1 EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards Seconded European Standardization Expert In INDIA Dinesh Chand Sharma

EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards| | Slide 2 Project SESEI in brief  Seconded European Standardization Expert in India  local representative and a connect-between standardizers’ communities in EU/EFTA and India  EU-India dialogue and cooperation on standards, R&D, Innovation, and policy/regulation around standardization  March’13 to March’16  Project Owners  EU Standards Organizations (ETSI, CENELEC and CEN), European Commission and EFTA - European Free Trade Association  Project is managed by ETSI  Priority Sector for this phase of the project (3 Year)  Information & Communication Technologies (equipment and services)  Electrical equipment including Consumer Electronics – Smart Energy  Automotive - ITS  Smart City including Sustainability  Energy Efficiency in ICT, Manufacturing policy, WTO-TBT, IPR, R&D & Innovation

EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards| | Slide 3 EC Standardization Request & CEN/TC 350  European standards for sustainability assessment of buildings with the PERFORMANCE BASED APPROACH in terms of:  Environmental performance (Mandate M/350, 2004)  Social performance  Economic performance  Life cycle approach with the quantifiable indicators  Development of CEN/TC350 standards has taken into account on voluntary basis the needs of the relevant EU policies related to the Construction Products and Buildings  Construction Products Regulation,  Eco-design, Public Procurement, Resource Efficiency

EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards| | Slide 4 Building life cycle and modular information

EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards| | Slide 5 CEN/TC350 ’Sustainability of const. works’ Product level Works level Framework level EN Assessment of Social Performance EN Framework for Environmental Performance of Buildings EN Framework for Economic Performance of Buildings CEN/TR EN Assessment of Environmental Performance prEN Assessment of Economic Performance Technical Characteristics Functionality EN Framework for Social Performance of Buildings EN Environmental Product Declarations EN Sustainability Assessment of Buildings (and Civil Engineering Works) - General Framework (see Note below) EN Comm. Form. B-to-B EPD of Build. Products (ISO 21930) CEN Standards on Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Service Life Prediction (ISO ), Feedback from Practice (ISO ), Reference Service Life (ISO ) Service Life Planning – General Principles (ISO ) Note : At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and economic performance are included under the provisions of EN to form part of EPD prEN Framework for Assessment of Sustainability Performance of Civil Engineering Works

EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards| | Slide 6 Implementation of EN  Available product specific PCRs  EN 16485:2014 ‘Product category rules for wood and wood-based products for use in construction’  Other TCs (e.g.)  CEN/TC 88 ‘Thermal insulation products’: prEN ‘Product category rules (PCR) for factory made and in-situ formed products for preparing environmental product’  CEN/TC 229 ‘Precast concrete products’: prEN Product Category Rules for precast concrete products  Other PCRs available in the market including Ecodesign mandates and Regulations

EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards| | Slide 7 ISO => EN  ISO 14020, 21, 24, 25,40 adopted in EU as EN and is in use  EN covers the Type-III ISO EPD (Environmental Product Declaration)  Objective of the standards.  Providing a standard framework for preparing a PCR (Product Category Rule) for each category of product to be used as “term of reference” for preparing an Environmental Product Declaration

EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards| | Slide 8 In India  ISO 14020, 21, 24, 25,40 adoption pending  CED 46  National Building Code: SP7 Part 5 on Building Material, Very briefy touches on Sustainability  National Building Code: SP7 Part on Approach to Sustainability  Missing Multivariable Approach considering environmental features and Life Cycle of Products  Voluntary Approach such as CII - IGBC, TERI - GRIHA, USGBC - LEED.

EU Approach for Building Materials, Eco-Labeling - Role of Standards| | Slide 9 Contact Details: Dinesh Chand Sharma (Seconded European Standardization Expert in India) Director – Standardization, Policy and Regulation European Business Technology Centre, DLTA Complex, South Block, 1st Floor, 1, Africa Avenue, New Delhi Mobile: , Tel: , 9