The document discusses the European framework for sustainability in construction works. It outlines several EU directives and initiatives related to energy efficiency, eco-labeling, green public procurement, and resource efficiency for construction products and buildings. It also describes the work of CEN/TC350 in developing horizontal standards for sustainability assessment of buildings and construction products, including frameworks for environmental, social and economic performance assessment and standardized indicators.

1. CEN/TC 350 Sustainability of construction works FiGBC 26.1.2012 Pekka Vuorinen Environment & Energy

3. Sustainable building – transparently and credibly Source: RIL/ROTI Environmental ratings of buildings Indicators for sustainable building Building level assessment Environmental related data -> EPDs (contruction products) Benchmarking Standardisation

6. Construction products are intermediate products

7. Assessment covering entire life cycle! Goal: Environmental (also social and economic) assessment of buildings including raw material supply, product manufacturing, transport, construction, use of building, de-construction, recycling/re-use and disposal of materials/products. 1 – 2 years 50 – 200 years ???

8. Example of overall building assessment vs. product performance Total energy consumption, design life 60 years Basement B Basement A Operational energy use Energy use for product manufacturing Improving of technical characteristic/performance of a product may increase energy use in manufacturing but decreases operational energy use significantly during use stage! Respectively are emissions decreasing! Source: JOMAR - A Model for Accounting the Environmental Loads from Building Constructions, StØ 2007

9. EN15804 EPD - core rules for the product category of CPs = Rules for drafting Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) EN 15978 : Calculation methods Future CEN/TR : Use of EPDs EN 15643-1: General Framework EN 15643-2 : Environmental Framework EN 15643-3 : Framework for assessment of social performance of buildings EN 15643-4: Framework for the assessment of economic performance Indicators for environ. impacts same at product and building level: e.g. GWP, ozone depletion, eutrophication, use of resources etc. Product level Building level Framework CEN/TC350 standard package Environmental impacts of buildings ” Social” aspects/impacts LCC (?) ≠ NO product level comparisons!!! EN 15942 “EPD – Communication format B to B”

13. Consistent, coherent and single assessment needed!