ANAB National Sustainable Architecture Association

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1 ANAB National Sustainable Architecture Association Eiffelgres Via Ghiarola Nuova, Fiorano (MO) - Italy T F info@eiffelgres.com ANAB was established in 1999 to promote the principles of sustainable development through research, education and consulting services, issuing environmental sustainability certification for building products. The mark is awarded to products that obtain certification of their compliance with assessment criteria controlled and validated by ICEA, the Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification. ICEA analyses products requiring environmental quality labelling and measures the results against standard established values; it is one of the most important organisations of its kind in Europe, having tested 11 thousand companies for ethical, environmental and social values. The goal pursued through certification of materials for sustainable architecture is clearly improving the quality of construction products by reducing harmful emissions and energy consumption and using renewable resources for product units during the pre-production, production and post-production stages, to meet the needs of the environment, health and safety of workers and users. It is clear that ANAB conducts an interdisciplinary analysis contemplating all dimensions ecological, social, economic and cultural contributing to formation of the concept of sustainability. How ANAB works ISO ISO standards are a series of requirements for an EMS (Environment Management System), that is, a process for defining, monitoring and reviewing environmental targets. The criteria on the basis of which ANAB assessed Eiffelgres products for certification take into account the material's entire life cycle, from obtaining raw materials to final use, monitoring all stages in production to guarantee respect for the environment. ANAB first analyses how the clay used to make porcelain stoneware is obtained and looks at the sites that supply it. The quantities used and the procedures applied for obtaining raw materials at extraction sites in Italy and elsewhere are required to comply with national and/or local legislation for the protection of soil, water, flora, fauna and landscape. All this is protected by special legislation drawing primarily on European Community environmental directives, in parallel with ISO certification, which the certifying body relies on for definition of criteria and measures. The raw materials themselves, when undergoing processing, must not be subjected to significant alteration with addition of forbidden additives, and the quantities of any additional substances used must not exceed pre-established limits, above which they may constitute a risk to the environment or to human health. The second stage which is attentively assessed in the certification process is production.

2 The requirements of the ANAB standards involve: management of water use, emission of substances into the water and the atmosphere, energy consumption, waste production and management in the production process. All these points must meet the requirements of the standards in terms of quantities, limits and strict regulations aimed at cutting waste and emission of pollutants into the environment. Many of the requirements are based on the standards set in ISO 14040, optimised through a systematic approach such as LCA or Life Cycle Analysis. Lastly, the product s characteristics and the effects of its use in its final form are analysed. Eiffelgres materials are required to meet the level of performance for which they are designed, first of all, in terms of quality, function and aesthetic value; they must not give off substances damaging to human health in the indoor or outdoor environment, and they must not exceed the limit set for radiation emissions. Lastly, it must be made clear to the end user how the product is to be used and maintained by providing clear, comprehensible information, also explaining how to dispose of the material in an ecological fashion when it is no longer required. On indoor air quality It has been noted that many of the materials used in construction contain damaging substances and cause indoor pollution in the home and the workplace. Today we tend to spend most of our time indoors and, above all, the indoor environment is increasingly well-insulated to protect it from the temperature outside with insulation and high performance windows and doors. In winter the concentration of pollutants in the indoor environment tends to increase, and it has been demonstrated that a number of pollutants are present in greater concentrations in the home than outdoors. This demonstrates how important it is to assess the ecological value of a material throughout its entire life cycle. In the case of porcelain stoneware, scientific studies of this type have demonstrated that the material s chemical and physical properties allow it to be defined as an environmentally compatible material which is in no way harmful to human health.

3 Why choose an ANAB certified product Choosing an Anab certified construction material means making a contribution to preserving our natural environment and knowing that you are living in a healthy home. The ecological quality mark guarantees that Eiffelgres products have less environmental impact than other products in the same category which have not been certified, and provides information and scientifically demonstrated indications of their properties. Unlike other ecological certification programmes such as ECOLABEL or EMAS, ANAB consists of a series of very severe, restrictive standards for the requirements and assessment criteria and has absolutely no motivations other than respect for the environment, reinforcing the validity of its creed and the efficacy of its results. Architects and individuals who choose ecologically certified products help promote the respect for the environment which is so essential to sustainable development.

4 ECO-TILES Criteria EU Eco-Label [Requirements] ANAB Standard [Requirements] Raw materials Raw Materials Extraction General criteria for raw material - Full compliance of the extraction activity and the environmental recovery with both Directive 92/43/EEC (habitats) and Directive 79/409/EEC (birds), and their subsequent amendments. - In areas outside the European Community, the compliance with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) and knowledge of the national biodiversity strategy and action plans if available. - Visual impact requirements X% 30 - No addition to the raw materials of any substance or preparation that is assigned any of the following risk phrases (or any combination thereof): R45, R46, R50, R51, R52, R53, R60, R61, according to Directive 67/548/EEC and its amendments. This criteria does not apply to the quota of closed-loop recycled materials used by the process. - Limited content of heavy metals and their compounds in additives (% in weight of the glazes): Pb 0.5 Cd 0.1 Sb No asbestos present in the raw materials. - Polyester resins 10% of the total weight of raw materials (Not applicabile to the ceramic tiles) 1 Quarries within the European Community: - Full compliance of the extraction activity and the environmental recovery with the national and/or local legislation, with the Habitats and Birds Directives and with the laws regarding: - soil protection, water protection, nature conservation, protected areas, landscape protection, worker protection, flora and fauna protection. - If required by the reference legislations the positive evaluation of the environmental impact assessment. Quarries outside the European Community: - full compliance of the extraction activity and the environmental recovery with the national and/or local legislation and the reference laws for the environmental and landscape protection - the positive evaluation of the environmental impact assessment. - ISO certification - The proportion of natural raw material must be at least 85% (in weight). - The addition of the following input materials is not permitted: substances in IARC groups 1, 2A and 2B; substances classified Ia and Ib by the WHO; substances or preparations that are assigned or may be assigned any of the following risk phrases (or combinations thereof) may be added to the raw materials: R26, R27, R28, R39, R45, R46, R48, R49, R60, R61, R50, R51, R52, R53, R58, R59. - Limited content of substances and preparations that are assigned or may be assigned any of the following risk phrases (or combinations thereof): R40, R62, R63 (% in weight: 0,5%) - Synthetic auxiliaries shall be 0,5% of the total weight of raw materials.

5 Criteria EU Eco-Label [Requirements] ANAB Standard [Requirements] Manufacturing process Water use - The water recycling ratio 90 %. - The water recycling ratio calculated as a ratio between the wastewater recycled, internally or externally at the plant, and the total waste water that leaves the processes 90 %. Emissions to water Air emissions Energy consumption Waste management Environmenta l assessment of the manufacturing process - Reduction of emissions to water (in mg/l): Suspended solids < 40 Cd < 0.015; Cr (VI) < 0.15 ;Fe < 1.5; Pb < 0.15 Processed products (in mg/m²): - Ceramic tiles: Particulates 200 F 200 SO NOx Energy requirement for firing (MJ/m²): - Ceramic tiles (specific weight 19 kg/m²) Ceramic tiles (specific weight > 19 kg/m²) 70. Implementation of a waste management system including the following procedures: - Separation and use of recyclable materials. - Recovery of materials for other uses. Recovery of total waste generated by the production of processed products: 70% according to Directive 91/156/EEC. - Handling and disposal of hazardous waste. 2 - Full compliance with the national and/or local legislation on water emission. - Implementation of an environmental management system (the applicant shall provide the authorisation, the analysis and test reports for each emission parameter measured at all relevant emission points). - Full compliance with the national and/or local legislation on air emission. - Implementation of an environmental management system (the applicant shall provide the authorisation, the analysis and test reports for each emission parameter measured at all relevant emission points). Energy requirement for firing (MJ/m²): - Ceramic tiles (specific weight 19 kg/m²) Ceramic tiles (specific weight > 19 kg/m²) 70. Implementation of a waste management system in agreement with the national and/or local legislation and the reference laws, including: - Separation and use of recyclable materials. - Recovery of materials for other uses. The producer shall implement a recovery waste system; at least 70% (by weight) of the total waste generated by process or processes shall be recovered externally or internally - Handling and disposal of hazardous waste. The evaluation of the process will be done using the Semplified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) according to ISO This methodology provides the definition of the product s ecological profile by quantifying the environmental impacts of the product associated with its life cycle from the extraction of raw materials up to production and distribution phases.

6 Criteria EU Eco-Label [Requirements] ANAB Standard [Requirements] Use Reduction of Dangerous substances released to the environment Consumer information - Glazed tiles (in mg/m²): Pb 80. Cd 7. - The product shall be also in compliance with - the requirements of Council Directive 89/106/EEC ('Construction Products Directive') Recommendations for the use and maintenance of the product. - Indication of the route of recycling and disposal. - Information on the EU Eco-label The results of LCA semplified study are evaluated and compared to the environmental impacts of analogues products (published by the European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau Best Available Techniques in the Ceramic Industry) - During the use phase and at the end of the glazed tile s life the release of dangerous substances shall not exceed the following limits (mg/l): As 0,05; Pb 0,04; Cd 0,004; Ni 0,04; Cu 0,2 ; Zn 0,4 ; Cr (tot) 0,05. - The product shall be in compliance with the requirements of Council Directive 89/106/EEC ('Construction Products Directive') - The Radioactivity Index (I) measured according to the European Commission indications Radiation Protection112 shall be 1. The product shall bear the following information on the packaging and/or on documentation accompanying the product: - information on the sustainable properties and on the environmental benefits of the product - recommendations for the sustanaible use and maintenance of the product. - indication of the route of recycling or disposal Performance The product shall be fit for use. Evidence may include data from appropriate ISO, CEN or equivalent test methods, such as national or inhouse test procedures. According to the Council Directive 89/106/EEC a product is presumed to be fit for use if it conforms to a harmonised standard, a European technical approval or a non-harmonised technical specification recognised at Community level. - The product shall be fit for use according to the Council Directive 89/106/EEC. - The produce shall bear the EC conformity mark CE for construction products and the producer shall provide an attestation of conformity. - During the inspection, will be checked the Manual of the Factory Production Control. 3