oSIST prEN 17160:2025
(Main)Product category rules for ceramic tiles
Product category rules for ceramic tiles
This document defines Product Category Rules (PCR) providing guidelines and rules for developing a type III environmental declaration (as in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019) for ceramic tiles produced by extrusion and dry-pressing techniques, mainly used for internal and/or external floorings and walls coverings, facade cladding and ceilings.
NOTE The assessment of social and economic performances at product level is not covered by this document.
The core PCR:
- define the indicators to be declared, information to be provided and the way in which they are collated and reported,
- describe which stages of ceramic tiles’ life cycle are considered in the EPD and which processes are to be included in the life cycle stages;
- define rules for the development of scenarios;
- include 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;
- include the rules for reporting predetermined, environmental and health information, that is not covered by LCA for a ceramic tile, construction process and construction service where necessary;
- define the conditions under which ceramic tiles can be compared based on the information provided by EPD.
These PCR are intended to be used for cradle to grave and module D assessment.
After verification an EPD is valid for a 5-year period from the date of issue, after which it is reviewed and verified.
Produktkategorieregeln für keramische Fliesen und Platten
Dieses Dokument legt Produktkategorieregeln (PCR) fest, welche Leitlinien und Regeln für die Entwicklung einer Typ-III-Umweltdeklaration (EPD) (wie nach EN 15804:2012+A2:2019) für keramische Fliesen und Platten bereitstellen, die mittels Strangpress- und Trockenpresstechniken hergestellt werden und hauptsächlich in Innen- und/oder Außenbereichen für Boden- und Wandbeläge, Fassadenbekleidungen und Decken angewendet werden.
ANMERKUNG Die Beurteilung der sozialen und ökonomischen Qualität auf Produktebene ist nicht Gegenstand dieses Dokuments.
Die grundlegenden Produktkategorieregeln:
- legen die zu deklarierenden Indikatoren, die bereitzustellenden Informationen und die Art, in der sie zusammengestellt und angegeben werden, fest,
- beschreiben, welche Phasen des Lebenszyklus von keramischen Fliesen und Platten in der EPD berücksichtigt werden und welche Prozesse in die Phasen des Lebenszyklus einzubeziehen sind;
- legen Regeln für die Entwicklung von Szenarien fest;
- beinhalten die Regeln zur Berechnung der Sachbilanz und der Wirkungsabschätzung, die der EPD zugrunde liegen, einschließlich der Festlegung der anzuwendenden Datenqualität;
- beinhalten die Regeln für die Kommunikation zuvor festgelegter Umwelt- und Gesundheitsinformationen, die für eine keramische Fliese und Platte, einen Bauprozess und eine Bauleistung nicht von einer Ökobilanz (LCA) abgedeckt sind, soweit erforderlich;
- legen die Bedingungen fest, unter welchen keramische Fliesen und Platten auf der Basis der Informationen aus den EPD verglichen werden können.
Diese PCR sind für die Beurteilung "von der Wiege bis zur Bahre" und des Moduls D vorgesehen.
Nach der Verifizierung ist eine EPD für eine Dauer von 5 Jahren ab dem Datum ihrer Ausstellung gültig, wonach sie überprüft und verifiziert werden muss.
Règles de définition des catégories de produits pour les carreaux céramiques
Le présent document définit des règles de définition de catégorie de produit (PCR) qui fournissent des lignes directrices et des règles permettant d'élaborer une déclaration environnementale de type III (comme dans l’EN 15804 :2012+A2 :2019) pour les carreaux céramiques fabriqués par extrusion ou autres techniques de pressage à sec, principalement utilisés pour les revêtements de sol intérieurs et/ou extérieurs, les revêtements muraux, les bardages, et les plafonds.
NOTE L'évaluation des performances sociales et économiques au niveau du produit n'est pas couverte par le présent document.
Ces PCR spécifient les règles de calcul conformément à l'EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 pour l'Analyse du Cycle de Vie (ACV) des carreaux céramiques en vue de l'élaboration d'une DEP, ainsi que les exigences relatives au contexte de l'ACV.
L’essentiel de ces PCR :
- définissent les indicateurs à déclarer, les informations à fournir, et la manière dont ils sont regroupés et consignés ;
- décrivent les étapes du cycle de vie des carreaux céramiques prises en compte dans la DEP, ainsi que les processus qui doivent être inclus dans les étapes du cycle de vie ;
- définissent les règles pour l'élaboration de scénarios ;
- comprennent 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 ;
- comprennent les règles pour rendre compte d'informations prédéterminées relatives à l'environnement et à la santé, qui ne sont pas couvertes par l'ACV des carreaux céramiques, au processus de construction et au service de construction si nécessaire ;
- définissent les conditions dans lesquelles les carreaux céramiques peuvent être comparés sur la base des informations fournies par la DEP.
Ces DEP sont destinées à être utilisées pour l'évaluation du berceau à la tombe et du module D.
Après vérification, une DEP est valable pendant une période de cinq ans à compter de la date de publication, période au terme de laquelle elle doit être revue et vérifiée.
Pravila za kategorije proizvodov za keramične ploščice
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2025
Pravila za kategorije proizvodov za keramične ploščice
Product category rules for ceramic tiles
Produktkategorieregeln für keramische Fliesen und Platten
Règles de définition des catégories de produits pour les carreaux céramiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17160
ICS:
91.100.23 Keramične ploščice Ceramic tiles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2024
ICS 91.100.23 Will supersede EN 17160:2019
English Version
Product category rules for ceramic tiles
Règles de définition des catégories de produits pour les Produktkategorieregeln für keramische Fliesen und
carreaux céramiques Platten
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 67.
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.
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aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Abbreviations . 6
5 General aspects . 6
5.1 Objective of the core PCR for ceramic tiles . 6
5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered . 6
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products . 6
5.4 Additional environmental information . 7
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD. 7
6 Product Category Rules for LCA . 7
6.1 Product category . 7
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included . 7
6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA . 7
6.3.1 Functional or declared unit . 7
6.3.2 Functional unit . 7
6.3.3 Declared unit . 7
6.3.4 Reference service life (RSL) . 7
6.3.5 System boundaries . 8
6.3.6 Criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs . 11
6.3.7 Selection of data . 11
6.3.8 Data quality . 12
6.3.9 Developing product level scenarios . 12
6.3.10 Units . 12
6.4 Inventory analysis . 12
6.5 Impact assessment . 12
7 Content of the EPD . 13
7.1 Declaration of general information. 13
7.2 Declaration of environmental parameters derived from LCA . 13
7.2.1 General. 13
7.2.2 Rules for declaring LCA information per module . 13
7.2.3 Indicators describing environmental impacts based on Life Cycle Impact Assessment
(LCIA) . 13
7.2.4 Indicators describing resource use and environmental information based on Life
Cycle Inventory (LCI) . 14
7.2.5 Information on biogenic carbon content . 14
7.3 Scenarios and additional technical information . 14
7.3.1 General. 14
7.3.2 Construction process stage . 14
7.3.3 B1-B7 use stage . 15
7.3.4 End-of-life . 17
7.4 Additional information on release of dangerous substances to indoor air, soil and
water during the use stage . 17
7.4.1 Indoor air . 17
7.4.2 Soil and water . 17
7.5 Aggregation of information modules . 17
8 Project report . 17
9 Verification and validity of an EPD. 17
Bibliography . 18
European foreword
This document (prEN 17160:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 67 “Ceramic
Tiles”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 17160:2019.
EN 17160:2024 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 17160:2019:
— update in relation to the latest revision of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019.
1 Scope
This document defines Product Category Rules (PCR) providing guidelines and rules for developing a
type III environmental declaration (as in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019) for ceramic tiles produced by
extrusion and dry-pressing techniques, mainly used for internal and/or external floorings and walls
coverings, facade cladding and ceilings.
NOTE The assessment of social and economic performances at product level is not covered by this document.
The core PCR:
— define the indicators to be declared, information to be provided and the way in which they are
collated and reported,
— describe which stages of ceramic tiles’ life cycle are considered in the EPD and which processes are
to be included in the life cycle stages;
— define rules for the development of scenarios;
— include 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;
— include the rules for reporting predetermined, environmental and health information, that is not
covered by LCA for a ceramic tile, construction process and construction service where necessary;
— define the conditions under which ceramic tiles can be compared based on the information provided
by EPD.
These PCR are intended to be used for cradle to grave and module D assessment.
After verification an EPD is valid for a 5-year period from the date of issue, after which it is reviewed and
verified.
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 14411:2016, Ceramic tiles — Definition, classification, characteristics, assessment and verification of
constancy of performance and marking
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 EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and the
following apply:
3.1
ceramic tile
tile made from clays and/or other inorganic raw materials
[SOURCE: EN 14411:2016, 3.1]
As impacted by EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021.
3.2
mosaic
any piece that can fit into a square the side of which is up to 7 cm
3.3
tile panel/slab/surface
ceramic tile of size greater than or equal to 1 m
4 Abbreviations
For the purpose of this document, the abbreviations given in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and the following
apply.
BREF best available techniques reference document
EPBD Energy performance of buildings directive
5 General aspects
5.1 Objective of the core PCR for ceramic tiles
The objective is as in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and the Scope of this document.
5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered
Types of EPD that may be provided are (see Figure 1):
— cradle to grave and module D (A, B, C and D). This declaration shall be based on functional unit or
declared unit.
For an EPD type “Cradle to grave and Module D” all modules are mandatory as described in Figure 1.
Figure 1 —Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered and life cycle stages and
modules for the building assessment (EN 15804:2012+A2:2019) Mand = Mandatory.
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products
For the purposes of this document, comparability of EPD for construction products given in
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 apply.
5.4 Additional environmental information
For the purposes of this document, additional environmental information given in
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 apply.
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for t
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