Standards Development

Scope

This document defines Product Category Rules (PCR) providing guidelines and rules for developing a type III environmental declaration (as in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019) for ceramic tiles produced by extrusion and dry-pressing techniques, mainly used for internal and/or external floorings and walls coverings, facade cladding and ceilings.

NOTE The assessment of social and economic performances at product level is not covered by this document.

The core PCR:

— define the indicators to be declared, information to be provided and the way in which they are collated and reported,

— describe which stages of ceramic tiles’ life cycle are considered in the EPD and which processes are to be included in the life cycle stages;

— define rules for the development of scenarios;

— include the rules for calculating the Life Cycle Inventory and the Life Cycle Impact Assessment underlying the EPD, including the specification of the data quality to be applied;

— include the rules for reporting predetermined, environmental and health information, that is not covered by LCA for a ceramic tile, construction process and construction service where necessary;

— define the conditions under which ceramic tiles can be compared based on the information provided by EPD.

These PCR are intended to be used for cradle to grave and module D assessment.

After verification an EPD is valid for a 5-year period from the date of issue, after which it is reviewed and verified.