Environmental Product Declarations for EPS and ETICS

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1 Environmental Product Declarations for EPS and ETICS Paola Gamarra, Senior Consultant at PE International EUMEPS Master Class ETICS March 18th and 19th /03/2013 1

2 Sustainability in Building/Construction Sector Legal Framework EPD Scheme by IBU Process to carry out an EPD Benefits and Communication of an EPD 2

3 1. Welcome, why me meet Expanding into a Gegründet Mitarbeiter 1,500+ Kunden 25m Absatz in Industrie - Spezialisierungen 160 Nachhaltigkeits-Experten 200 Arbeitsjahre Referenz Datenerfassung 2,000 Arbeitsjahre Nachhaltigkeitserfahrung 3

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5 1_Buildings 2_Environmental Product Declaration - EPD 3_Benefits and Use of EPDs 5

6 Socio-culture / People Environment / Planet Economy / Profit Raw materials Manufacturing Construction Operation Cleaning Repair / Replacement Waste management Recycling 6

7 Primary energy demand of a conventional building (2010) after 50 years Use stage (replacements) Deposit / recycling Production / materials Primary energy demand of a "Zero Energy Building" after 50 years Use stage (replacements) Deposit / recycling Use stage (energy in operation) Transport to site Transport to site Production / materials 7

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10 Rating scheme (origin) Green Building scheme Sustainable Building scheme Product Life Cycle Information required Complete Building Life Cycle Assessment BREEAM (UK) X Mandatory Optional LEED (US) X Optional Optional DGNB (DE) X Mandatory Mandatory HQE (FR) X Mandatory Optional 10

11 Company Product Building Regulations Existing local / EU / US environmental regulations Construction Product Regulation (EU) Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) Standards Corporate Social Responsibility (ISO 26000) Environmental Product declaration (EN15804 part of CEN TC 350) Assessment of Environmental performance (EN15978 part of CEN TC 350) Communication/ Declaration Global Reporting Initiative Rating / Certification (mostly DJ Sustainability index voluntarily) ISO / EMAS IBU (DE) ECO (EU) BRE Profile (UK) FDES (Fr) PEFC FSC LEED (US) BREEAM (UK) DGNB (Ge) 11

12 Construction Product Regulation (CPR) = CPD+ CPR** replaces the Construction Products Directive (CPD)* Clarifies and precises CPD In CPR the former essential requirements become basic work requirements with some adjustments: Hygiene, health and environment to include construction, demolition and wider environment. Sustainable use of natural resources 12

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14 1_Buildings 2_Environmental Product Declaration - EPD 3_Benefits and Use of EPDs 14

15 An Environmental Product Declaration EPD describes a product throughout its entire life cycle all relevant environmental information from cradle to grave 15

16 EPD schemes for building products Expanding into a L 3/16/

17 Standardized Environmental Product Declarations The IBU-EPD system Expanding into a Environmental Product Declaration EPD The declaration includes documentation on the product, its life cycle, the ecological footprint as well as the result of the ecological assessment Based on independently verified manufacturer data Procedure and fundamentals are defined in the Product Category Rules (PCR) Rules for the elaboration are defined by the program holder and to be followed according to EN In Germany information on over 2000 products in ca. 170 EPDs are available 3/16/

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19 Standardized Environmental Product Declarations The IBU-EPD system Expanding into a FprEN already implemented into the programme PCR part A: general guidance for LCA PCR part B: product specific guidance for EPD content and layout Two types of EPDs possible: EPD with content according to FprEN EPD with content according to FprEN and additional IBU requirements (e.g. evidences, further product description etc.) 3/16/

20 Decision for EPD Product specific requirements Product Category Rule (PCR) available Yes No IBU organizes Product Group Forum and public consultation (participate: producers, public, verification board) PCRs include guidelines which must be complied with while setting up an EPD PCR Calculate LCA, write LCA report and prepare EPD Verification of EPD through independent verifier defined by IBU Background report EPD 20

21 Introduction Life cycle Assessment (LCA) Principle Expanding into a 21

22 Functional Unit (FU) = 1 m³ or 1 m² can be selected as the declared unit for coated panels if conversion to 1 m³ is depicted transparently. Time frame Type of EPD; number of products, production sites. System boundary : cradle to gate oder cradle to grave Declared Module according to EN 15804? 22

23 Collection of Inputs: Raw materials, Energy, Water; Outputs: produced Expanding into a product, by products, waste, emissions etc.) We need eventually the specifications and properties of the materials or inputs (MSDS) Two possibilities for the deliver of informatiion: 1. Blackbox 2. In Detail (each process step ) Properties (Density, Humidity, Dry content etc.) Components Origin/Transport Material 1 Material 2 Material 3 Material 4 Material 5 23

24 Process 1 Expanding into a Process 2 Process 3 Blackbox vs. Detailed Data collection Process 4 Packaging/Delivery? Use phase EoL 24

25 Raw materials etc. Mode of transport and distance Products or by products Additives, Chemicals, Pigments Waste generation and transport (disposal or recycling) Auxiliaries and operating materials (knives, steel plates, etc) Emissions in air Power, Thermal Energy, Water waste water treatment? Packaging from input materials 25

26 EPD Text Expanding into a 26

27 Standardized Environmental Product Declarations Content of an IBU-EPD Expanding into a 3/16/

28 Global warming potential (GWP) Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP) Acidification potential of land and water (AP) Eutrophication potential (EP) Formation potential of tropospheric ozone photochemical oxidants (POCP) Abiotic depletion potential for non fossil resources (ADP elements) Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources (ADP fossil fuels) Input of renewable primary energy (energy resources) excluding feedstock Input of renewable feedstock Total input of renewable primary energy (resources and feedstock) Input of non renewable primary energy (energy resources), excluding feedstock Input of non renewable feedstock Total input of non renewable primary energy (resources and feedstock) Input of secondary material Input of renewable secondary fuels Input of non renewable secondary fuels Input of net fresh water Hazardous waste disposed Non hazardous waste disposed Radioactive waste disposed Components for re-use Materials for recycling Materials for energy recovery Exported energy 28

29 EPD document Expanding into a Publication of the EPD in the IBU Homepage Detailed Background report Optional: LCA model of product for further analyses Optional: Electronic xml-dataset published in LCA databases for architects, planers, 29

30 1_Buildings 2_Environmental Product Declaration - EPD 3_Benefits and Use of EPDs 30

31 Understand your customers expectations on sustainability Use LCA results for Eco-Design Focus on using less energy, producing less production waste / higher resource productivity Assess production alternatives Use LCA results to green your supply chain Develop KPIs e.g. for Environmental Management Systems Develop a roadmap for Greening your Company / Association 31

32 Use EPD for Eco-Marketing and reliable environmental communication Communicate what you learn from the LCA project Use less energy, enhance resource productivity, green your supply chain Get your results into databases: GaBi, ESUCO, Ökobau.dat, DGNB Navigator reference databases for building-lcas Provide EPD to planners actively support sustainable building certification processes 32

33 This declaration refers to 1 cubic metre of expanded polystyrene foam with a density of 15 kg/m3. This declaration refers to 1 quadrat meter of exterior insulation finishing system with EPS attached 33