgeschlossen ist.
Die Bewertung der umweltbezogenen und ökonomischen Qualität eines Ingenieurbauwerks beruht auf der Ökobilanz (LCA), den Lebenszykluskosten (LCC), den Lebenszykluskosten im weiteren Sinne (WLC) sowie weiteren quantifizierten umweltbezogenen und ökonomischen Angaben. Der Ansatz für die Bewertung umfasst alle Phasen des Lebenszyklus des Ingenieurbauwerkes und schließt alle mit dem Ingenieurbauwerk verbundenen Bauprodukte, Prozesse und Dienstleistungen ein, die über dessen Lebenszyklus verwendet werden. Das Dokument ist für neue und bereits bestehende Ingenieurbauwerke sowie für Erneuerungs¬projekte anwendbar. Die umweltbezogene Qualität beruht auf Daten, die von Umweltproduktdeklarationen (EPD) und weiteren Indikatoren stammen.
Die Bewertung der sozialen Qualität unterscheidet sich von der Bewertung der ökonomischen und umweltbezogenen Aspekte, da hierfür sowohl quantitative als auch beschreibende Ansätze erforderlich sind.
Das Dokument stellt Anforderungen bereit für:
-   die Beschreibung des Gegenstandes der Bewertung;
-   die Systemgrenze, die auf Ebene des Ingenieurbauwerks gilt;
-   das für die Analyse anzuwendende Verfahren;
-   die Definition der zu deklarierenden Indikatoren, der bereitzustellenden Angaben und der Art, wie diese auf Vollständigkeit überprüft und kommuniziert werden;
-   die Darstellung der Ergebnisse bei der Berichterstattung und Kommunikation;
-   die Daten, die für die Anwendung der Norm und die Berechnung erforderlich sind.
Wenn der Sachwert (ein) Gebäude als Teil des Ingenieurbauwerks einschließt, werden das/die Gebäude hinsichtlich der umweltbezogenen Qualität nach EN 15978, hinsichtlich der sozialen Qualität nach EN 16309 und hinsichtlich der ökonomischen Qualität nach EN 16627 bewertet.

Contribution des ouvrages de construction au développement durable - Évaluation de la contribution au développement durable des ouvrages de génie civil - Méthodes de calcul

Le présent document fournit les méthodes et exigences spécifiques pour l'évaluation des performances environnementales, économiques et sociales d'un ouvrage de génie civil tout en tenant compte de la fonctionnalité et des caractéristiques techniques de cet ouvrage. Il a pour principal objectif d'aider à la prise de décision au sein d'un projet en fournissant une méthode normalisée permettant de comparer les différentes options. Le présent document n'a pas été conçu pour aider à élaborer des labels de développement durable, même si cette utilisation n'est pas exclue.
L'évaluation des performances environnementale et économique d'un ouvrage de génie civil est basée sur l'analyse du cycle de vie (ACV), le coût du cycle de vie (CCV), le coût du cycle de vie global étendu (WLC) et d'autres informations environnementales et économiques quantifiées. L'approche de l'évaluation couvre toutes les étapes du cycle de vie des ouvrages de génie civil, y compris tous les produits, procédés et services de construction liés à ces ouvrages, et utilisés tout au long de leur cycle de vie. Le présent document s'applique aux ouvrages de génie civil neufs et existants, ainsi qu'aux projets de réhabilitation. Les performances environnementales sont basées sur les données obtenues à partir des Déclarations Environnementales de Produits (DEP) et d'indicateurs supplémentaires.
L'évaluation des performances sociales diffère de l'évaluation des aspects économiques et environnementaux, car elle requiert des approches à la fois quantitatives et descriptives.
Le présent document précise les exigences applicables :
- à la description de l'objet de l'évaluation ;
- à la frontière du système qui s'applique à l'échelle de l'ouvrage de génie civil ;
- à la procédure à suivre pour l'analyse ;
- à la définition des indicateurs à déclarer, aux informations à fournir et à la manière dont elles sont regroupées et rapportées ;
- à la présentation des résultats dans les rapports et la communication ;
- aux données nécessaires à l'application de la norme et aux calculs.
Lorsque le bâti comprend un ou plusieurs bâtiments en tant que partie de l’ouvrage de génie civil, ceux-ci seront évalués sur la base de la norme EN 15978 pour la performance environnementale, la norme EN 16309 pour la performance sociale et la norme EN 16627 pour la performance économique.

Trajnostnost gradbenih objektov - Ocenjevanje trajnostnosti gradbenih inženirskih objektov - Računske metode

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 19-Apr-2020
• ICS: 13.020.20 - Environmental economics. Sustainability
• ICS: 91.040.01 - Buildings in general
• Technical Committee: TGO - Sustainability of construction works
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 27-Feb-2020
• Due Date: 16-Jul-2020
• Completion Date: 17-Apr-2020
• Mandate: M/526 - [C(2014)3451] Standardisation request to the European standardisation organisations pursuant to Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council in support of implementation of the EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change [COM(2013) 216 final]
• Ref Project: FprEN 17472 - Sustainability of construction works - Sustainability assessment civil engineering works - Calculation methods

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
01-april-2020

Trajnostnost gradbenih objektov - Ocenjevanje trajnostnosti gradbenih inženirskih

objektov - Računske metode

Sustainability of construction works - Sustainability assessment civil engineering works -

Calculation methods

Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Bewertung der Nachhaltigkeit von Ingenieurbauwerken -

Rechenverfahren
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17472
ICS:
13.020.20 Okoljska ekonomija. Environmental economics.
Trajnostnost Sustainability
91.040.01 Stavbe na splošno Buildings in general
oSIST prEN 17472:2020 en,fr,de

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

---------------------- Page: 1 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
---------------------- Page: 2 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17472
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2020
ICS 91.040.01
English Version
Sustainability of construction works - Sustainability
assessment civil engineering works - Calculation methods
Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Bewertung der
Nachhaltigkeit von Ingenieurbauwerken -
Rechenverfahren

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

CEN/TC 350.

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, 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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17472:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
---------------------- Page: 3 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 6

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 7

4 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................ 21

5 The process for the assessment .............................................................................................................. 21

6 Purpose of the assessment........................................................................................................................ 22

7 Specification of the object of assessment ............................................................................................ 23

8 Scenarios for defining the civil engineering works life cycle ....................................................... 35

9 Quantification of materials and products ........................................................................................... 41

10 Data for the assessment ............................................................................................................................. 43

11 Methods for assessment of environmental, economic and social performance ................... 46

12 Reporting and communication................................................................................................................ 90

13 Verification of results ................................................................................................................................. 93

Annex A (informative) Energy use – case studies .......................................................................................... 94

A.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 94

A.2 Study case: hydroelectric power plant ................................................................................................. 94

A.2.1 Description of the civil engineering works ......................................................................................... 94

A.2.2 Description of the energy production and consumption unit(s) ................................................ 94

A.2.3 Scenario and boundary limit for the assessment ............................................................................. 95

Annex B (informative) Noise emissions calculation ..................................................................................... 96

Annex C (informative) List of climate change impacts (non-exhaustive list) ...................................... 97

Annex D (informative) Websites with European climate scenario´s (non-exhaustive) ................ 100

Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................................... 101

---------------------- Page: 4 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
European foreword

This document (prEN 17472:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 350

“Sustainability of construction works”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
---------------------- Page: 5 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide rules for the assessment of the sustainability of civil

engineering works including environmental, economic and social aspects.

Figure 1 illustrates how the assessment of the environmental, economic and social performances fits

within the concept of the sustainability assessment of a civil engineering works.

Figure 1 — Concept of sustainability assessment of civil engineering works

This document supports quantification of the contribution of the assessed civil engineering works to

sustainable construction and sustainable development.

The evaluation of technical and functional performance is beyond the scope of this document. Technical

and functional characteristics are taken into account here by reference to the functional equivalent, which

also forms a basis for comparison of the results of assessments.

This document is intended to support the decision-making process and documentation of the assessment

of the sustainability of a civil engineering work.
---------------------- Page: 6 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)

In this document, the method of assessment of sustainability is based on a life cycle approach. It is

important to use a consistent model for describing and recording the civil engineering works and its life

cycle for assessing the environmental, economic and social performance. The same reference study

period is used for all three elements of the assessment.

The general requirements for sustainability assessment of civil engineering works are described in

EN 15643-5. Other standards developed by CEN/TC 350 in this area, and how they are related to this

document, are shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 — Work programme of CEN/TC 350

NOTE 1 The environmental assessment at civil engineering works level requires information from products and

services (EN 15804).

NOTE 2 The economic assessment is undertaken at the civil engineering works level. However, it requires

technical and cost information about individual products and components within the civil engineering works and

its services and systems, including service life data, type and frequency of maintenance, replacement and repair,

and deconstruction and disposal. This information is used as input quantities for the calculation of cost in the life

cycle of the civil engineering works.
---------------------- Page: 7 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
1 Scope

The document provides the specific methods and requirements for the assessment of environmental,

economic and social performances of a civil engineering works while taking into account the civil

engineering work’s functionality and technical characteristics. The primary objective of this document is

to help in the decision making for a project by providing a standardized method for enabling

comparability of scheme options. The document has not been designed to be used for the development

of sustainability labels however, this use is not precluded.

The assessment of environmental and economic performances of a civil engineering works is based on

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Whole-Life Cost (WLC) and other quantified

environmental and economic information. The approach to the assessment covers all stages of the civil

engineering works life cycle and includes all civil engineering works related construction products,

processes and services, used over its life cycle. The document is applicable to new and existing civil

engineering works and refurbishment projects. The environmental performance is based on data

obtained from Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and additional indicators.

The assessment of social performance differs from the assessment of economic and environmental

aspects because it requires both quantitative and descriptive approaches.
The document provides requirements for:
— the description of the object of assessment;
— the system boundary that applies at the civil engineering works level;
— the procedure to be used for the analysis;

— definition of the indicators to be declared, information to be provided and the way in which they are

collated and reported,
— presentation of the results in reporting and communication;
— the data necessary for the application of the standard and calculation.

Whenever the asset includes building(s) as part of the civil engineering works the building(s) will be

assessed using EN 15978 for environmental performance, EN 16309 for social performance and

EN 16627 for economic performance.
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 15804, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Core rules for the

product category of construction products

EN 15978, Sustainability of construction works - Assessment of environmental performance of buildings -

Calculation method

EN 16309, Sustainability of construction works - Assessment of social performance of buildings - Calculation

methodology

EN 16627, Sustainability of construction works - Assessment of economic performance of buildings -

Calculation methods
---------------------- Page: 8 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)

ISO 15686-1, Buildings and constructed assets - Service life planning - Part 1: General principles and

framework

ISO 15686-2, Buildings and constructed assets - Service life planning - Part 2: Service life prediction

procedures

ISO 15686-5, Buildings and constructed assets - Service life planning - Part 5: Life-cycle costing

ISO 15686-7, Buildings and constructed assets - Service life planning - Part 7: Performance evaluation for

feedback of service life data from practice

ISO 15686-8, Buildings and constructed assets - Service-life planning - Part 8: Reference service life and

service-life estimation

ISO 15686-10, Buildings and constructed assets - Service life planning - Part 10: When to assess functional

performance

ISO 1996-2:2017, Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise - Part 2:

Determination of sound pressure levels
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
accessibility

ability for users to access the service(s) that the civil engineering works is providing and/or to access

nature

Note 1 to entry: Examples of services that can be provided include water or energy supply and mobility service.

3.2
adaptability

ability of the object of assessments or parts thereof to be changed or modified to make suitable for a

particular use
[SOURCE: ISO 21929-1:2011, modified]
---------------------- Page: 9 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.3
adaptation to climate change
climate change adaptation
process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects

Note 1 to entry: In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate or avoid harm or exploit beneficial

opportunities.

Note 2 to entry: In some natural systems, human intervention can facilitate adjustment to expected climate and

its effects.
[SOURCE: ISO 14090:2019, 3.1]
3.4
area of influence

area or combination of areas surrounding a civil engineering works that can be affected with changes to

their economic, environmental or social conditions by the civil engineering works’ operations throughout

its life cycle

Note 1 to entry: The area of influence is variable and dependent on the civil engineering works project, its

location and its life cycle stage.
Note 2 to entry: The area of influence is defined per aspect.

Note 3 to entry: The influence area concerns only the civil engineering works and not the construction products.

Example: Stones coming from China, China is not in the influence area.

[SOURCE: ISO/TS 21929-2:2015, 3.2, modified – Note 1 has been added. Notes 2 and 3 have been added.]

3.5
assembled system
part of works
component or a set of components incorporated in the civil engineering works
3.6
brief
document that states the client’s requirements for a construction project
[SOURCE: ISO 6707-2:2017, 3.2.18, modified]
3.7
building

construction works that has the provision of shelter for its occupants or contents as one of its main

purposes, usually enclosed and designed to stand permanently in one place
[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2017, 3.1.1.3, modified]
3.8
civil engineering works

construction works comprising a structure, such as a dam, bridge, road, railway, runway, utilities,

pipeline, or sewerage system, or the result of operations such as dredging, earthwork, geotechnical

processes, but excluding a building and its associated site works
[SOURCE: ISO6707-1:2017, 3.1.1.2]
---------------------- Page: 10 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.9
climate

statistical description of weather in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period

of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years

Note 1 to entry: The classical period for averaging these variables is 30 years, as defined by the World

Meteorological Organization.

Note 2 to entry: The relevant quantities are most often near-surface variables such as temperature, precipitation

and wind.
[SOURCE: ISO 14090:2019, 3.4]
3.10
climate change

change in climate that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer

Note 1 to entry: Climate change can be identified by such means as statistical tests (e.g. on changes in the mean,

variability).

Note 2 to entry: Climate change might be due to natural processes, internal to the climate system, or external

forcings such as modulations of the solar cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the

composition of the atmosphere or in land use.
[SOURCE: ISO 14090:2019, 3.5]
3.11
client

person or organisation that requires a building or civil engineering works to be provided, altered or

extended and is responsible for initiating and approving the brief
3.12
construction product
item manufactured or processed for incorporation in civil engineering works

[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2017, 3.4.1.3, modified – “construction works” has been replaced by “civil

engineering works”. Note 1 has been removed.]

Note 1 to entry: Construction products are items supplied by a single responsible body.

3.13
component

construction product manufactured as a distinct unit to serve a specific function or functions

3.14
construction site

specified area of land where a building or a civil engineering works is located or is defined to be located

and construction work of the building or civil engineering works and associated external works are

undertaken
3.15
construction work
activities of forming a civil engineering works
[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2017, 3.5.1.1, modified]
---------------------- Page: 11 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.16
construction works
everything that is constructed or results from construction operations
[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2017, 3.1.1.1, modified – Note 1 has been removed.]

Note 1 to entry: This covers both building and civil engineering works, and both structural and non-structural

elements.
3.17
decommissioning

activities that change a building or a civil engineering works or an assembled system from an operational

status to a non-operational status
3.18
design life
service life intended by the designer
[SOURCE: ISO 15686-1:2011, 3.3]
3.19
discount rate

factor or rate reflecting the time value of money that is used to convert future expenses or incomes to

their present value
3.20
disposal
waste treatment operation other than recovery

[SOURCE: Directive 2008/98/EC, Art. 3, no. 19, modified – Definition has been shortened.]

3.21
downstream process

process that is carried out after the designated process in the stream of relevant processes

[SOURCE: ISO 21931-1:2010, 3.2]
3.22
economic aspect

characteristic of civil engineering works, part of works, processes or services related to their life cycle

that can cause change to economic conditions

[SOURCE: ISO/DIS 15392:2018, 3.12, modified – “construction works” has been replaced by “civil

engineering works”.]
3.23
economic impact

any change to the economic conditions, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from

economic aspects
[SOURCE: ISO/DIS 15392:2018, 3.17.1 and 3.17]
---------------------- Page: 12 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.24
economic performance
performance related to economic impacts and economic aspects
3.25
environmental aspect

characteristic of civil engineering works, part of works, processes or services related to their life cycle

that can cause change to the environment

[SOURCE: ISO/DIS 15392:2018, 3.13, modified – “construction works” has been replaced by “civil

engineering works”]
3.26
environmental impact

any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from

environmental aspects
[SOURCE: ISO/DIS 15392:2018, 3.17.2 and 3.17]
3.27
environmental performance
performance related to environmental impacts and environmental aspects
[SOURCE: ISO/DIS 15392:2018, 3.16]
3.28
escalation rate

positive or negative factor or rate reflecting an estimate of differential increase/decrease in the general

price Ievel for a particular commodity, or group of commodities, or resource
[SOURCE: ISO 15686-5:2017, 3.3.2, modified –Note 1 has been removed.]
3.29
estimated service life

service life that a building or civil engineering works or an assembled system 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: ISO 15686-1:2011, 3.7, modified – “civil engineering works or an assembled system” has been

added.]
3.30
exported energy

total energy, expressed per energy carrier, supplied by the civil engineering works through the system

boundary
3.31
external works

all infrastructure, external to the works structure, that is specifically or significantly needed for

constructing and maintaining the civil engineering works
---------------------- Page: 13 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.32
financial value

aggregate of costs and revenues of economic aspects expressed in monetary units, considering the price

level
3.33
functional equivalent

quantified functional requirements and/or technical requirements for a building or civil engineering

works or an assembled system for use as a basis for comparison

[ISO 21931-1:2010, 3,7, modified – “or civil engineering works or an assembled system” has been added.]

3.34
functional performance

performance related to the functionality of a civil engineering works or an assembled system which is

required by the client, users and/or by regulations
3.35
functional requirement

type and level of functionality of a building, civil engineering works or assembled system which is

required by the client, users and/or by regulations
3.36
functionality
suitability or usefulness for a specific purpose or activity
[SOURCE: ISO 15686-10:2010, 3.13]
3.37
gate

point at which the construction product or material leaves the factory before it becomes an input into

another manufacturing process or before it goes to the distributor, a factory or a construction site

[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2017, 3.3.8]
3.38
handover

step at which possession of the civil engineering works is surrendered to the client upon completion with

or without reservation

[ISO 6707-2:2017, 3.5.28 – “construction works” has been replaced by “civil engineering works”.]

3.39
impact category

class representing environmental issues of concern to which life cycle inventory analysis results may be

assigned
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14044:2006, 3.39]
3.40
impact category indicator
quantifiable representation of an impact category
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14044:2006, 3,40]
---------------------- Page: 14 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.41
information module

compilation of data to be used as a basis for a Type III environmental declaration, covering a unit process

or a combination of unit processes that are part of the life cycle of a product
[SOURCE: ISO 14025:2006, 3.13]
3.42
internal rate of return
IRR
discount rate, which makes the net present value equal to zero.
3.43
in-use condition

any circumstance that can impact the performance of a civil engineering works or assembled system (part

of works) under normal use
[SOURCE: ISO 15686-8:2008]
3.44
level of functionality

number indicating the relative functionality required for a user group or customer for one topic on a

predetermined demand scale from the level of the least (functionality) to the level of the most

(functionality)

Note 1 to entry: The level of functionality can be the consequence of several distinct functions required to act in

combination.
EXAMPLE Scale of integers from 0 to 9.
[SOURCE: ISO 15686-10:2010, 3.15]
3.45
life cycle
consecutive and interlinked stages in the life of the object under consideration
3.46
life cycle assessment
LCA

compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product

system throughout its life cycle
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14044:2006, 3.2]

Note 1 to entry: In this context, a civil engineering works or assembled system is considered a “product” and a

part of a “product system”.
3.47
life cycle cost
LCC

cost of a civil engineering works or part of works throughout its whole life cycle

---------------------- Page: 15 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.48
life-cycle costing

a technique for estimating the cost of civil engineering works, systems and/or civil engineering works

components and materials, and for monitoring the cost incurred throughout the life cycle

3.49
life cycle impact assessment
LCIA

phase of life cycle assessment aimed at understanding and evaluating the magnitude and significance of

the potential environmental impacts for a product system throughout the life cycle of the product

[SOURCE: EN ISO 14044:2006, 3.2]

Note 1 to entry: In this context, a civil engineering works or assembled system is considered a “product” and a

part of a “product system”.
3.50
life cycle inventory analysis
LCI

phase of life cycle assessment involving the compilation and quantification of inputs and outputs for a

product throughout its life cycle
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14044:2006, 3.3]

Note 1 to entry: In this context, a civil engineering works or assembled system is considered a “product” and a

part of a “product system”.
3.51
maintainability

ability of a component, an assembled system or civil engineering works to be retained in a state in which

it can perform its required functions or be restored to such a state when a fault occurs

[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2017, 3.7.3.90, modified – “or construction” has been replaced by “an assembled

system or civil engineering works”.]
3.52
maintenance

combination of all technical and associated administrative actions during the service life to retain a civil

engineering works or an assembled system in a state in which it can perform its required functions

[SOURCE: ISO 15686-1:2011, 3.13, modified – “building, or its parts,” has been replaced by “civil

engineering works or an assembled system”.]

Note 1 to entry: Maintenance includes cleaning, servicing, repainting, replacing parts of the civil engineering

works where needed, etc..
3.53
neighbourhood
people, their living space and social networks in the area of influence.
3.54
net present value
NPV

sum of the discounted expenses and incomes related to an investment including initial investment cost

---------------------- Page: 16 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.55
operational energy use

energy use of civil engineering works technical system during use and operation of the civil engineering

works

EXAMPLE In a case of a road, the use concerns traffic and the operation concerns maintenance, lighting.

3.56
operational water use

building related water use of technical building system or user during use and operation of the civil

engineering works
3.57
performance

expression relating the magnitude of a particular aspect of the object of consideration relative to specified

requirements, objectives and/or targets
3.58
primary energy
energy that has not been subjected to any conversion or transformation process
[SOURCE: EN 15603:2008]
3.59
process
series of operations performed to achieve a desired result
[SOURCE: ISO 21931-1:2010, 3.11]
3.60
project

unique process, consisting of a set of coordinated and controlled activities undertaken to achieve an

objective
[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2017, 3.5.2.4]
3.61
project specification

specification of civil engineering works for a specific project that prescribes the construction work and

the construction products to be used and how they are to be applied

[ISO 6707-2:2017, 3.2.3, modified – “of civil engineering works” and “and how they are to be applied”

have been added.]
3.62
re-use

any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose

for which they were conceived or used for other purposes without reprocessing

[Directive 2008/98/EC, Art. 3 no. 13, modified – “or used for other purposes without reprocessing” has

been added.]
---------------------- Page: 17 ----------------------
oSIST prEN 17472:2020
prEN 17472:2020 (E)
3.63
recovery

waste treatment operation that serves a purpose in replacing other resources or prepares waste for such

a use
3.64
recycling

any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances

whether for the original or other purposes
Note 1 to entry: Recycling does not include energy recovery a
...