DIN EN 16485:2014-07

This European Standard provides core product category rules for all construction products and services. It provides a structure to ensure that all Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) of construction products, construction services and construction processes are derived, verified and presented in a harmonized way. It provides rules for Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) specifically for wood and wood-based products. It complements the core product category rules for all construction products and services as established in EN 15804. An EPD communicates verifiable, accurate, non-misleading environmental information for products and their applications, thereby supporting scientifically based, fair choices and stimulating the potential for market-driven continuous environmental improvement. The standardization process has taken place in accordance with EN ISO 14025. All common issues are covered horizontally for all product types in order to minimise vertical (branch specific) deviations. All common issues are covered horizontally for all wood and wood-based products in order to minimise intra-sectoral deviations. EPD information is expressed in information modules as defined in EN 15804, which allow easy organization and expression of data packages throughout the life cycle of wood and wood-based products. The approach requires that the underlying data should be consistent, reproducible and comparable. In line with EN 15804, the EPD is expressed in a form that allows aggregation (addition) to provide complete information for buildings. This standard does not deal with aggregation at the building level nor does this standard describe the rules for applying EPD in a building assessment. The standard deals with a limited number of quantifiable parameters as predefined in EN 15804. Future revisions of EN 15804 may lead to the incorporation of additional predetermined parameters. This European Standard provides the means for developing a Type III environmental declaration of wood and wood-based construction products in the context of the suite of standards that are intended to assess the sustainability of construction works. This document has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 175 "Round and sawn timber", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. The responsible German body is Working Committee NA 042-01-14 AA "Rund- und Schnittholz - SpA zu CEN/TC 175 und ISO/TC 218" ("Round and sawn timber - Mirror committee for CEN/TC 175 and ISO/TC 218").