Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.v. (IBU) EPD-Workshop Aveiro, Portugal

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1 Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.v. (IBU) EPD-Workshop Aveiro, Portugal

2 About IBU Who is IBU? IBU association of construction products manufacturers IBU members from all materials / product areas What does IBU do? IBU programme operator of an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) system IBU verifies according to ISO and (since July 2011) EN Mission of IBU credible and consistent information on environmental performance of construction products LCA based information for sustainability assessment of buildings environmental-related topics addressed in the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) Communication to stakeholders

3 Industry Motivation Motivation for industry: Secure turnover of the future Increasing demand of the market: Pre-qualification criterion in tender documents (public and private) EPDs are requested for documentation of verified product data Added-value for industry: Product development related to environmental innovations Image benefits

4 IBU in figures Structure of IBU Full members: national and international trade associations: 35 Associated members: 42 Declaration holders: 188 EPDs Declaration holders origin: Germany, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, France, Spain, Liechtenstein Portugal, Bulgaria, Denmark, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Malaysia Number of verified EPDs published: >680 All IBU EPDs published at / epd-online.com

5 The Members of IBU

6 Basic principles and normative background * * as long as the work of the CEN/TC/351 is still in progress IBU complies with the requirements of the hens or national approvals

7 Adaption to EN General Principles (General programme instructions) A B GP PCR guidance document Part A: Common requirements on the calculation of the LCA and on background report PCR guidance document Part B: Specific requirements for a certain product group of construction products

8 Two types of EPDs PCR guidance document Part B B European Core EPD European Core EPD + IBU-specific national content

9 Structure of the PCR guidance Part B documents Structure of the specific PCR guidance documents Part B follows hen product standards Main reasons: B Additional national content, e.g. - technical data - test results (indoor air quality / leaching behaviour) should be based preferably on European harmonised standards Product group specific interpretations of the EN 15804, e.g. application of allocation rules Use stage scenarios can only be definied proper for a certain product subgroup Carpets: maintenance scenario Windows: solar gains and losses for use stage of building scenario

10 How to achieve an EPD? The IBU procedure Product Group Forum Manufacturer + Experts Moderation: IBU Preparation of the product subgroup specific requirements (PCR guidance documents, Part B) Committee of Experts (CoE) Independent third party, examines the PCR guidance documents and ensures the independent verification of the EPD Internet forum Ensuring that interested parties are involved in the PCR preparation process PCR guidence documents Part A Calculation Rules for LCA and Requirements for the Background report Part B Content of the EPD + Manufacture + LCA Practitioner Product properties, technical quality LCA Independent third party verification Testing for plausibility, completeness and data quality, conformance with the PCR and its guidance documents + Testing institute Evidence and tests

11 IBU Verifiers Committee of Experts has appointed 11 independent experts as individual verifiers Dr. Eva Schmincke Tübingen Dr. Wolfram Trinius Ingenieurbüro Trinius, Hamburg Dr. Frank Werner Umwelt & Entwicklung, Zurich Olivier Muller PwC/Ecobillan, Paris Dr. Birgit Grahl Institut für integrierte Umweltforschung und Beratung, Heidekamp Dr. Ivo Mersiowsky DEKRA, Stuttgart

12 IBU Verifiers Matthias Schulz DEKRA, Stuttgart Matthias Klingler büro für umweltchemie, Zurich Zürich Patricia Wolf Potsdam Carl-Otto Neven NEVÉN Miljökonsult Partille Sweden Dr. Daniela Kölsch TÜV Rheinland, Köln

13 EPD c EPD Communication membership product communication

14 Situation in Germany BMUB Use of EPDs in building certification schemes Owner: Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development Owner: DGNB German Sustainable Building Council

15 Use of EPDs in green public procurement Exemple: New construction of State office for Urban development and Environment, Hamburg Tender document asking for EPDs

16 Ökobau.dat Public LCA database for construction products Ökobau.dat contains - verified EPD from the IBU program - data in an ELCD XML format extended for EPDs - generic data to allow assessment of the complete building

17 ECO Platform

18 CPR-BWR 7 BWR7 Sustainable Use of Natural Resources The construction works must be designed, built and demolished in such a way that the use of natural resources is sustainable and in particular ensure the following: a) Reuse or recyclability of the construction works, their materials and parts after demolition; b) Durability of the construction works; c) Use of environmentally compatible raw and secondary materials in the construction

19 CPR-BWR 7 Recital (56) For the assessment of the sustainable use of resources and of the impact of construction works on the environment Environmental Product Declarations should be used when available.

20 The future belongs to sustainibility solutions!