1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationBS EN 15942:2011Sustainability of constructionworks Environmentalproduct declarations Communication formatbusiness-to-businessBS EN 15942:2011 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordTh
2、is British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 15942:2011.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee B/558, Sustainability of construction works.A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does
3、 not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. BSI 2011ISBN 978 0 580 67162 3ICS 35.240.99; 91.040.99Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the aut
4、hority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 October 2011.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS EN 15942:2011EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 15942 October 2011 ICS 35.240.99; 91.040.99 English Version Sustainability of construction works - Environ
5、mental product declarations - Communication format business-to-business Contribution des ouvrages de construction au dveloppement durable - Dclarations environnementales des produits - Formats de communication entre professionnels Nachhaltigkeit von Bauwerken - Umweltproduktdeklarationen - Kommunika
6、tionsformate zwischen Unternehmen This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 August 2011. 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. Up-to-d
7、ate lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translatio
8、n 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, Fr
9、ance, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE
10、FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2011 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 15942:2011: EBS EN 15942:2011EN 15942:2011 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 3Introduction .41 Scope 42 Normative refer
11、ences 43 Terms and definitions .44 Symbols and abbreviations 55 General principles56 Requirements for EPD communication format .67 Information Transfer Matrix 67.1 General 67.2 Aggregation of information 7Annex A (normative) Master ITM .8Annex B (normative) Information modules according to FprEN 158
12、04:2011, Figure 1 17Bibliography . 18BS EN 15942:2011EN 15942:2011 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15942:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 350 “Sustainability of construction works”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a
13、 national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2012. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of pat
14、ent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document, supports the use of Product Category Rules (FprEN 15804:2011) for construction products. Together they are used as the means for arriving Environmental Product Declarations (EPD
15、). According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Irel
16、and, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. BS EN 15942:2011EN 15942:2011 (E) 4 Introduction The aim of this European Standard is to harmonise the way in which environmental p
17、roduct declarations (EPD) are communicated in Europe. It is relevant to the use of the EPD in the building chain where materials and products are assembled into new products and assemblies, each with their own EPD. This European Standard will improve handling of the data from EPD at the building lev
18、el and the assessment of environmental performance of buildings. An EPD expressed in a standardized format will facilitate the communication of the products environmental performance for business-to-business (B2B). 1 Scope This European Standard is applicable to all construction products and service
19、s related to buildings and construction works. It specifies and describes the communication format for the information defined in FprEN 15804 for business-to-business communication to ensure a common understanding through consistent communication of information. NOTE This European Standard does not
20、deal with business to consumer communication and is not intended for that purpose. Business to consumer communication format is planned to be the subject of a future document. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
21、references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. FprEN 15804:2011, Sustainability of construction works Environmental product declarations Core rules for the product category of construction products
22、 EN ISO 14020, Environmental labels and declarations General principles (ISO 14020:2000) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in FprEN 15804:2011 and the following apply. 3.1 consumer individual member of the general public purchasing or using go
23、ods, property or services for private purposes EN ISO 14025:2006 3.2 business-to-business communication describing or involving the passage of information between different businesses, rather than between businesses and the general public and consumers BS EN 15942:2011EN 15942:2011 (E) 5 3.3 signifi
24、cant figures those digits of a number that carry meaning contributing to its precision NOTE This includes all digits except: leading and trailing zeros where they serve merely as placeholders to indicate the scale of the number, spurious digits introduced, for example, by calculations carried out to
25、 greater accuracy than that of the original data, or measurements reported to a greater precision than the EPD supports. 4 Symbols and abbreviations B2B Business-to-business EPD Environmental Product Declaration ITM Information Transfer Matrix LCA Life Cycle Assessment LCIA Life Cycle Impact Assessm
26、ent PCR Product Category Rules 5 General principles To present environmental information in a structured and consistent way and in a common format, a generic template is used. The generic template is used for information transfer. The generic template is called an Information Transfer Matrix (ITM).
27、The ITM: does not preclude the fact that an EPD can have an individual and unique format; is the standardized part of EPD communication according to FprEN 15804; a statement whether the ITM has been independently verified shall be made. The ITM addresses the following types of information according
28、to FprEN 15804: general information; declaration of environmental parameters derived from LCA: parameters describing environmental impacts; parameters describing resource input; additional environmental information describing different waste categories and output flows; scenarios and technical infor
29、mation; additional information on emissions to indoor air, soil and water during the use stage. NOTE For all quantified data, the corresponding scenario is specified in accordance with FprEN 15804. BS EN 15942:2011EN 15942:2011 (E) 6 6 Requirements for EPD communication format An EPD shall include a
30、n ITM. The following requirements on formatting apply (electronic and paper): according to EN ISO 14020 the information in the ITM shall not be misleading. Structure: the EPD information shall be accurately placed in its unique position identified in the ITM, according to Annex A. Numerical data: qu
31、antitative data shall be numerically reported in the appropriate units of measurement as prescribed in FprEN 15804; numerical reporting of no more than three significant figures shall be applied. Use of language (text): text shall be clearly written adopting a single language throughout; where text
32、is conveying a qualitative issue or parameter, it shall provide sufficient detail as to give transparency and precise and accurate understanding of that issue or parameter. 7 Information Transfer Matrix 7.1 General This clause defines the standardized part of the EPD communication i.e. the generic t
33、emplate. Communication of standardized environmental information for construction products and services requires a format that provides a location of all elements of information from different sources. The ITM provides a unique and consistent reference position in a grid. With reference to FprEN 158
34、04 the ITM will contain some information, which is mandatory and some information, which is voluntary, and so in some cases blanks or gaps can occur in the ITM. The matrix provides the template for communicating this information for each of the information modules as defined in FprEN 15804:2011, Fig
35、ure 1. The matrix is also used for communicating the information for any of the scenarios, which can occur and/or the respective technical information for these scenarios. The ITM consists of a grid structure in which all items of information according to FprEN 15804 shall be presented. The ITM allo
36、ws reporting of an EPD covering a full life cycle, but also for example, of information representing single or multiple scenarios for discrete life cycle stages such as production, use or end of life. Where multiple scenarios for discrete life cycle stages or information modules are to be reported t
37、he ITM shall be separated into sub-ITM-tables where each sub table addresses all the scenarios related to a specific life cycle stage or information module. These sub-ITM-tables shall follow the structure of the master-ITM-Tables A.2 to A.8. Where there are known linkages between scenarios of differ
38、ent modules these shall be stated in Table A.2. The content of an EPD shall be communicated at minimum through the ITM as given in Annex A. For EPDs which cover only cradle to gate or cradle to gate with options, only the product stage ITM and where relevant scenario ITM shall be provided. BS EN 159
39、42:2011EN 15942:2011 (E) 7 7.2 Aggregation of information The information modules A1, A2, and A3 may be reported separately and/or aggregated to a sub sum of the information module “I Product Stage”. No other aggregations shall be made. BS EN 15942:2011EN 15942:2011 (E) 8 Annex A (normative) Master
40、ITM The Tables A.1 to A.7 reflect the parameters required in FprEN 15804. Table A.1 Declaration of general information Declaration of general information a The name and address of the manufacturer(s) b The description of the construction products use The functional unit The declared unit c Construct
41、ion product identification by name (including any. product code) A simple visual representation of the construction product to which the data relates d A description of the main product components and or material NOTE This description is intended to enable the user of the EPD to understand the compo
42、sition of the product in delivery condition and also support a safe and effective installation, use and disposal of the product. e Name of the programme used and the programme operators name and address and, if relevant the logo and website f The date the declaration was issued The end of the 5 year
43、 period of validity g Information on which stages are not considered, if the declaration is not based on an LCA covering all life cycle stages h A statement that EPDs of construction products may not be comparable if they do not comply with this European Standard i In the case where an EPD is declar
44、ed as an average environmental performance for a number of products a statement to that effect shall be included in the declaration: range/ variability of the LCIA results if significant j For whom the EPD is representative: The site(s) The manufacturer The group of manufacturers or those representi
45、ng them k The declaration of material content of the product shall list as a minimum substances contained in the product that are listed in the “Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorisation” when their content exceeds the limits for registration with the European Chemicals Age
46、ncy NOTE The source location of any safety data sheet can be provided. l Information on where explanatory material may be obtained NOTE Guidance on safe and effective installation, use and disposal of the product is supplied by the manufacture. http/: or contact for product safety sheet http/: or co
47、ntact for product related substances considered under REACH Linked scenarios FprEN 15804:2011, Figure 3 shall be completed and reproduced BS EN 15942:2011EN 15942:2011 (E) 9 Table A.2 Parameters describing environmental impacts Declaration of environmental parameters derived from LCA Parameters desc
48、ribing environmental impacts Global warming potential; GWP Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer; ODP Acidification potential of soil and water sources; AP Eutrophication potential; EP Formation potential of tropospheric ozone; POCP Abiotic depletion potential (ADP-elements) for non f
49、ossil resources Abiotic depletion potential (ADP-fossil fuels) for fossil resources kg CO2equiv. kg CFC 11 equiv. kg SO2 equiv. kg PO4equiv. kg Ethene equiv. kg Sb equiv. MJ, net calorific value. Product stage Raw material supply A1 Transport A2Manufacturing A3 Total (of product stage) TotalConstruction process stage Transport A4 Construction installation process A5 Use stage Use B1Maintenance B2 Repair B3 Replacement B4 Refurbishment B5Operational energy use B6
