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Thermal insulation products - Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) - Product Category Rules (PCR) complementary to EN 15804 for factory made and in-situ formed products

This document provides the product category rules (PCR) for Type III environmental declarations (as in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019+AC:2021) for factory made and in situ thermal insulation products.
Complementary to EN 15804:2012+A2:2019+AC:2021, the PCR described in this document:
-   specify the declared unit to be used;
-   define the system boundaries for thermal insulation products;
-   specify/describe the default scenarios and rules for defining scenarios for certain life cycle information modules.
These PCR are intended to be used for cradle to gate, cradle to gate with options or cradle to grave assessment, provided the intention is properly stated in the system boundary description.

Wärmedämmstoffe - Umweltproduktdeklarationen (EPD) - Produktkategorieregeln (PCR) ergänzend zur EN 15804 für werksmäßig hergestellte und der Verwendungsstelle hergestellte Produkte

Dieses Dokument stellt Produktkategorieregeln (PCR, en: product category rules) für Umweltdeklarationen des Typs III (nach EN 15804:2012+A2:20191) bei werkmäßig hergestellten Wärmedämmstoffen und Ortdämmstoffen bereit.
Ergänzend zu EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 1, leisten die in diesem Dokument ausgeführten PCR Folgendes:
-   sie legen die zu verwendende deklarierte Einheit fest;
-   sie bestimmen die Systemgrenzen für Wärmedämmstoffe;
-   Standardszenarien und Regeln zur Festlegung von Szenarien für bestimmte Lebenszyklus-Informationsmodule werden bestimmt und beschrieben.
Diese PCR sind unter der Voraussetzung, dass der Zweck innerhalb der Beschreibung der Systemgrenzen exakt angegeben ist, dafür vorgesehen, für die Bewertungen "von der Wiege bis zum Werkstor", "von der Wiege bis zum Werkstor mit Optionen" und "von der Wiege bis zur Bahre" verwendet zu werden.
1Geändert durch EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021.

Produits isolants thermiques - Déclarations environnementales des produits (DEP) - Règles régissant les catégories de produits (RCP) complémentaires de l'EN 15804 pour les produits manufacturés et formés en place

Le présent document fournit les règles régissant les catégories de produits (RCP) pour les déclarations environnementales de Type III (comme dans l’EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 1) des produits isolants thermiques manufacturés et formés en place.
En complément de l’EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 1, les RCP décrites dans le présent document :
—   spécifient l’unité déclarée à utiliser ;
—   définissent les frontières du système pour les produits isolants thermiques ;
—   spécifient/décrivent les scénarios par défaut et les règles relatives à l’élaboration de scénarios pour certains modules d’informations du cycle de vie.
Ces RCP sont destinées à être utilisées pour l’évaluation allant du berceau à la sortie de l’usine, du berceau à la sortie de l’usine avec options ou du berceau à la tombe, à condition que l’intention soit dûment mentionnée dans la description des frontières du système.

Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi - Okoljske deklaracije za proizvode (EPD) - Pravila za kategorije proizvodov (PCR) za proizvode, izdelane v obratu in na mestu vgradnje, ki dopolnjujejo EN 15804

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 12-Feb-2023
• ICS: 13.020.20 - Environmental economics. Sustainability
• ICS: 91.120.10 - Thermal insulation of buildings
• Technical Committee: TOP - Thermal insulation
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 14-Dec-2022
• Due Date: 03-May-2023
• Completion Date: 11-May-2023
• Ref Project: prEN 16783 - Thermal insulation products - Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) - Product Category Rules (PCR) complementary to EN 15804 for factory made and in-situ formed products

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 16783:2017 - Thermal insulation products - Product category rules (PCR) for factory made and in-situ formed products for preparing environmental product declarations
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Revised: SIST EN 16783:2017 - Thermal insulation products - Product category rules (PCR) for factory made and in-situ formed products for preparing environmental product declarations
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 16783:2017 - Thermal insulation products - Product category rules (PCR) for factory made and in-situ formed products for preparing environmental product declarations
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 16783:2023
01-februar-2023
Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi - Okoljske deklaracije za proizvode (EPD) - Pravila za
kategorije proizvodov (PCR) za proizvode, izdelane v obratu in na mestu vgradnje,
ki dopolnjujejo EN 15804
Thermal insulation products - Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) - Product
Category Rules (PCR) complementary to EN 15804 for factory made and in-situ formed
products
Wärmedämmstoffe - Umweltproduktdeklarationen (EPD) - Produktkategorieregeln (PCR)
ergänzend zur EN 15804 für werksmäßig hergestellte und der Verwendungsstelle
hergestellte Produkte
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16783
ICS:
13.020.20 Okoljska ekonomija. Environmental economics.
Trajnostnost Sustainability
91.120.10 Toplotna izolacija stavb Thermal insulation of
buildings
oSIST prEN 16783:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 16783
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

December 2022
ICS 91.120.10 Will supersede EN 16783:2017
English Version

Thermal insulation products - Environmental Product
Declarations (EPD) - Product Category Rules (PCR)
complementary to EN 15804 for factory made and in-situ
formed products
 Wärmedämmstoffe - Umweltproduktdeklarationen
(EPD) - Produktkategorieregeln (PCR) ergänzend zur
EN 15804 für werksmäßig hergestellte und der
Verwendungsstelle hergestellte Produkte
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 88.

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, Türkiye 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
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 16783:2022 E
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Contents Page
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Abbreviations . 5
5 General aspects . 6
5.1 Objective of the core PCR for insulation products . 6
5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered . 6
Figure 1 — Modules applicable for factory made and in situ products (including installation)
. 7
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products . 7
5.4 Additional environmental information . 7
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD. 8
5.6 Communication formats . 8
6 Product Category Rules for LCA . 8
6.1 Product category . 8
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included . 8
6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA . 8
6.3.1 Functional or declared unit . 8
6.3.2 Functional unit . 8
6.3.3 Declared unit . 8
6.3.4 Reference service life (RSL) . 9
6.3.5 System boundaries . 9
6.3.6 Criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs . 10
6.3.7 Selection of data . 10
6.3.8 Data quality . 10
6.3.9 Developing product level scenarios . 11
6.3.10 Units . 11
6.4 Inventory analysis . 11
6.5 Impact assessment . 11
7 Content of the EPD . 11
8 Project report . 11
9 Verification and validity of an EPD . 11
Annex A (normative) Applications for thermal insulation . 12
Bibliography . 16

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European foreword
This document (prEN 16783:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 88 “Thermal
insulating materials and products”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 16783:2017.
In comparison with the previous edition EN 16783:2017, the following technical modifications have been
made:
a) modification of the title;
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b) updated in relation to the latest revision of EN 15804:2012+A2:2019

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Introduction
This document provides rules for the assessment and quantification of parameters describing the
environmental impact of thermal insulation products to prepare environmental product declarations.
It defines complementary product category rules for thermal insulation products based on the core rules
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for all construction products established in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 . These rules are intended to be
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used in conjunction with EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 .
These PCR apply to all CEN/TC 88 thermal insulation product standards (EN 13162 to EN 13171,
EN 14063-1, EN 14064-1, EN 14303 to EN 14309, EN 14313, EN 14314, EN 14315-1 to EN 14320,
EN 14933, EN 14934, prEN 15100-1, EN 15101-1, EN 15501, EN 15599-1, EN 15600-1, EN 15732,
EN 16025-1, EN 16069, prEN 16491, EN 16809-1, prEN 16863, EN 16977, EN 17140) in order to
minimize intra-sectoral deviations. These PCR are also valid for thermal insulation products outside of
CEN/TC 88 and for thermal insulation products involved in other CEN TCs.
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As in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 , the results from the assessment are expressed following the modularity
principle in a form that allows aggregation (addition) to provide complete information for construction
works. These PCR do not deal with aggregation at the construction works level nor does it describe the
rules for applying the environmental parameters in a construction works assessment.
The reduction in energy used and the reduction of emissions produced during the installed life of
insulation products exceed by far the energy used and in most cases the emissions occurring during the
production, installation and disposal processes. 5.4 of this document provides the rules for declaration of
any such benefits as additional information.
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NOTE The titles of the clauses in this document follow EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 to enhance readability.

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1 Scope
This document provides the product category rules (PCR) for Type III environmental declarations (as in
1
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 ) for factory made and in situ thermal insulation products.
1
Complementary to EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 , the PCR described in this document:
— specify the declared unit to be used;
— define the system boundaries for thermal insulation products;
— specify/describe the default scenarios and rules for defining scenarios for certain life cycle
information modules.
These PCR are intended to be used for cradle to gate, cradle to gate with options or cradle to grave
assessment, provided the intention is properly stated in the system boundary description.
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 13172, Thermal insulation products — Evaluation of conformity
1
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations —
Core rules for the product category of construction products
EN 15942, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product declarations — Communication
format business-to-business
EN 15978, Sustainability of construction works — Assessment of environmental performance of buildings
— Calculation method
EN ISO 9229, Thermal insulation — Vocabulary (ISO 9229)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 9229,
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EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
4 Abbreviations
1
For the purpose of this document, the abbreviations given in EN ISO 9229, EN 15804:2012+A2:2019
and the abbreviations given in Annex A apply.

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As impacted by EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021.
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5 General aspects
5.1 Objective of the core PCR for insulation products
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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
These PCRs identify two main families of EPDs:
1) EPDs for factory made insulation products;
2) EPDs for products to be used as in situ insulation products including installation.
To be in compliance with this document, for both families the declaration of the product stages
mandatory and voluntary stages are described in Figure 1. This table applies as well for factory made
thermal insulation products, that have their applicable technical characteristics (e.g. thermal resistance)
at the factory gate as well as for in situ formed thermal insulation products that establish their applicable
technical characteristics after activities on site.
For an EPD type “Cradle to Gate with options” the declaration of modules A4, “Transport” and A5
“Installation” of the construction process stage are optional. Also, the modules B1 to B7 covering the use
phase are optional. The declaration of the modules of the other life cycle stages is mandatory.
For an EPD type “Cradle to grave” all modules are mandatory.
For each of these EPD, mandatory and voluntary stages to be covered are described as in Figure 1.
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Key
m Mandatory
o Optional
i Mandatory provision of scenario description and technical information
1 Replacement of components, parts or systems
Figure 1 — Modules applicable for factory made and in situ products (including installation)
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction products
In principle, the comparison of products on the basis of their EPD is defined by the contribution they
make to the environmental performance of the construction works. Consequently, comparison of the
environmental performance of construction products using the EPD information shall be based on the
product’s use in and its impacts on the construction works, and shall consider the complete life cycle (all
information modules). End use applications are defined in Annex A. Cradle to grave analyses can describe
all relevant requirements for the end-use application of the product.
NOTE This is especially true for insulation products of which their main purpose is to reduce the energy
consumption in the use stage of buildings. Since the reduction of the environmental impacts due to energy savings
during the use stage is in most cases much higher than the environmental impacts of the insulation products
themselves, it makes more sense to focus on good performance on building level during use than on comparing
insulation products.
5.4 Additional environmental information
1
As in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and additional Annex A of this document.
If benefits of insulation products due to energy saving during the installed life are reported in relation to
the environmental performance of a building, they shall be reported as additional information. The
environmental impacts shall be calculated using EN 15978. The benefit is the difference between the
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impacts of at least two insulation levels for the same building considered over the whole life cycle. The
scenarios shall be fully described in the EPD and sufficient information given to the verifier to verify this.
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD
A manufacturer or a group of manufacturers are the sole owners and have liability and responsibility for
an EPD.
5.6 Communication formats
The communication format of the EPD shall be in accordance with EN 15942.
6 Product Category Rules for LCA
6.1 Product category
The product category referred to in this document includes all the thermal insulation products.
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included
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As in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and in addition 5.2 of this document.
6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA
6.3.1 Functional or declared unit
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As in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 .
6.3.2 Functional unit
1
As in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and in addition 5.2 of this document, a functional unit shall contain the
R-value for the a
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