EU Approach for Building Materials EcoLabeling Role of
EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards Seconded European Standardization Expert In INDIA Dinesh Chand Sharma
Project SESEI in brief v Seconded European Standardization Expert in India v local representative and a connect-between standardizers’ communities in EU/EFTA and India v EU-India dialogue and cooperation on standards, R&D, Innovation, and policy/regulation around standardization v March’ 13 to March’ 16 v Project Owners v EU Standards Organizations (ETSI, CENELEC and CEN), European Commission and EFTA - European Free Trade Association v Project is managed by ETSI v Priority Sector for this phase of the project (3 Year) v Information & Communication Technologies (equipment and services) v Electrical equipment including Consumer Electronics – Smart Energy v Automotive - ITS v Smart City including Sustainability v Energy Efficiency in ICT, Manufacturing policy, WTO-TBT, IPR, R&D & Innovation EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling Role of Standards| 24 -09 -2016 | Slide 2
EC Standardization Request & CEN/TC 350 v European standards for sustainability assessment of buildings with the PERFORMANCE BASED APPROACH in terms of: v Environmental performance (Mandate M/350, 2004) v Social performance v Economic performance v Life cycle approach with the quantifiable indicators v Development of CEN/TC 350 standards has taken into account on voluntary basis the needs of the relevant EU policies related to the Construction Products and Buildings v Construction Products Regulation, v Eco-design, Public Procurement, Resource Efficiency EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling Role of Standards| 24 -09 -2016 | Slide 3
Building life cycle and modular information EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling Role of Standards| 24 -09 -2016 | Slide 4
CEN/TC 350 ’Sustainability of const. works’ Framework level EN 15643 -1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings (and Civil Engineering Works) - General Framework EN 15643 -2 EN 15643 -3 EN 15643 -4 Framework for Environmental Social Economic Performance of Buildings pr. EN 15643 -5 Framework for Assessment of Sustainability Performance of Civil Engineering Works level Product level EN 15978 Assessment of Environmental Performance EN 15804 Environmental Product Declarations EPD of Build. Products (ISO 21930) EN 15942 Comm. Form. B-to-B CEN/TR 15941 EN 16309 Assessment of Social Performance (see Note below) pr. EN 16672 Assessment of Economic Performance (see Note below) Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and economic performance are included under the provisions of EN 15804 to form part of EPD Technical Characteristics Functionality Service Life Planning – General Principles (ISO 15686 -1 ) CEN Standards on Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Service Life Prediction (ISO 15686 -2 ), Feedback from Practice (ISO 15686 -7), Reference Service Life (ISO 15686 -8 ) EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling Role of Standards| 24 -09 -2016 | Slide 5
Implementation of EN 15804 v Available product specific PCRs v EN 16485: 2014 ‘Product category rules for wood and wood-based products for use in construction’ v Other TCs (e. g. ) v CEN/TC 88 ‘Thermal insulation products’: pr. EN 16783 ‘Product category rules (PCR) for factory made and in-situ formed products for preparing environmental product’ v CEN/TC 229 ‘Precast concrete products’: pr. EN 16757 Product Category Rules for precast concrete products v Other PCRs available in the market including Ecodesign mandates and Regulations EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling Role of Standards| 24 -09 -2016 | Slide 6
ISO => EN v ISO 14020, 21, 24, 25, 40 adopted in EU as EN and is in use v EN 15804 covers the Type-III ISO 14025 EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) v Objective of the standards. v Providing a standard framework for preparing a PCR (Product Category Rule) for each category of product to be used as “term of reference” for preparing an Environmental Product Declaration EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling Role of Standards| 24 -09 -2016 | Slide 7
In India v ISO 14020, 21, 24, 25, 40 adoption pending v CED 46 v National Building Code: SP 7 Part 5 on Building Material, Very briefy touches on Sustainability v National Building Code: SP 7 Part 11 2012 on Approach to Sustainability v Missing Multivariable Approach considering environmental features and Life Cycle of Products v Voluntary Approach such as CII - IGBC, TERI GRIHA, USGBC - LEED. EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling Role of Standards| 24 -09 -2016 | Slide 8
www. eustandards. in Contact Details: Dinesh Chand Sharma (Seconded European Standardization Expert in India) Director – Standardization, Policy and Regulation European Business Technology Centre, DLTA Complex, South Block, 1 st Floor, 1, Africa Avenue, New Delhi 110029 Mobile: +91 9810079461, Tel: +91 11 3352 1500, dinesh. chand. sharma@eustandards. in EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling Role of Standards| 24 -09 -2016 | Slide 9
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