… products already during their development. last update on 10.11.2016 How to verify that construction products are safe for health and the environment without excessive … Union, the UBA says. Which verifications are necessary, and how frequently? When can manufacturers omit routine tests for emissions and contaminants? The think … Union, the UBA says. Which verifications are necessary, and how frequently? When can manufacturers omit routine tests for emissions and contaminants? The think …

… requirement ”hygiene, health and environment” for buildings and other construction works and the addition of a new basic requirement ”sustainable use of natural … can for instance define the essential characteristics of a construction product that a manufacturer always has to declare in his declaration of performance. The … to get performance classes derived from harmonized reference values. The EU-LCI working group has already delivered a very good basis for this. If the European …

… Precondition for CE marking and for the free marketing and use connected with it is that the manufacturer declares the performance of the construction product according … (in German) “ explains where gaps prevail today and how users can resolve them when tendering and choosing products. Milestones towards European Harmonisation The … product standards to include a VOC test according to EN 16516 during 2018. Nevertheless information on VOC in the CE marking seems to be further delayed. The titles of …

… a basis for the documentation of the building materials used in a construction work (e.g. by means of the building certificate). They can be used for life cycle … of ISO 14025 for ecolabels, the ISO 21930 for EPD for building products, and the more specific EN 15804 for Product Category Rules (PCR) for construction products … EPD. The latter – in addition other standards in sustainability of construction works – is managed and further developed by CEN/TC 350 in cooperation with UBA. …