SIST EN 17160:2019
(Main)Product category rules for ceramic tiles
Product category rules for ceramic tiles
This European Standard defines Product Category Rules (PCR) providing guidelines and rules for developing a type III EPD for ceramic tiles produced by extrusion and dry-pressing techniques, mainly used for internal and/or external floorings and walls coverings and façade cladding.
These PCR specify the calculation rules in accordance with EN 15804 for the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of ceramic tiles for developing an EPD, as well as the requirements on the background of the LCA.
These PCR:
- define the parameters to be declared and the way in which they are collated and reported;
- describe which stages of ceramic tiles’s life cycle are considered in the EPD and which processes are to be included in the life cycle stages;
- defines rule 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 (see 5.3).
The EPD developed using these PCR will contain data from the product stages (A1-A3). Optionally, the manufacturer can include all modules of the product’s life cycle stages (construction process, use, and end of life) (A4-C4), using the scenarios described in 7.3 when primary data are not available. The results of these stages shall be shown individually (without being added together).
Therefore, these PCR cover:
- EPD cradle-to-gate (only the product stage is considered);
- EPD cradle-to-grave (the whole life cycle of ceramic tiles is considered). In these type of EPD module D may be included.
After verification an EPD is valid for a 5 year period from the date of issue, after which it shall be 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) für keramische Fliesen und Platten bereitstellen, die mittels Strangpress- und Trockenpresstechniken hergestellt werden und hauptsächlich in Innen- und/oder Außen¬bereichen für Boden- und Wandbeläge sowie Fassadenbekleidungen angewendet werden.
Diese Produktkategorieregeln (PCR) legen die Berechnungsregeln nach EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 für die Ökobilanz (LCA) von keramischen Fliesen und Platten für die Entwicklung einer Umweltdeklaration fest sowie die Anforderungen bezüglich des Hintergrunds der Ökobilanz (LCA).
Diese Produktkategorieregeln
- legen die zu deklarierenden Parameter und die Art, wie sie auf Vollständigkeit überprüft und im Bericht 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 eine Regel 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 festgeleger Umwelt- und Gesundheits-informationen, 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.
Die unter Anwendung dieser PCR entwickelte Umweltdeklaration enthält Daten aus den Herstellungs-phasen (A1 bis A3). Optional kann der Hersteller alle Module der Phasen des Lebenszyklus des Produktes (Errichtungsphase, Nutzungsphase und Entsorgungsphase) (A4 bis C4)) unter Anwendung der in 7.3 beschriebenen Szenarien einbeziehen, wenn keine Primärdaten zur Verfügung stehen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Phasen müssen einzeln dargestellt werden (ohne aufaddiert zu werden).
Somit decken diese PCR Folgendes ab:
- eine "von-der-Wiege-bis-zum-Werktor"-EPD (nur die Herstellungsphase wird betrachtet);
- eine "von-der-Wiege-bis-zur-Bahre"-EPD (der gesamte Lebenszyklus der keramischen Fliesen und Platten wird betrachtet). Bei dieser EPD-Art darf Modul D einbezogen werden.
Nach der Verifizierung ist eine EPD für einen Zeitraum 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
La présente Norme européenne spécifie des règles de définition des catégories de produit (PCR) qui fournissent des lignes directrices et des règles permettant d'élaborer une DEP de Type III pour les carreaux céramiques produits par des techniques d’extrusion ou de pressage à sec, principalement utilisés pour les revêtements de sol intérieurs et/ou extérieurs, les revêtements muraux et les bardages et revêtements pour façade.
Ces PCR spécifient les règles de calcul conformément à l'EN 15804 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.
Ces PCR :
- définissent les paramètres à déclarer et la manière dont ils sont regroupés et consignés ;
- décrivent les étapes du cycle de vie des carreaux céramiques qui sont 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 (voir 5.3).
Les DEP élaborées en appliquant ces PCR contiennent des données issues des étapes de production (A1 à A3). Éventuellement, le fabricant peut inclure tous les modules des étapes du cycle de vie du produit (processus de construction, utilisation et fin de vie) (A4 à C4), en utilisant les scénarios décrits en 7.3 lorsque les données primaires ne sont pas disponibles. Les résultats de ces étapes doivent être présentés individuellement (sans être additionnés).
Par conséquent, ces PCR couvrent :
- la DEP « du berceau à la sortie de l'usine » (seule l'étape de production est prise en compte) ;
- la DEP « du berceau à la tombe » (la totalité du cycle de vie des carreaux céramiques est prise en compte). Dans ce type de DEP, le module D peut être inclus.
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
Ta evropski standard določa pravila za kategorije proizvodov (PCR), ki zagotavljajo smernice in pravila za pripravo okoljske deklaracije za proizvode (EPD) tipa III za keramične ploščice, izdelane s tehnikami ekstrudiranja in suhega stiskanja, ki se uporabljajo predvsem za notranje in/ali zunanje talne, stenske ter fasadne obloge.
Ta pravila za kategorije proizvodov določajo pravila izračunavanja v skladu s standardom EN 15804 za oceno življenjskega cikla (LCA) keramičnih ploščic za pripravo okoljske deklaracije za proizvode in zahteve glede ozadja ocene življenjskega cikla.
Ta pravila za kategorije proizvodov:
– določajo parametre, ki jih je treba deklarirati, ter način njihovega zbiranja in sporočanja;
– opisujejo, katere stopnje življenjskega cikla keramičnih ploščic so obravnavane v okoljskih deklaracijah za proizvode in kateri procesi bodo vključeni v stopnje življenjskega cikla;
– določajo pravilo za pripravo scenarijev;
– vključujejo pravila za izračun popisa življenjskega cikla in ocenjevanje vpliva življenjskega cikla, na katerih temeljijo okoljske deklaracije za proizvode, vključno s specifikacijo kakovosti podatkov, ki jo je treba uporabiti;
– vključujejo pravila za sporočanje vnaprej določenih, okoljskih in zdravstvenih informacij, ki niso obravnavane v oceni življenjskega cikla za keramične ploščice, gradbene procese in gradbene storitve, kadar je to potrebno;
– določajo pogoje, pod katerimi je mogoče keramične ploščice primerjati na podlagi informacij iz okoljske deklaracije za proizvode (glej točko 5.3).
Okoljska deklaracija za proizvode, pripravljena na podlagi teh pravil za kategorije proizvodov, bo vključevala podatke iz proizvodnih stopenj (A1–A3). Kadar glavni podatki niso na voljo, lahko proizvajalec na podlagi scenarijev, opisanih v točki 7.3, po izbiri vključi vse module stopenj življenjskega cikla proizvoda (postopek izdelave, uporaba in konec življenjskega cikla) (A4–C4). Rezultati teh stopenj bodo prikazani ločeno (brez združevanja).
Ta pravila za kategorije proizvodov tako zajemajo:
– okoljsko deklaracijo za proizvode z veljavnostjo »od zibelke do vrat« (obravnavana je samo proizvodnja stopnja);
– okoljsko deklaracijo za proizvode z veljavnostjo »od zibelke do groba« (obravnavan je celoten življenjski cikel keramičnih ploščic). V to vrsto okoljske deklaracije za proizvode je mogoče vključiti modul D.
Okoljska deklaracija za proizvode (EPD) velja pet let od datuma izdaje, po izteku tega obdobja pa se pregleda in potrdi.
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Product category rules for ceramic tiles Règles de définition des catégories de produits pour les carreaux céramiques
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EN 17160:2019 (E) 2 Contents Page European foreword . 4 Introduction . 5 1 Scope . 6 2 Normative references .
y 3 Terms and definitions. 8 4 Abbreviations . 15 5 General aspects . 15 5.1 Objective of ceramic tiles PCR . 15 5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered . 15 5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction product . 16 5.4 Additional information . 18 5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD . 18 5.6 Communication formats . 18 6 Product Category Rules for LCA . 18 6.1 Product category . 18 6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included . 18 6.2.1 General. 18 6.2.2 A1-A3 Product stage, information modules . 18 6.2.3 A4-A5 Construction process stage, information modules . 19 6.2.4 B1-B5 Use stage, information modules related to the building fabric . 19 6.2.5 B6-B y Use stageá information modules related to the operation of the building . 19 6.2.6 C1-C4 End-of-life stage, information modules . 19
xä tä y D Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary, information module . 20 6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA . 20 6.3.1 Functional unit . 20 6.3.2 Declared unit . 20 6.3.3 Reference service life (RSL) . 20 6.3.4 System boundaries . 20 6.3.5 Criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs . 26 6.3.6 Selection of data .
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xä uä y Data quality requirements . 28 6.3.8 Developing product level scenarios . 29 6.3.9 Units . 29 6.4 Inventory analysis . 30 6.4.1 Collecting data . 30 6.4.2 Calculation procedures . 31 6.4.3 Allocation of inputs flows and output emissions . 31 SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 3 6.5 Impact assessment . 33
y Content of the EPD . 34
yä s Declaration of general information . 34
yä t Declaration of environmental parameters derived from LCA . 35
yä t.1 General. 35
yä tä t Rules for declaring LCA information per module . 35
yä tä u Parameters describing environmental impacts . 35
yä tä v Parameters describing resource use . 36
yä tä w Other environmental information describing different waste categories and outputs flows
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yä u Scenarios and additional technical information . 38
yä uä s General. 38
yä uä t Construction process stage . 39
yä uä u B1-B y use stage . 42
yä uä v End-of-life . 44
yä v Additional information on release of dangerous substances to indoor air, soil and water during the use stage . 45
yä vä s Indoor air . 45
yä vä t Soil and water . 45
yä w Aggregation of information modules . 46 8 Project report . 46 8.1 General . 46 8.2 LCA-related elements of the project report . 46 8.3 Documentation on additional information . 48 8.4 Data availability for verification . 48 9 Verification and validity of an EPD . 49 Annex A (normative)
Requirements and guidance on the reference service life . 50 Annex B (informative)
Waste . 54 B.1 End-of-waste . 54 B.2 Properties of hazardous waste for Table 5 . 54 Annex C (normative)
Characterization factors for GWP, ODP, AP, EP, POCP and ADP . 55 Bibliography . 69
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EN 17160:2019 (E) 4 European foreword This document (EN
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x y “Ceramic tiles”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2019, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2019. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 5 Introduction The European Standard EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 provides the 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 and presented in a harmonized way. These Product Category Rules (PCR) provide rules for the creation of EPD for ceramic tiles. It complements the core product category rules for all construction products and services as established in EN 15804:2012+A1:2013. An EPD communicates verifiable, accurate, non-misleading environmental information for products and their applications, thereby supporting scientifically based, fair choices and stimulating the potential market-driven continuous environmental improvement. The standardization process has taken place in accordance with EN ISO 14025:2010. All common issues are covered horizontally for all product types in order to minimize vertical (branch specific) deviations. As defined in EN 15804:2012+A1:2013, the EPD information is expressed in information modules, allowing easy organization and expression of data packages throughout the life cycle of ceramic tiles. The approach requires that underlying data should be consistent, reproducible and comparable. In order to comply with EN 15804:2012+A1:2013, the EPD is expressed in a form that allows aggregation (addition) to provide complete information for buildings. EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 does not deal with aggregation at the building level nor does this standard describe the rules for applying EPD in a building assessment. EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 deals with a limited number of quantifiable predetermined parameters. Future revisions of EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 may lead to the incorporation of additional predetermined parameters. EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 provides the means of developing a Type III environmental declaration of construction products in the context of the suite of standards that are intended to assess the sustainability of construction works. This suite of standards includes: — EN 15643-1, Sustainability of construction works – Sustainability assessment of buildings – Part 1: General framework; — EN 15643-2, Sustainability of construction works – Assessment of buildings – Part 2: Framework for the assessment of environmental performance; — EN
s w { y z, Sustainability of construction works – Assessment of environmental performance of buildings – Calculation method; — EN 15804:2012+A1:2013, Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declaration – Core rules for the product category of construction products; — CEN/TR 15941, Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations – Methodology for selection and use of generic data; — EN 15942, Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations – Communication format business-to-business. SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 6 1 Scope This document defines Product Category Rules (PCR) providing guidelines and rules for developing a type III environmental declaration (EPD) for ceramic tiles produced by extrusion and dry-pressing techniques, mainly used for internal and/or external floorings and walls coverings and façade cladding. These PCR specify the calculation rules in accordance with EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 for the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of ceramic tiles for developing an EPD, as well as the requirements on the background of the LCA. These PCR: — define the parameters to be declared and the way in which they are collated and reported; — describe which stages of ceramic tiles’s life cycle are considered in the EPD and which processes are to be included in the life cycle stages; — defines rule 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. The EPD developed using these PCR will contain data from the product stages (A1 to A3). Optionally, the manufacturer can include all modules of the product’s life cycle stages (construction process, use, and end of life) (A4 to C4), using the scenarios described in
yä u when primary data are not available. The results of these stages shall be shown individually (without being added together). Therefore, these PCR cover:
EPD cradle-to-gate (only the product stage is considered);
EPD cradle-to-grave (the whole life cycle of ceramic tiles is considered). In these type of EPD module D may be included. After verification an EPD is valid for a 5 year period from the date of issue, after which it shall be reviewed and verified. SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 7 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+A1:2013, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Core rules for the product category of construction products CEN/TR 15941, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Methodology for selection and use of generic data EN 15942, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Communication format business-to-business EN ISO 14025:2010, Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations - Principles and procedures (ISO 14025:2006) EN ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines (ISO 14044:2006) 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- y, Buildings and constructed assets — Service life planning — Part 7: Performance evaluation for feedback of service life data from practice ISO 15686-8:2008, Buildings and constructed assets — Service-life planning — Part 8: Reference service life and service-life estimation ISO/TS 15686-9, Buildings and constructed assets — Service-life planning — Part 9: Guidance on assessment of service-life data ISO 21930: t r s y, Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works — Core rules for environmental product declarations of construction products and services SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 8 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
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ne browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp 3.1 additional technical information information that forms part of the EPD by providing a basis for the development of scenarios [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] 3.2 allocation partitioning the input or output flows of a process or a product system between the product system under study and one or more other product systems [SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006] 3.3 ancillary material input material or product that is used by the unit process producing the product, but which does not constitute part of the product Note 1 to entry: Example of ancillary material oil used in the press, batteries, lime used into purification systems. [SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006] 3.4 average data data representative of a product, product group or construction service, provided by more than one supplier Note 1 to entry: The product group or construction service can contain similar products or construction services. [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] 3.5 by-product production material that is not waste and process characteristics that make it ready for further use in the market place without any further processing Note 1 to entry: Example of by-product fired and unfired production solid discharge materials. [SOURCE: ISO 14021:2016] SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 9 3.6 ceramic tile tile made from clays and/or other inorganic raw materials Note 1 to entry: Tiles are usually shaped by extruding (Method A) or dry-pressing (Method B) at room temperature followed by drying and firing at temperatures sufficient to develop the required properties, but can be formed by other processes (these are not covered by EN 14411). Tiles can be glazed (GL) or unglazed (UGL). [SOURCE: EN 14411:2016] 3.7 comparative assertion environmental claim regarding the superiority or equivalence of one product versus a competing product that performs the same function [SOURCE: EN ISO 14044:2006] 3.8 construction element part of a construction containing a defined combination of products [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] 3.9 construction product item manufactured or processed for incorporation in construction works Note 1 to entry: Construction products are items supplied by a single responsible body. Note 2 to entry: Adapted from the definition in ISO
x y r y-1:2004 according to the recommendation of ISO/TC 59/AHG Terminology. [SOURCE: EN 15643-1:2010, 3.11] 3.10 construction service activity that supports the construction process or subsequent maintenance [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] 3.11 co-product any of two or more marketable materials, products or fuels from the same unit process, but which is not the object of the assessment Note 1 to entry: Co-product, by-product and product have the same status and are used for identification of several distinguished flows of products from the same unit process. From co-product, by-product and product, waste is the only output to be distinguished as a non-product. Note 2 to entry: Example of by-product spry dry powder sold to a third company. [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 10 3.12 declared unit quantity of a construction product for use as a reference unit in an EPD for an environmental declaration based on one or more information modules EXAMPLE Surface (1 m2). [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] 3.13 environmental aspect element of an organisation's activities or products or services that interacts or can interact with the environment [SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015] 3.14 environmental impact change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organisation’s environmental aspects [SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015] 3.15 environmental performance performance related to environmental impacts and environmental aspects [SOURCE: ISO 15392:2008, 3.12, modified – Note 1 to entry deleted] 3.16 functional equivalent quantified functional requirements and/or technical requirements for a building or an assembled system (part of works) for use as a basis for comparison Note 1 to entry: Adapted from the definition in ISO 21931-1:2010. 3.17 functional unit quantified performance of a product system for use as a reference unit [SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006] 3.18 impact category indicator quantifiable representation of an impact category [SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006] SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 11 3.19 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: EN ISO 14025:2010] 3.20 life cycle consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation of natural resources to disposal [SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006] 3.21 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] 3.22 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 14040:2006] 3.23 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 14040:2006] 3.24 mosaic any piece that can fit into a square the side of which is less than
y cm [SOURCE: EN 14411:2016] 3.25 non-renewable energy energy from sources which are not defined as renewable energy sources [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 12 3.26 non-renewable resource resource that exists in a finite amount that cannot be replenished on a human time scale [SOURCE: ISO 21930: t r s y] 3.27 performance expression relating to the magnitude of a particular aspect of the object of consideration relative to specified requirements, objectives or targets 3.28 product category rules PCR set of specific rules, requirements and guidelines for developing Type III environmental declarations for one or more product categories [SOURCE: EN ISO 14025:2010] 3.29 product system collection of unit processes with elementary and product flows, performing one or more defined functions, and which models the life cycle of a product [SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006] 3.30 programme operator body or bodies that conduct a Type III environmental declaration programme Note 1 to entry: A program operator can be a company or a group of companies, industrial sector or trade association, public authorities or agencies, or an independent scientific body or other organization. [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] 3.31 reference service life RSL service life of a construction product which is known to be expected under a particular set, i.e., a reference set, of in-use conditions and which may form the basis of estimating the service life under other in-use conditions [SOURCE: ISO 21930: t r s y] SIST EN 17160:2019
EN 17160:2019 (E) 13 3.32 reference service life data RSL data information that includes the reference service life and any qualitative or quantitative data describing the validity of the reference service life EXAMPLE Typical data describing the validity of the RSL include the description of the component for which it applies, the reference in-use conditions under which it applies, and its quality. [SOURCE: ISO 15686-8:2008] 3.33 renewable energy energy from renewable non-fossil sources EXAMPLE Wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases. [SOURCE: Directive 2009/28/EC, Art. 2, (a), modified] 3.34 renewable resource resource that is grown, naturally replenished or naturally cleansed, on a human time scale Note 1 to entry: A renewable resource is capable of being exhausted, but may last indefinitely with proper stewardship. Examples include: trees in forests, grasses in grassland, fertile soil. [SOURCE: ISO 21930: t r s y] 3.35 scenario collection of assumptions and information concerning an expected sequence of possible future events [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] 3.36 secondary material material recovered from previous use or from waste which substitutes primary materials Note 1 to entry: Secondary material is measured at the point where the secondary material enters the system from another system. Note 2 to entry: Materials recovered from previous use or from waste from one product system and used as an input in another product system are secondary materials. Note 3 to entry: Examples for secondary materials: recovered glass and sludge coming from external plant. [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] 3.37 specific data data representative of a product, product group or construction service, provided by one supplier [SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013] SIST EN 17160:2019
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“Parties involved” are
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Product category rules for ceramic tiles
Produktspezifische Regeln für keramische Fliesen und Platten
Règles de définition des catégories de produit pour les carreaux céramiques
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17160
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2017
ICS 91.100.23
English Version
Product category rules for ceramic tiles
Règles de définition des catégories de produit pour les Produktspezifische Regeln 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.
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, 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.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Abbreviations . 14
5 General aspects . 14
5.1 Objective of ceramic tiles PCR . 14
5.2 Types of EPD with respect to life cycle stages covered . 15
5.3 Comparability of EPD for construction product . 15
5.4 Additional information . 18
5.5 Ownership, responsibility and liability for the EPD. 18
5.6 Communication formats . 18
6 Product Category Rules for LCA . 18
6.1 Product category . 18
6.2 Life cycle stages and their information modules to be included . 18
6.2.1 General . 18
6.2.2 A1-A3 Product stage, information modules . 18
6.2.3 A4-A5, Construction process stage, information modules . 19
6.2.4 B6-B7, Use stage, information modules related to the operation of the building . 19
6.2.5 B6-B7, Use stage, information modules related to the operation of the building . 19
6.2.6 C1-C4 End-of-life stage, information modules . 19
6.2.7 D, Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary, information module . 20
6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA . 20
6.3.1 Functional unit . 20
6.3.2 Declared unit . 20
6.3.3 Reference service life (RSL) . 20
6.3.4 System boundaries . 20
6.3.5 Criteria for the exclusion of inputs and outputs . 26
6.3.6 Selection of data . 27
6.3.7 Data quality requirements . 27
6.3.8 Developing product level scenarios . 28
6.3.9 Units . 28
6.4 Inventory analysis . 29
6.4.1 Collecting data . 29
6.4.2 Calculation procedures . 30
6.4.3 Allocation of inputs flows and output emissions . 30
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6.5 Impact assessment . 30
7 Content of the EPD . 30
7.1 Declaration of general information. 30
7.2 Declaration of environmental parameters derived from LCA . 32
7.2.1 General . 32
7.2.2 Rules for declaring LCA information per module . 33
7.2.3 Parameters describing environmental impacts . 33
7.2.4 Parameters describing resource use . 34
7.2.5 Other environmental information describing different waste categories and
outputs flows . 34
7.3 Scenarios and additional technical information . 35
7.3.1 General . 35
7.3.2 Construction process stage . 36
7.3.3 B1-B7 use stage . 39
7.3.4 End-of-life . 41
7.4 Additional information on release of dangerous substances to indoor air, soil and
water during the use stage . 42
7.4.1 Indoor air. 42
7.4.2 Soil and water . 42
7.5 Aggregation of information modules . 43
8 Project report . 43
8.1 General. 43
8.2 LCA-related elements of the project report. 43
8.3 Documentation on additional information . 45
8.4 Data availability for verification . 45
9 Verification and validity of an EPD . 46
Annex A (normative) Requirements and guidance on the reference service life . 47
Annex B (informative) Waste . 48
B.1 End-of-waste . 48
B.2 Properties of hazardous waste for Table 5. 48
Bibliography . 49
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European foreword
This document (prEN 17160:2017) 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.
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Introduction
The European Standard EN 15804 provides the 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 and presented in a harmonized way.
These Product Category Rules (PCR) provide rules for the creation of EPD for ceramic tiles. It
complements the core product category rules for all construction products and services as
established in EN 15804.
An EPD communicates verifiable, accurate, non-misleading environmental information for
products and their applications, thereby supporting scientifically based, fair choices and
stimulating the potential market-driven continuous environmental improvement.
The standardization process has taken place in accordance with EN ISO 14025. All common
issues are covered horizontally for all product types in order to minimize vertical (branch
specific) deviations.
As defined in EN 15804, the EPD information is expressed in information modules, allowing easy
organization and expression of data packages throughout the life cycle of ceramic tiles. The
approach requires that underlying data should be consistent, reproducible and comparable.
In order to comply with EN 15804, the EPD is expressed in a form that allows aggregation
(addition) to provide complete information for buildings. 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.
EN 15804 deals with a limited number of quantifiable predetermined parameters. Future
revisions of EN 15804 may lead to the incorporation of additional predetermined parameters.
EN 15804 provides the means of developing a Type III environmental declaration of
construction products in the context of the suite of standards that are intended to assess the
sustainability of construction works.
This suite of standards includes:
EN 15643-1, Sustainability of construction works – Sustainability assessment of buildings – Part 1:
General framework;
EN 15643-2, Sustainability of construction works – Assessment of buildings – Part 2: Framework
for the assessment of environmental performance;
EN 15978, Sustainability of construction works – Assessment of environmental performance of
buildings – Calculation method;
EN 15804, Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declaration – Core rules
for the product category of construction products;
CEN/TR 15941, Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations –
Methodology for selection and use of generic data;
EN 15942, Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations –
Communication formats: business to business.
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1 Scope
This European Standard defines Product Category Rules (PCR) providing guidelines and rules
for developing a type III EPD for ceramic tiles produced by extrusion and dry-pressing
techniques, mainly used for internal and/or external floorings and walls coverings and façade
cladding.
These PCR specify the calculation rules in accordance with EN 15804 for the Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) of ceramic tiles for developing an EPD, as well as the requirements on the
background of the LCA.
These PCR:
— define the parameters to be declared and the way in which they are collated and reported;
— describe which stages of ceramic tiles’s life cycle are considered in the EPD and which
processes are to be included in the life cycle stages;
— defines rule 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 (see 5.3).
The EPD developed using these PCR will contain data from the product stages (A1-A3).
Optionally, the manufacturer can include all modules of the product’s life cycle stages
(construction process, use, and end of life) (A4-C4), using the scenarios described in 7.3 when
primary data are not available. The results of these stages shall be shown individually (without
being added together).
Therefore, these PCR cover:
• EPD cradle-to-gate (only the product stage is considered);
• EPD cradle-to-grave (the whole life cycle of ceramic tiles is considered). In these type of EPD
module D may be included.
After verification an EPD is valid for a 5 year period from the date of issue, after which it shall be
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
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EN 15804:2012+A1:2013, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product
declarations - Core rules for the product category of construction products
CEN/TR 15941, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations -
Methodology for selection and use of generic data
EN 15942, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations -
Communication format business-to-business
EN ISO 14025, Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations -
Principles and procedures (ISO 14025)
EN ISO 14040, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework
(ISO 14040)
EN ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and
guidelines (ISO 14044:2006)
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 15686-7, Buildings and constructed assets — Service life planning — Part 7: Performance
evaluation for feedback of service life data from practice
ISO 15686-8:2008, Buildings and constructed assets — Service-life planning — Part 8: Reference
service life and service-life estimation
ISO 21930:2007, Sustainability in building construction — Environmental declaration of building
products
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 15804:2012+A1:2013
and the following apply.
3.1
additional technical information
information that forms part of the EPD by providing a basis for the development of scenarios
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
3.2
allocation
partitioning the input or output flows of a process or a product system between the product
system under study and one or more other product systems
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006]
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ancillary material
input material or product that is used by the unit process producing the product, but which does
not constitute part of the product
Note 1 to entry: Example of ancillary material (oil used in the press, batteries, lime used into purification
systems)
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006]
3.4
average data
data representative of a product, product group or construction service, provided by more than
one supplier
Note 1 to entry: The product group or construction service can contain similar products or construction
services
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
3.5
by-product
A production material that is not waste and process characteristics that make it ready for further
use in the market place without any further processing
Note 1 to entry: Example of by-product (fired and unfired production solid discharge materials)
[SOURCE: ISO 14021:2016]
3.6
ceramic tile
tile made from clays and/or other inorganic raw materials
Note 1 to entry: Tiles are usually shaped by extruding (Method A) or dry-pressing (Method B) at room
temperature followed by drying and firing at temperatures sufficient to develop the required properties,
but can be formed by other processes (these are not covered by EN 14411). Tiles can be glazed (GL) or
unglazed (UGL)
[SOURCE: EN 14411:2016]
3.7
comparative assertion
environmental claim regarding the superiority or equivalence of one product versus a
competing product that performs the same function
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14044:2006]
3.8
construction element
part of a construction containing a defined combination of products
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
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construction product
item manufactured or processed for incorporation in construction works
Note 1 to entry: to entry: Construction products are items supplied by a single responsible body.
Note 2 to entry: to entry: Adapted from the definition in ISO 6707-1:2014 according to the
recommendation of ISO/TC 59/AHG Terminology.
[SOURCE: EN 15643-1:2010]
3.10
construction service
activity that supports the construction process or subsequent maintenance
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
3.11
co-product
any of two or more marketable materials, products or fuels from the same unit process, but
which is not the object of the assessment
Note 1 to entry: to entry: Co-product, by-product and product have the same status and are used for
identification of several distinguished flows of products from the same unit process. From co-product, by-
product and product, waste is the only output to be distinguished as a non-product.
Note 2 to entry: to entry: Example of by-product (spry dry powder sold to a third company).
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
3.12
declared unit
quantity of a construction product for use as a reference unit in an EPD for an environmental
declaration based on one or more information modules
2
EXAMPLE Surface (1 m ).
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2007, modified]
3.13
environmental aspect
element of an organisation's activities or products or services that interacts or can interact with
the environment
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015]
3.14
environmental impact
change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
organisation’s environmental aspects
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14001:2015]
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environmental performance
performance related to environmental impacts and environmental aspects
[SOURCE: ISO 15392:2008]
[SOURCE: ISO 21931-1:2010]
3.16
functional equivalent
quantified functional requirements and/or technical requirements for a building or an
assembled system (part of works) for use as a basis for comparison
Note 1 to entry: Adapted from the definition in ISO 21931-1:2010
3.17
functional unit
quantified performance of a product system for use as a reference unit
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006]
3.18
impact category indicator
quantifiable representation of an impact category
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006]
3.19
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: EN ISO 14025:2010]
3.20
life cycle
consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or
generation of natural resources to disposal
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006]
3.21
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]
3.22
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
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[SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006]
3.23
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 14040:2006]
3.24
mosaic
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piece of ceramic tile that can fit into an area of 49 cm
3.25
non-renewable energy
energy from sources which are not defined as renewable energy sources
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
3.26
non-renewable resource
resource that exists in a finite amount that cannot be replenished on a human time scale
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2007]
3.27
performance
expression relating to the magnitude of a particular aspect of the object of consideration relative
to specified requirements, objectives or targets
[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2004, modified according to the draft recommendation of ISO/TC 59
Terminology]
3.28
product category rules
PCR
set of specific rules, requirements and guidelines for developing Type III environmental
declarations for one or more product categories
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14025:2010]
3.29
product system
collection of unit processes with elementary and product flows, performing one or more defined
functions, and which models the life cycle of a product
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006]
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programme operator
body or bodies that conduct a Type III environmental declaration programme
Note 1 to entry: A program operator can be a company or a group of companies, industrial sector or trade
association, public authorities or agencies, or an independent scientific body or other organization.
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
3.31
reference service life
RSL
service life of a construction product which is known to be expected under a particular set, i.e., a
reference set, of in-use conditions and which may form the basis of estimating the service life
under other in-use conditions
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2007]
3.32
reference service life data
RSL data
information that includes the reference service life and any qualitative or quantitative data
describing the validity of the reference service life
Example Typical data describing the validity of the RSL include the description of the component
(3.10) for which it applies, the reference in-use conditions under which it applies, and its quality.
[SOURCE: ISO 15686-8:2008]
3.33
renewable energy
energy from renewable non-fossil sources
Example Wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower,
biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases.
[SOURCE: 2009/28/EC, modified]
3.34
renewable resource
resource that is grown, naturally replenished or naturally cleansed, on a human time scale
Note 1 to entry: A renewable resource is capable of being exhausted, but may last indefinitely with proper
stewardship. Examples include: trees in forests, grasses in grassland, fertile soil
[SOURCE: ISO 21930:2007]
3.35
scenario
collection of assumptions and information concerning an expected sequence of possible future
events
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
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secondary material
material recovered from previous use or from waste which substitutes primary materials
Note 1 to entry: Secondary material is measured at the point where the secondary material enters the
system from another system.
Note 2 to entry: Materials recovered from previous use or from waste from one product system and used
as an input in another product system are secondary materials.
Note 3 to entry: Examples for secondary materials: recovered glass and sludge coming from external
plant.
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
3.37
specific data
data representative of a product, product group or construction service, provided by one
supplier
[SOURCE: EN 15804:2012+A1:2013]
3.38
system boundary
set of criteria specifying which unit processes are part of a product system
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14044:2006]
3.39
third party
person or body that is recognized as being independent of the parties involved, as concerns the
issues in question
Note 1 to entry: “Parties involved” are usually supplier (“first party”) and purchaser (“second party”)
interests
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14024:2000]
3.40
type III environmen
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